http://piratesforsail.com/blog Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:31:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  Episode 2:   According to the Wikipedia Columbia, Md. is “a planned community that consists of ten self-contained villages.” “Opened in 1967, Columbia was designed to not only eliminate the inconveniences of then-current subdivision design…...” According to the Google listing, “The Mall in Columbia Offers Columbia's Top Shopping Experience.”  This is ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/06/23/captain-on-deck-the-truth-be-told-episode-2/ I'm currently getting ready for tonight's gig opening for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. "Much Ado About Nothing": one of the original romantic comedies! The genre isn't exactly my tankard of cider, but they made it an excuse for our particular brand of piracy (again, no less!), so I can certainly ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/06/12/much-ado-about-something-something/ If you're the cook on a pirate ship, luvs, carry a big, heavy spoon. You never know when you'll have to smack a crew member who tries to take extra portions, or who thinks he can charm his way into your pantry, if you get my drift. And don't even get ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/05/27/make-me-a-sammich/ The tale of Pirates for Sail is quite extraordinary, or so I am told. In fact, it was not only extraordinary it was, exceptional, stupendous, remarkable, wondrous and grand, as well as unlikely, improbable and unbelievable. I would know, I was there, I am the Captain. Our story begins in April ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/05/14/captain-on-deck-the-truth-be-told/ Stopped by to see my new "niece" and "nephew" last night. As many of our fans know, our fiddler and his two lovely polyamorous mates had twins of different mothers recently. The beautiful Alaria was born, appropriately, on  Fell's Point Privateer and Baltimore Pirate Invasion Day in April. The handsome ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/04/28/baby-update-will-there-be-carrots/ Ah, the morning after the Fells Point Privateer Day and Baltimore Pirate Invasion. Many sleep-deprived pyrates were awaking, hung over, trying to remember exactly how they wound up where they woke up. I was the pyrate DD in my car, so I had to limit my rum intake. Taking inventory: Let’s ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/04/12/the-chanteyman%e2%80%99s-chronicles-after-the-invasion/ Leave it to the Last Mate to find this gem of a story from the Baltimore Sun.    Fire sends Maryland lawmakers rushing out of Annapolis bar Celebration for new members of legislature ends abruptly ANNAPOLIS - A celebration for freshmen members of the Maryland state legislature was evacuated about 11:15 p.m. Thursday when ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/04/09/md-lawmakers-flee-burning-pub-drunken-ferrets-found-in-the-cellar/ I have long held that most blogs are just ego trips for the authors. Who reads them but for a handful of the author’s friends? But my Drunken Ferret crewmates have prevailed upon me to join the crew blogging--not to be confused with flogging, although I suspect that’s what would ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/04/05/gute-is-in-the-house-virtually-speaking/ We're all big fans of the great songwriter Tom Lehrer, big enough to anoint him an Honorary Drunken Ferret, so what better way to celebrate today's holiday than by spreading around our cover of "The Irish Ballad"? You can hear us in two different St. Patrick's Day podcasts this week: ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/03/17/pfs-making-the-blog-and-podcast-rounds/ Wednesday next comes with a very special distinction, as we all are sure to know.  It is a day both blessed and cursed, for it celebrates one of the patrons of my homeland.  I call it cursed in observance of the many here in the States who celebrate it in ... http://piratesforsail.com/blog/2010/03/12/beannachtai-na-feile-padraig-oraibh/