Red-Handed Jill

I'm doing my pirate happy dance. :)

Aye - be sending out pirate "get better" mojo your way...

^ Lives in the San Diego area.

Rumba - I've found that the bodices with the two panels in front rather than the one lace-up in the middle give the best support. I'm a 34DD/36D with a small waist, so I can't wear the regular bodices - I end up with 2/3 of my breasts squeezed under my arms and a gap in the waist area. If you haven't tried the two-paneled bodices yet, give them a try.

Wow - that IS an improvement. Nothing like being determined to make positive change in your life... So glad to hear that, Siren!

What??? No homemade rotting corpses??? I'm kidding - Twice-Baked Thomas here is strictly for entertainment venues. I'd never think of bringing him to a reinactment.

Nelson/Cozumel

^is fond of Ioan Gruffudd

After months and months of rain, it's actually a nice, sunny day today. It's supposed to be sunny or partly cloudy but NO RAIN for the next few days, which I am really looking forward to. We haven't had more than one day or part of a day rain-free in months.

Skip Henderson's versions tend to be the best ones - IMHO. There are so many great shanties; I'm also partial to Scottish songs as well. A short list: Barrett's Privateers Henry Martin The Handsome Cabin Boy The Destroyer Song Whiskey in the Jar Sugar in the Hold I'm a Rover, Seldom Sober Bonnie Dundee Mariner's Revenge Song Skye Boat Song Wild Rover Johnny Cope The Old Black Rum The Plank General Taylor

It's hovering around or over $3 in the SF Bay Area, but pretty much everything is more expensive here.

Would those be sympathy pains, Patt?...

Check these out - Worth1000 takes a look at propaganda posters. My favorite is the "no swimming" poster. Worth1000

Hearts of romaine dipped into bleu cheese dressing.

For those of you beer enthusiasts (like myself!): Hot and cold running beer

Is that from Full Metal Jacket? Still need to figure this one out:

peanuts

Back in the Dark Ages, I briefly worked at Round Table Pizza. I can't tell you how often folks would walk up to the drink display and ask, with no trace of irony, what sizes of drinks we had. Now, we had the drink display with the sizes and prices at eye level, so that when a person came up to the first place in line, they were a foot away, looking square at it. Yet, more often than not, I would get asked, "What size drinks do you have?" I usually brought my hand over and pointed to the drinks - "This is small... this is medium... this is large..." At that point, most of them had the good grace to look sheepish. They certainly couldn't accuse me of hiding that information. I've found that most people, if they are anywhere where someone can serve them, leave their brains elsewhere.

I was at Costco looking for someone when a woman walked up to me and asked if I worked there. I said no and asked why she thought so and she replied, "You look so efficient!"

^ has a wife who does not like to fly.

Jamaica? Been there. If you're thinking about going, PM me and I'll give you a few tips.

Mushroom ravioli with homemade chunky marinara and Ben and Jerry's black and tan ice cream. (If you haven't tried it yet, TRY IT. Don't be put off by the description - it is the BEST.)

Castroville tostada (made with freshly-steamed artichokes - yum) a dark chocolate mousse torte and a fiesta-sized margarita (meaning extra large.) If you're ever in the vicinity of Moss Landing (on the California coast between Monterey and Santa Cruz) stop at The Whole Enchilada. The food there is EXCELLENT.

That's why I love my Saturn sedan - 42 miles per gallon...

Great - now I'm craving some unsweetened iced tea (and it's 11:00 at night, so I'd better not.)