Ahoy! Great site!! I only occasionally do the "pirate thing", but I do portray a 1750's seaman/boatman. My F & I War ranger unit has a period-correct sailing dory, armed with a brass swivel. I'm the gunner:
Here's my "office":
As for myself, I'm a retired Federal employee (Army and Postal Service) residing in Upstate New York.
Cheers!