Quartermaster James

What Cruzan rhum be ye talkin' of? Have ye tried the 2 year old dark?

Can't be tak'n no credit here - this one was forwarded to me:

HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... Don't waste them on exercise.

Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?

A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?

A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?

A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?

A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?

A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?

A: Are you crazy? HELLO . Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?

A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and

diets.

And remember:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming : Woo Hoo, what a

ride!

Well, it be more a thing for a fantasy pyrate than a reenactor, but I just got me one o' them Museum Replicas Buccaneer Coats (I got mine from Reliks). As soon as I convert the pocketless flaps to working pockets, it is going to be my regular cold weather coat. Might just take to wearing my pyrate hat round town too...

Aye! No apologies neccesary Montery! Thank ye kindly for the reply.

I just wondered because the OLC website doesn't mention the PDX location at all!

Argh...and I was thinking sumthin more along the lines of a drink called "Happy Ending"...

Sensual massage & rum?

Count me in!

Ta make it "special", how 'bout one o' them fancey rum drinks?

Oh...and just to be clear:

I didn't laugh while modeling.

Another secret?

I did nude modeling for the money.

I just started reading this forum, so forgive me if my post harkens back to some much earlier...

I laugh when I am having a good time. So, sometimes I laugh during an intense orgasm...okay...some people already know that...

Way back when, or sometime in the future depending upon your point of reckoning...let's just call it early 20th century America, there was something of a banjo craze. There are a lot of four string tenor banjos around from those days. And, as ye may well expect, they can be found in many various states and conditions.

A conversion banjo (or a banjo conversion) is what you get when you take the rim (aka: pot) from one of these and refit it with a five-string banjo neck (which is also longer than the tenor banjo neck).

Muppets? Yall too young to recal H.R. Pufnstuf?

Anyway, smoked a fair bit of it in my youth, but don't find it appealing anymore. Still, I strongly support "dietary freedom" and the repeal of the Harrison Narcotic Act and all other "drug" laws.

Well, I ordered one of these swords from Grendal's Cave and it arrived yesterday.

Sturdy? Ya betcha!

Unweildly? Oh yes! Coming in at 3/16"+ along the spine, this baby weighs a good pound more than any other similarly sized fighting sword I own! At 2 3/4# - damn near what I'd expect a claymore to weigh!

All I've done so far is wipe off the cosmoline it was dipped in before storage/shipping. I agree with whoever posted earlier about the point on the hilt...ouch!

IMHO: a fine piece to wear for shoe, and (perhaps) good for stage combat (try damaging a leaf spring!), but nothing I'd want to take into a melee!

An another, but related, note: did anyone ever establish any historical correlation for the sword Museum Repicas is selling as a "Scottish Cutlass"? I have amighty liking for both that sword and their "Buccaneer coat".

Lastly, did Oregon Leather close their PDX store? Like others before me, I now have to equip myself with a scabbard and baldric or sword belt for this baby.

I'm about halfway through building a conversion banjo. (Seems like I can build 'em better than I can pick 'em )

I do have a Deering Goodtime and a mountain banjo I plunk around with a bit. But I can't really call it playin', yet...

Still sounds safer than "zipper"!

Ooh!

I just read the vendor's "Aging Tips". This thingy is charred on the inside and will add flavor to your spirit.

Visions of "improving" cheap grog dance enticingly before me!

It has to beat that dash of Liquid Smoke I accidentally tossed in my drink the other night - damn bottle pretended to be bitters!

Aye! Mighty nice find thar!

Am I seeing double, or does the vendor list the same dimensions for both this and the 1 liter barrel-keg-cask-a-mah-jiggit?

Aye!

Here roun' fair Portlandia, ye Dollar Tree shops be selling packs of these in tealight size for, well: a dollar.

Easy enough to drop into burn'd down pillars, lanterns, and tha like.

Aye! Captain Jack's Skallywagg Limited be a mighty fine hat!

I ordered mine near on a fortnight ago; 'spect to see it 'round September time.

Captain Gage, it seems we not only have similar taste in headwear, but in cutlery too! BTW: did you order your Skallywagg with, or without the musketball hole?

Well, if it's fiction ye be seeking...

I just finished a wee book titled The Pirates of Pensacola.

Nothing historical really, but an engaging little adventure.