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ARRRR! Avast ye skurvy dogs! Stop swabbin' the poop deck fer a minute. It be September 19th: Talk Like a Pirate Day! This be the 12th annual occurrence. Tis slightly more popular than me own holiday: Haiku Day.

Set sail for wikipedia to learn more about the history of this fair day. Or go to talklikeapirate.com and get tips from one of the original pirates - Cap'n Slappy. Ye'll find tips like this one:

Dear Cap'n Slappy,

Yar?

- Mad Tom

Dear Tom,

Aye. Yar.

- Cap'n Slappy

facebook, phone, face to face

Why do I blog? I think about this pretty much every time I start a new post. There are probably some underlying personality traits which lead to blogging, but I think it mostly boils down to one thing. I can probably count on one hand the people I communicate with every day (other than co-workers.) Blogging is my opportunity to reach a wider audience with very little extra effort. I like sharing what I'm doing, what I'm thinking, and what I'm feeling, but to speak to every single one of you every day would quickly consume my entire day. The downside to this is that it's almost entirely a one-way medium. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people after a long period of no communication and they don't realize that it's been so long since we've actual spoken. But that doesn't bother me too much because clearly I am the interesting person in our friendship. (How boring would life be if that was actually true?!)

Since the move to Seattle, there have been some new readers on the site. So perhaps this is a good time to review the two fundamental rules of blog topics. There are many posts that are purposely left unwritten because they violate these two rules:

1. No blogging about dates and/or girlfriends.
2. No blogging about work.

No good can come from breaking either rule.

Tim and Chelsea get the award for "most unique birthday gift given." They got me a Beer Belly. If you're unfamiliar with the product, it's sort of a CamelBack that goes around your stomach. The idea is you put it under your shirt, fill it with beer, and sneak cheap drinks into sporting events. It just looks like you have a beer belly.

I gave it a shot today and it worked really well. We decided that for actual use in stadiums, it would be best to wear a sweatshirt over it instead of just a t-shirt. But all in all, it's pretty hilarious.

[Update] Thanks to BrooksL for posting my picture on the official Beer Belly blog!