Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Lady Pirates: Queen Of The Manannans Part 2

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When we left off yesterday, Grania ni Maille was making Barbary corsairs hurry below to change their underwear with her swagger. Unfortunat...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Lady Pirates: Queen Of The Manannans Part 1

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The woman known as Grania ni Maille in Ireland and Grace O'Malley in England was a firey, tempestuous redhead who did things her way. ...
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Monday, March 8, 2010

Sea Monsters: Sea Water Snake

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After what must have been a tremendous storm in the fall of 1808, farmer John Peace of the Shetland island of Stronsay noticed a dead anima...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sailor Mouth Saturday: Private

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Private, privateer, privateerism, private property, private signal. It's all sailor speak and it's all interesting. Let's see w...
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Friday, March 5, 2010

Booty: Fortune Favors The Brave

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An American milestone came and went on Tuesday and I didn't say word one about it so, in all humility, I'm playing a little bit of c...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tools Of The Trade: By The Mark Two

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The water on this planet is vast, almost infinite, as Sally Seago's painting Weekend Sailor ( above ) makes very clear. Knowing how dee...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

People: Le Heros De Dunkerque

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When most Americans think of Dunkirk we think of World War II, the bombings and the heroism of the Allied forces and French people in their...
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