Its been a couple of crazy weeks for Rob. The new baby in the house is lots of fun but he has pretty much captured our focus day in and day out. This has led me to let a few things slide. 1. posting weekly on my blog, 2. updating my website and 3. working on my personal business. The third of the three is the most concerning to me as I was hoping to be further along with it than I am today.
We do have an upcoming event that has in many ways become a beast to us. Our annual Pirate Party. This will be our third year to host. The ship’s crew grows yearly and this year is certainly no exception. Looks like we may have to open a second deck for this one. We will have guests from all over our home port of Kansas City as well as some other ports a bit further away. We have found out that a couple of our long distance pirates wont be making this year’s sailing. One had a much better offer and is off to sail Lake Tahoe that week and the other just couldn’t get out of some plans in Dallas to make it up for this event. While in discussion about the upcoming party one of my friends pointed out that we will be 9 days from the Presidential election. That being said we will have crew members from both sides of politics so we created some party rules to keep from having a battle royal. Politics and liquor make for a bit too much party…
The rules are pretty much common sense but I will have no mutiny on my ship…LOL
Here be the rules;
Pirates Code III
1. No INK No Entry….this is a non negotiable. If ye arrive for this cruise without ink, ye will be provided with opportunity to partake or receive the dreaded black spot.
2. Grog provided and dispensed by the Cap’n, ye don’t like rum? Ye may wish to bring yer own spirits.
3. Grub is the price of entry, bring enough to share with yer maties and be creative (but no Salmagundi……)
4. The HMS Antilles Treasures is a no smoking ship…Don’t want the grog to ignite nor any of the stores in the hold to be damaged so if ye need to exchange the air in ye lungs for that be a bit more cloudy….all smoking must be done on land and away from all points of entry
5. Leave yer politics on the dock, Ye talk politics…..yer choices be to get marooned or ye walk the plank…..there be no brawling over donkeys and elephants on this ship.
6. No, and the Cap’n means, NO porcelain party crashers or any similar ballast shall be brought aboard nor dockside!! There be no need for a ship’s buffoon or jester. Don, ye filthy bilge rat ye reading this?
7. Please bring a designated oarsman the grog be stout and plentiful and we want no DUI’s once ye go ashore.
8. Ye be flogged for excessive or overt displays of affection. Though we be pirates we be discreet ones, if ye get an itch that ye need scratched….shove off and set sail for another port. All booty will be surrendered on shore only.
9. Landlubbers (no pirate costume) be welcome but be required to lead a toast of the Cap’n & crew
10. Ye break it ye buy it!!! See Cap’n for inflated pricing information….remember Rob's a Pirate!!
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