I don’t like the approach of winter any more than you do, but at least we have Christmas to look forward to. And this year it will be all the more special thanks to the efforts of Cap’n Slappy and Talderoy. Check it out and get your pre-order in today:

Adventure & Children Books In Caribbean & Los Angeles – Pirate Santa.

Christina Aguilera: Pirate at Maroon 5 Halloween Party! | Adam Levine, Anne V, Christina Aguilera, Exclusive, Jared Eng, Maroon 5 : Just Jared.

Captain Jimbo’s Rum Project recently conducted a survey of online rum reviewers to determine which of us review our rums fairly and honestly, and which are more interested in making friends and singing love songs to every rum manufacturer under the sun. And apparently, Bilgemunky.com stacked up rather well

Capn Jimbo’s Rum Project Forum :: View Forum – Scuttlebutt (shhh…).

Thanks for the kind words, Capn Jimbo! I always strive to honestly evaluate rums, and yes, I indeed have a shameless bent for traditional styles. If some lubber wants to enjoy a rum that tastes like cognac or brandy, buy yerself a cognac or brandy, sez I!

Piracy has its privileges, and this year at the Southern Pirate Festival, scoring a “pirate” ticket not only gets you into the festival all weekend long, but also gets you admission to the Friday night Pirates Ball. And you don’t want to miss that, cuz none other than yours truly will be DJing

Check it all out at southernpiratefestival.com. They haven’t posted a full entertainment schedule yet, but trust me, last year’s was well worth the effort of attending!

I don’t know what they’re saying, but I’m sure it’s piratey and cool in a weirdly cute way.

3DS News: Capcom legend reveals 3DS ‘pirate RPG’ – ComputerAndVideoGames.com.

OK, to be fair, it’s actually “Pirates vs. Bigfoots” – but you can guess which side I’ll be on (unless the Bigfoots makes me a better offer.)

I’m super-psyched for this upcoming event – truly one like no other. Fans of Rustmoster already know that this band is one of extremely diverse creativity and coolness, so you can only imagine what sort of magic happens when they dress up in furry suits and perform Journey cover songs (you don’t have to imagine – check out the video.) And when they invited me out to help them perform Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor on stage? Really, how could I say no? Actually I said no. Twice. But then they learned some dark secrets from my past and threatened to go to the tabloids. And so now I’m going to Salt Lake City – who’s with me?

Personally, when I want to wish someone a happy Talk Like a Pirate Day I just thow a coconut at their head, but I suppose a video e-card works too

StarGreetz – Pirate_Skulley- Ringtones, eCards, eInvitations, and greetings personalized for you..

Passengers stranded on ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’.

Without knowing more details I can’t say whether this guy was actively engaging in piracy or not. But I’ll say this – in this day and age, citing the flying of a pirate flag as evidence of piratey intention is all out idiotic. Just sayin’.

Lawyer: Gloucester man sought party, not ‘pirate’ raid – BostonHerald.com.

Hrmmm… fun story – at least up til it degrades into a series of bizarre one-liners – in the Daily Mail UK about a “wacky new craze” that’s “taking California by storm” in which otherwise normal folk are dressing up as pirates in their daily lives. The only problem is that I’m more than a little suspect – I know each of these blokes in the pictures, which leads me to believe this is less a craze than some sort of pirate disease spread through close-quarters contact. Plus, they all hail from LA area, so that’s gotta tell you something

Pirates of Californi-arrr: The barmy buccaneers who dress up as Jack Sparrow for their day jobs | Mail Online.