OK, OK, so many of you are asking "why Pirates?" as a metaphor. I know that Hollywood has made some pretty romantic images, from Errol Flynn to Johnny Depp, but those are not real. I know. What is real is that most pirates started out with letters of marque from the queen or king, giving them legal rights to protect the sea and shores of their respective Queendom. Pirates took that right and pushed the edge. They learned that a lone ship at the edges can shift the course of a large armada. They created democratic systems of leadership on the ship, as well as the first disability payment system. They learned that freedom is always better than corner office, and that pirating has more to do with psychology and relationships than it does with canons and gun powder.
Oh, don’t forget the rum.
This blog is dedicated to that ideal; freedom, fortune and glory for the fun of it.
If you like the idea of swashbuckling your way through life, sailing great ships into unknown waters just for the adventure, watching the sun set and rise over an open horizon…while drinking rum… you just might be a pirate.
I will be posting Black Pearls of wisdom that can be used in any setting to help you pirate your way through life. I know that this is not the current wisdom. According to some authors, one should be able to just dream the perfect life without leaving the comfort of your reclining couch. Maybe that is true, but I have found that no matter how hard I dream and affirm and visualize, I still need a bit of piratical smarts and a dash of grog to make it all work. Or at least to have fun.
So, first black pearl of wisdom is a short one:
Audactiy is a pirate virtue.
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8 years ago
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Audacity indeed! May I add I love Pirates because they are brave and downright cheeky!
Great blog for all buccaneers dying to finally come out of the closet to unite. Pirates are our heroes. Elisa you rock. Arghhhh it is high time to pillage the ways of the bureaucrats!
I was once a pirate, but now hardly recognize myself, a former shadow of the pirate that was. Is it ever too late to go back to the life of freedom, happiness and of course lots of grog? I have lived mainstream for so long, it takes sites like this one to make me realize how much I miss busting out and defying tradition. I am tired of resting on my old pirate laurels - time to drag them out of the closet and unite with other pirates again, will we recognize each other? Can you ever go home again?
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