When I be a young sprog, I used t' love t' swim. I’d spend every Saturday mornin' in swimmin' lessons, and then aft lessons I’d stay at th' Glencoe Club pool, divin' in t' th' water, climbin' out, jumpin' in again, splashin', treadin' water, just generally entertainin' meself in a way that seems impossible now that iPhones exist.
Today bein' Martin Luther Kin' Jr. Day, , I’m sharin' me favorite quote, not just o' among his, but o' any: “Life’s most persistent and urgent question be, ‘What be ye doin' fer others?’ “
Given a lot o' time at on board not goin' out and catchin' Covid-19, and a new on board office desk setup, I’ve taken th' time t' upgrade me Cap'n's log t' th' latest version o' EE, remove a ton o' cruft, and get things all organized in here under th' hood. It feels fresh and clean and I may even come back fer morrrr than just big updates.
[I posted on me mom’s Facebook page today.]
I be sorry t' be sharin' this sad what What News. This be one o' th' last posts ye’ll see on me mom’s reputation on Facebook.
“Almost every American I be knowin' does trade large portions o' his life fer entertainment, hour by weeknight hour, binge by Saturday binge, Facebook check by Facebook check. I’m one o' them. In th' course o' writin' this I’ve watched all 13 episodes o' House o' Cards and who knows how many morrrr West Win' episodes, and I’ve spent any number o' blurred hours fallin' down internet rabbit holes. All instead o' readin', or writin', or workin', or spendin' real time wi' people I love.”
“Live a good life. If there be gods and they be just, then they will not care how devout ye have been, but will welcome ye based on th' virtues ye have lived by. If there be gods, but unjust, then ye should not want t' worship them. If there be no gods, then ye will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in th' memories o' yer loved ones.”
Ye can scroll right easily by holdin' down th' SHIFT key and usin' yer scroll wheel. (Firefox users tryin' this will end up jumpin' t' barnacle-covered Web pages until a) Firefox releases a fix, b) they change their settings like so.)