Yes, in case you didn't know (hardly seems possible) September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. You can get all the details on the official site.
Here's the thing: The world needs good, regular doses of fun and silliness. I'm totally into it. Tomorrow I'll wake up in LA and head to the airport for Seattle. Anyone who talks with me and seems even remotely to have a sense of humor will be dosed with some fun. That's right. Stand back. I'm going to talk like a pirate.
And, I have to ask myself. How did I get interested in this, exactly? This whole thing is a really strange idea.
It's the power of the Internet, and more particularly of the social Web. Things like International Talk Like a Pirate Day are out there, things that are fun, and silly, and are not exactly dumb. How do we hear about these things? How, for example, did you hear about International Talk Like a Pirate Day (I just love saying those words)?
The ways we hear about these things, these random online things of which there are untold thousands, but only a few we notice, are through the channels of the social Web. So do tell, how did you hear about the most wonderful thing of September 19th, International Talk Like a Pirate Day? I'd love to know.
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