Thursday April 23rd

Hello TDR Faithful. Welcome to today's installment of the Daily Routine. Its day three and I've amassed an incredible cult following. 8 whole followers. I don't know if you can have anything other than a whole follower. Probably not. Anyways, lets keep the ball rolling and keep this blog's following growing exponentially. I've thought long and hard about what I'm going to write about today. That's actually a lie. I'm still talking because I haven't decided on a topic for today's discussion. Which brings us to today's discussion topic: PIRATES.

Pirates: the pillagers and plunderers of the high seas. The United States arraigned a Somali man/boy yesterday for the first time since 1885 with Section 1651 of Title 18 of US Federal Law. The statue states: Whoever, on the high seas, commits the crime of piracy as defined by the law of nations, and is afterwards brought into or found in the United States, shall be imprisoned for life. Some people are focused on the actual age of this piratical fiend and if he should be charged as an adult or not. I think we have more deep and pressing concerns. Where did the pirates go for the last 125 years? When did the transformation take place from the swashbuckling, rum-swigging, peg-legged, parrot carrying pirates of old to these Somalian teenagers with AK-47s? This seems trivial and silly until you think of it. Were there pirates in the early 1900s plundering steamships? And more importantly, when did the parrots and eye patches go away? Also, why the recent insurgency? I can think of only one answer: FACEBOOK. In a recent Facebook development, the website allowed users to make their language of choice, "Pirate". From then on when users log in, their profile and all links are in pirate language. As we can see, this seemingly harmless feature has had devastating effects on the youth of Somalia. It has caused them to turn to the life of piracy while taking on a modern approach to the art of plunder. So thanks Facebook, for putting United States ships and captains in danger. Savvy?

Daily Food: Oranges, to prevent scurvy

Daily Activity: Tiger Woods PGA Golf 2007

Daily Song: A Pirate's Life is the Life for Me

Daily Attire: Eye Patches

Daily News Everyone Should Care About: Pirate Suspect Charged as Adult in New York

Daily News No One Should Care About: Stunt Guy to Ride Coaster for 18 Hours

Daily Life Goal: Sail a Pirate Ship

Daily Complaint: Spanish Quiz

Daily Drink: A Bottle o' Rum

Daily Studies: La Comida en Espanol

Fair Winds!
-ROF