Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for September 19, 2014

Stuart, sweetie, you live in Ballard. Anything can (and probably will) happen. Make sure your position is firmly planted. You might want to hang onto those rails.

I wonder if Stuart is related to a certain sponge.

Little monkeys! Get out of the caramel, please!It’s not for you to eat.

Yes, I know…. you were putting it on glasses…but you’re only doing that so you can lick your fingers…yuck!Just close the jar…. and go put the glasses in the dishwasher, please. Anyhow, whiskey sours and martinis don’t have caramel rims.

Bev! What did you start??

Aaaargh….. you scurvy lot…. Have ye all forgot what day be this?

Midnight be past, and now….it be “Talk Like a Pirate Day!”

Who wouldst have an ale to remind him?

Aye, an a guess this calls for a wee dram.

Free eyepatch w/ev’ry plate o’yak ribs and beans.

Comes w’ hardtack an’ a lime to suck.

(psst… Or a nice piece o’ Key lime pie instead…. but tell ye not any pirates hereabouts.)

Hi X… i have heerd the Pegleg be stout…Wouldst have one?

Yak ribs and eyepatch for thee?

I be thinkin’ mayhasp some thin with a bit more bite.

Aye, X … and as thou art 21 so shall thee have it….

To thy health, me hearty!

@SusanSunshineI shall have the ribs and, if thee pleaseth, hold the eye patch!Key lime pie after, thou bonny lass, and keep the Cap’n Morgan spiced rum coming until I slide under the table.

Well met, LadyKat… And as thou biddest, so shall it be…. Mind, though, after all that rum, that thou fallest not in the streets and spoil thy gown!There be fine yak rugs by the fire… pray sleep a pleasant hour or two afore thou doest depart Tis I who now must make my way home.

The wee monkeys shall wait upon thee well….Be of good cheer.

SheMc.. And the same for thee?Aargh… it shall be done!

SheMc.. And the same for thee?Aargh… it shall be done! Good night…

Three weeks?Is that when the first snow storm hits?

Looks to me like Stuart has positioned himself nicely for the REAR term.

Careful there pardner! Tuesday after next looks a bit sketchy to me…………………

But what about his short term positioning…..?For me….I woke up….goal number one.Today is a good day….just waiting for the next wake up. You are only allotted some many….position yourself well.

Arrrrg, no I’m not a pirate, just the end (I hope) of this dang cold.Bev, I’m going to get me an appletini w/ carmel. That sounds yummy, and I can’t swim so I don’t want to be walking any planks!

No pirates here. The only thing I heard about was free Crispy Cremes (and I try to avoid that kind of junk food). I DID have some Full Sail Amber Ale (from my Sprouts yesterday- they had no Black Sessions) with my lunch, and I’m having a little gin/rocks now (and just finished another borrowed novel from the BF).

Tomorrow I’ll be gone to his place early again as my realtor is holding another open house. I worked hard on clean-up today (particularly outdoors, but indoors too.).

Arrgh! Stuart is a square solid man.A touch of grog would loosen him up some.

That’s a close one indeed!

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After October 10, though, Stuart can’t promise anything.

Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!