Yar..... wait until my First Lieutenant Steve gets a load of THIS !!! Preempting our announcement. Guess Brian got the scoop of the poop and ran with the story .... hummmmm...

well, lets make lemonade out of this lemon ...

Welcome!

For the record. I'm Captain Dazz. of the pirate ship the Lady Z, a French galleon.

My deputy is 1Lt. Steve (a.k.a. steve_e ) and he is loyal to me. He is in command in my absence.

The rank of Master is held by, wait for it <piper piping aboard>; Master Brit. who is in charge of all things frigging rigging, navigational snogging and sailing by Victoria Secret white pantie seats. In matters of seamanship he must be obeyed entirely. As he operates on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) he and Chez moi will also have the responsibility of "night watch" until dawn across the pond.

The rank of Boatswain has been tendered and accepted by our lovely Sunshine2008. Her expertise and that of Master Brit's is highly complementary. Expect friskiness and knotty doings from these two.

The position of Surgeon General has been accepted by lazybaby (SG LB for short) as it turns out she is fully qualified. She has (with Chez moi ) the keys to the ships stores and drugs. She knows law enforcement and her wolf is always by her side. Don't mess with her please. She can, if necessary, even outrank me.

Chez moi is Mistress of Diplomacy and all things related to chocolate, France, and fine wine. She also acts as my Liaison officer, dispensing good cheer and soothing ruffled feathers as she flits hither and yon.

Whozzo is our Troupadore, the ship's entertainer, and creator of zen brownies. Please be careful as to what you feed his horse Trigger. I can't have it rocking the ship as my guest and friend Donnaka gets seasick easily. Durku is an honoured guest. As is Anthony. Randy may join us too, as a 21st century communications officer, we do need Sat Nav these days.

Wendy is pixelated with fairy dust and is an honorary member of the crew, as she can fly the ship out of danger when needed.

We will have an honoured wee guest from time to time, named Squeaky. His is a white mouse. He will ride in my hat, or peek out from my bosoms. In no way is he to be harmed, 'or I'll run yar threw, no that's overboard, wait, THROUGH!

Other positions will be filled as needs must.

http://www.bonaventure.org.uk/ed/ranks.htm

Brian, seems to have decided that he is the ships cub reporter and scoop, er, snoop. At least for now. Hence I guess the "career change" tag. Hummmm.... ..perhaps ship's Gunner would also suit?

08/09/08 ~

Under way ~ have changed course, now headed for the BVI and Tortola

My Ship.

Master Brit reporting Cap'n.

Does this mean the Master gets to share the same berth as the Bo'sun?

Just gone to run my eye over the frigging rigging.

Ello Cap'n Dazz..I'd like to apply to be the 1st stowaway..or has that position been filled?

<whispers>Ssshhh, just sneak under my berth for the time being. Close the curtains and I'll say nothing about stowaways.

I see things are running smoothly here, Master Brit.

I'm off to cool off a little tiff that's broken out among the castrati... something about a cocked hat... That ex-Cap'n Kidd is more trouble than he's worth, if you ask me.

Oh, well, 'when all else fails, chocolate prevails', as I always say. I'll pick up a few of Whozzo's brownies and we'll see if that will chill them out...

Uh, Brit, did I see those curtains move just now???