It’s official: The new “Talk Like a Pirate Day” tagline is . . .

Arrrrr . . . . thump

Actually, I did have a picture of me . . .

and the dog probably would have done a better job of it:

Easter wasn’t bad . . .

Being an agnostic, I tend to keep my own counsel on certain popular aspects of the day. But the general concepts of resurrection and renewal are not bad.

This Easter is the first one I can remember in at least five years that wasn’t frigid, rainy or a combination of the two.  In fact, it was a good day for an afternoon hike up the mountain above our little burg. The not-so-dark-Dark One agreed . . .