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12 Lists of Christmas – 5 Pirate Phrases

by Marcus on December 16, 2008

For the fifth list of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
5 Pirate Phrases
(that you can happily growl at your kids)
1) Batten down the bedding in yer room, you bilge-sucking buckos!
[go make your beds, kiddos]
2) Heave to, you mutinous scallywag, or you’ll be dancin’ the hempen jig!
[stop fighting or we're going to hang somebody]
3) Smartly, [...]

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Pirate Ship Tree House Is Finally Done

by Marcus on August 17, 2008

Well, you know. Done enough for the kids to play in at any rate. This seems like the sort of thing that could be tweaked and accessorized indefinitely. Here are some pics for fun.

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Friday Night Is Pirate Night

by Marcus on August 9, 2008

Last night my daughter and I played Disney’s Pirates Online for fun. It’s a chaperone only activity. A little edgy, but you can see from these pictures that ONE of us was having too much fun.
My daughter sailing while I dance a jig:

My daughter sailing while I wave at the “camera”:

My daughter looking too cool [...]

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Tomatoes in the Halls of Power – Concerning Veggies and Culture and a Movie My Son Will Love

by Marcus on September 28, 2007

Yesterday, I met Bob the Tomato. And Mr. Lundt. And Pa Grape. Any American Christian with kids my age, probably knows those names. They may even know the name Phil Vischer, the founder of Big Idea.
At the Religion Newswriter’s Association Conference last night, Big Idea and Lovell-Fairchild previewed The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything. There’s [...]

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Firefish: An Editor Evaluates the Whole Book Based on One Page

by Marcus on August 22, 2007

Here it is Wednesday, and I’m just now getting to the Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy blog tour! My apologies to everyone for the weak showing this round. All that to say George Bryan Polivka’s The Legend of the Firefish looks awesome. He’s got a new blog, too.
I thought it would be fun to play [...]

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