So today is the Talk Like a Pirate equivalent of Boxing Day, or -- as I like to think of it -- Box Like a Pirate Day. Less chat, more brawling, people.

I was busy traveling yesterday ("Yarrrr, lad -- ye call these peanuts honey-roasted, do ye?"), but I did get to spend the evening sporting my fabulous new t-shirt* from San Francisco's very own pirate store. My only complaint is that they won't let you try on the glass eyes before you buy them.

And now, in the belief that every day should be full of piratey goodness, here are a couple of my favorite pirate links, and Defective Yeti's classic Ergonomic Keyboard for Pirates.

*A note for those champions of scurvy prevention, our neighbors K and J: wanna have a Holly Jolly Roger Christmas?