International Speak Like a Pirate Day

It appears I share my birthday with the ex-wife of a Mark Summers, one of the co-creators of the International Speak like a Pirate Day.

That authoritative source, Wikipedia; has this explanation (and I quote):

"According to Summers, the day is the only holiday to come into being as a result of a sports injury. He has stated that during a racquetball game between Summers and Baur, one of them reacted to the pain with an outburst of 'Aaarrr!', and the idea was born. That game took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for the observance of D-day, they chose Summers' ex-wife's birthday, as it would be easy for him to remember."

So it seemed appropriate that the sixty second anniversary of my birth should be celebrated with a pirate themed birthday party.

Here are some of the mateys.

And here some one-eyed advocates of the day, a lot of laughter (who'd have thought?) and far too much to eat, I felt we had celebrated that auspicious event in an entirely appropriate fashion.