Going on the Account: Part the Eighty Fourth

Part the Eighty Fourth is now up, and may be read here. 
 
And for those walking out this night, when the veil between the Mundane and the Other is at its weakest and one could slip between the two…  Be careful out there, will ya?

Going on the Account: Part the Eighty Third

Part the Eighty Third is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Meanwhile, Among Real Pirates…

The latest word from Somalia is that private security firms are being brought in to work on suppression ops.  And right there, in the opening sentence of the article, is word that Blackwater Worldwide is being given an opportunity to participate in this theater.
 
This.  Will.  Not.  End.  Well.
 
And yes, the standoff over the Faina is still [...]

Going on the Account: Sailing with a Rutter at Hand

So now there’s a new trend towards having footnotes in fiction. 
 
I admit, I do a little of that here, and so far no one’s complained.  Yet…

Going on the Account: Adorning Your Finery this Halloween?

Just in time for All Hallow’s Eve, Smahain, the American Guy Fawke’s Day, what-have-you, there is an interesting article on pirate reenactors online. 
 
As to the popularity of pirate dress-up, we had a Halloween party at my son’s school on Friday, and the buccaneers were well in attendance that night; we had enough going through the [...]

Going on he Account: Part the Eighty Second

Part the Eighty Second is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the Eighty First

Part the Eighty First is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Part the Eightieth

Part the Eightieth is now up, and may be read here.  And for those who read it ahead of time, what’d ya think of it?
 
Yes, ahead of time, I said.  As part of the housekeeping functions I added a second Table of Contents section, which summarized Parts 39 through 80.  And anyone who came in yesterday [...]

Going on the Account: Somali Sale?

According to the AP, the pirates holding the Faina will not blow up the vessel even if the deadline passes.  With the ransom dropping faster than most stock portfolios (maybe in concert with them, with the hijackers tracking the stock value of the insurance company protecting the ship’s owners?), this incident is reading less like [...]

Going on the Account: Part the Seventy Ninth

Part the Seventy Ninth is now up, and may be read here.

Going on the Account: Latest from Somalia

At this moment, there’s signs that the pirates will extend their deadline to negotiate a new ransom.  The signs seem to favor a negotiated settlement in this instance.
 
There’s signs that the Modern Age of Piracy is not going to continue on as simply a series of financial transactions conducted between insurance carriers and black market brokers.  [...]

Going on the Account: Action Tomorrow Aboard the MV Faina?

Tomorrow is the deadline for Tomex Corp. to pay the ransom for their vessel, the one transporting tanks to Africa before it was seized.  And the latest signs are, things could get real ugly…