Thank you Carol and thank you #digiblogchat - prompted by that chat it's time for a short read. Good night and take care everyone.

A big THANK YOU also to @fedica.com for the fab scheduler! If you use Fedica, you’ll have more time to read books! #DigiBlogChat

Heartfelt thanks to those of you that have followed us from @X, and to all newcomers to our audience here on @Bluesky.app. #DigiBlogChat is all about you and sharing ideas and knowledge. Without you it would be a lot less enjoyable.

A10 I've written a lot of things over the years as a former journalist, but most of my life, I've been encouraged to write books and haven't yet finished one. Maybe one day? #DigiBlogChat #BookSky

Q10. Have you written a book? Link please. #DigiBlogChat

I've given books away as I have too many but can never bring myself to throw them away. I used to be a member of the Folio society (specially bound books) but those I keep. #DigiBlogChat

A8. Whenever I can squeeze in some time during the day. Usually during lunch or the time between when I get my kids from school and their afterschool activities start. #digiblogchat

I love the smell of burning leaves in the morning. #DigiBlogChat

A4. Title of the book about my life: "Everything you never needed to know about the most ordinary man never." I would be most unlikely to write about myself, I would like to share my Mum's story one day. #DigiBlogChat

A5. Yes, sometimes I forget about books I’ve bought. Or I forget where or when I bought them. Sometimes I can blame cats. #DigiBLogChat

A2 Here’s a few: Looking for Lost Bird: A Jewish Woman Discovers Her Navajo Roots-Yvette Melanson, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil-John Berendt, Birth of the Chess Queen: A History-Marilyn Yalom, The Primal Wound: Understanding The Adopted Child-Nancy Verrier #DigiBlogChat

A4. My book? The Accidental Acrobat. Trying to stay balanced and funny while everything around me is pushing me off balance. #DigiBlogChat

Q5. Do you ever buy books and then forget about them? #DigiBlogChat

A3 I either read physical books or listen to audio books. My Dad is a Kindle fan and I think he has several of them but I never really go into them. #DigiBlogChat

A1. I have an 1871 edition of Alice in Wonderland and 1872 Through the Looking Glass that have been in the family from new. Love classics like Old Man and the Sea, Catch 22, Cold Comfort Farm, Kipling short stories, Jeeves, Jane Austen, Candide by Voltaire, Robinson Crusoe #DigiBlogChat

A3. Kindle on my iPad is now my mainstay for reading. I still read paperback novels. Once I start I have to finish too, so holidays are perfect for chilling and reading. #digiblogchat

Q3. How do you “read” books: kindle, paper, audio or? #DigiBlogChat

A2. As a book then the most recent would be Deepfake Revolution by Wills Adams, it's pitched at just the right level for me. #digiblogchat

Q2. What is your favorite nonfiction book or author? #DigiBlogChat

A1. Massimo Manfredi's trilogy "Alexander" - simply excellent. I always enjoy mythology and ancient history so fiction that brings it to life is a wonderful way to immerse and chill. #digiblogchat

Q1. What is your favorite fiction book or author? #DigiBlogChat

Put down that book, pick up a nice nightcap or iced tea, and join us here for #DigiBlogChat in about ten minutes! We're talking about books with @dandyrandy.bsky.social!

Join us on September 23rd for Best and Worst Books with topic and questions by @dandyrandy.bsky.social! Times: 8pm UK time, 9pm western Europe, 3pm ET, Noon PDT! Questions: yoursocialmediaworks.com/best-and-wor... #DigiBlogChat

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“If you take a little break — say a three-day weekend — come back and feel just the same, that seems more like burnout than being in a slump." jkatzaman.medium.com... #DigiBlogChat featuring @mistressprime.bsky.social @lazblazter.bsky.social @carolstephen.bsky.social

Good night all, thanks for the Pirate talk fun today, see you all soon, take care. #digiblogchat

A big thank you to @lazblazter.bsky.social for the topic and questions! The actual Talk Like A Pirate Day is later this week, but you’ll all be ready! #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

A gentle reminder that it's this week folks, live it large why don't you? #digiblogchat

“Shiver me timbers” came from nautical slang, expressing shock when a ship’s timbers shook in storms or cannon fire. #DigiBlogChat

And it’s older than Friendster or MySpace! #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

Did you know? Most pirates couldn’t swim. In the 1600s–1700s, sailors rarely learned, since falling overboard usually meant drowning, not rescue. Some coastal pirates (from the Caribbean, West Africa, or Pacific islands) likely swam better, but it wasn’t the norm. #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

Extra pirate points for this one! #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

The West Country has long been associated with derring deeds at sea, Cornwall and Devon were coastlines popular with smugglers of contraband for example. It's quirky that a dialect can be so strongly associated with an activity, pirates were not English alone. #digiblogchat

Another link with the origins of piracy would be the Privateers that served Elizabeth 1, Raleigh and Drake, who targeted the Spanish and Portuguese ships for the treasures they had plundered from South America. #digiblogchat

Q7. Where did the phrase “shiver me timbers” originate and why? #digiblogchat

A4. Pirates often called money “booty,” “plunder,” or “pieces of eight.” Treasure was their ultimate prize. #DigiBlogChat

Q5. What would a bad day at sea be for a Pirate? #digiblogchat

A5 Sinking #DigiBlogChat

A5. There’s shipwreck, scurvy, and fights! Oh, wait. That’s a good pirate day! #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

A2. A good pirate greeting: “Ahoy, matey!” It’s the classic way pirates hailed each other on the seas. #DigiBlogChat

A5 No loot for the taking, or nothing to sea here. #DigiBlogChat

A3. Essential pirate vocabulary: Ahoy (hello), Aye (yes), Nay (no), Booty (treasure), Landlubber (inexperienced sailor). #DigiBlogChat

A6. Ahoy is more of a greeting, and avast could mean Hey there! Or Stop that! #DigiBlogChat #TalkLikeAPirate

Having checked several of the so-called dictionaries covering Pirate vocabulary, this one is my personal and current favourite: https://www.buyrope.co.uk/pirate-glossary/ #digiblogchat

Q4. How do pirates refer to money or treasure? #digiblogchat

A nice full bottle of Kraken coming right up Capn Randy #digiblogchat

A2. Yohoho, ahoy me hearty, break out ye rum for a scuttlebutt? #digiblogchat

Q2. What’s a good Pirate greeting? #digiblogchat

May be me but feed is loading slowly over here in the UK. Has someone scuttled this Pirate chat? #digiblogchat

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