The gist

Electronic communication is a marvelous thing, most of the time. Though some people might end up doing some stupid things with it (like, oh, I dunno, electronically flipping off your place of employ en masse), e-communication is no more at fault than the phone is to blame for drunk dialers. No, generally speaking, IMs, emails, and texting are excellent ways to keep in touch with someone, especially someone in a different state or time zone. The problem, though, is that e-communication, nifty as it is, is just never going to be as swift or efficient as actual face-to-face speech, so topics of conversation must be triaged to make the best use of time spent. The obvious answer is to just pick up the phone or have a coffee together, but such things are not always possible, so I have created this blog so that my fellow pirate twin and I might keep in touch in ways that our day to day IMs and emails can't cover. This is the place that topics might be addressed in greater depth, random observations made, and probing questions asked. YOu know, the type of stuff that just can't be summed up with an emoticon or a link to YouTube. If nothing else, it should prove to be an interesting writing exercise, since both twins are ever so fond of the sound of their own voice. And each others, thankfully.

So that's what this is. It's not really meant for anyone but us, but if you've happened here accidentally, you're certainly welcome to play voyeur to our particular little story. Just have your thesaurus ready.