On this most auspicious of days, Jim wants everyone to be able to Post Like A Pirate

Laura & Misha want to keep YOUR lunch safe, hence they share:

The Anti-Theft Lunch Bag 

Arrr! Avast! Ahoy and all that! This Friday (Sept. 19th) is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Need help quickly? Here’s a shortcut to ‘How to Talk Like a Pirate.’

Failing economy got you down? Don’t worry - just make yourself a Rice Krispie Treat Panda. All will be well.

The Bubble Calendar = absolutely awesome. It’s a calendar printed on bubble wrap where you can pop the days as they go by. Fantastic. But — $50? Yikers.

The Stairway Suite presents the undying rock classic "Stairway to Heaven" re-imagined, if you will, through the compositional sensibilities of: Franz Schubert, Gustav Holst, Glenn Miller, Gustav Mahler, Georges Bizet and Ludwig von Beethoven. It’s not simply a cover of "Stairway" performed by an orchestra, but several variations demonstrating the style each composer.

Jim asks us:

Ever seen Kitchen Nightmares? Here’s where it all started: LittleGordon.com 

I mean, why wouldn’t you want to knit a dissected frog or mouse?

For those looking to add another superstition to their list: Say "Rabbit, Rabbit" on the first day of the month.