The above item was found back in 1902 on a Roman cargo ship that had wrecked off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to about 150-100 BC. The Antikythera mechanism (Greek: O μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων transliterated as O mēchanismós tōn Antikythērōn) as it is known has always been [...]

Very interesting. This morning Leeburg police have named Chai-Wen Chen as a person of interest in the disappearance of Trenton Duckett. According to Tampa Bay’s 10 News:

Chen and Melinda Duckett were friends and spent time with each other before the boy vanished in August. Cell phone records show Melinda tried to call Chen [...]

The Tampa Pirate has been awarded the 2006 Best Blog of the Day Award. Thanks to whoever nominated us.
I would like to thank Anacris Garton for her wonderful articles on everyday life. I would also like to thank Nicole for editing my and Anacris’s chicken-scratch and making our articles read like we know what [...]

Apparently this year the PS3 is the hot item to want for Christmas. So hot even, that people camped out overnight in hopes of purchasing one! Camped out?!?! I guess if you stand to make a considerable amount of money selling it, then maybe the camp out might be worth it. [...]

Last week, Matt Lauer of the Today Show, interviewed the two young men that Michael Richards (aka Kramer from Seinfeld) verbally attacked a few days ago during Mr. Richards’ comedy act. The two men expounded on the incidents and gave a little insight as to the events leading up to what ultimately became Mr. [...]

I remember when Glenn Beck was on 970 WFLA in Tampa. He was known for his crazy antics and bringing attention to the ignorant people that dwell within us. One day on his show, he was going to put a hamster in a bank tube. Another time, he was going to kill a puppy [...]

Not a day goes by that some actor or actress isn’t on TV telling us how we should live our lives better. They follow every religion, other than Christianity, so they can find the true meaning of their lives. They tell us what we should eat, how we should dress, how we should vote and [...]

Today while at the local farmer’s market in Tampa, I saw a bumpersticker on a minivan that read “America is the Rogue State.” I had to laugh. The people driving it were burned-out relics from the 60’s that had definitely smoked way, way too much weed. I wanted to ask them if they thought maybe [...]

Organic Farming is very popular nowdays. Organic Farming is defined as a form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. As far as possible, organic farmers rely on crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity [...]

Some Irish-Ameicans know what their history is. Others are oblivious. I was raised by parents and grandparents who were very proud of their Irish heritage. They could not stand all the stereotypes of the Irish and let us know that being a drunk and a bully were not synonymous with being Irish. They did believe, [...]