Quiz: What would be your pirate name?

Today I have a short quiz for you to do. Just something fun and silly for the weekend.

Have you ever pretended you were a pirate? Or did you love those old pirate movies? Or the new ones?

Here is your chance to discover what your pirate name would be … in case the occasion should arise that you’d need one.

After you find out what your pirate name is I hope you’ll come back here and let me know who you are. It’s all in fun.

In case you’re wondering, when I did this quiz several weeks ago my pirate name was … Captain Willynilly. (hahaha yep, that seems about right some days. Sadly.) Here’s what it said: A mildly effective pirate, you have only acquired your ship through a large inheritance. There are almost certainly men and women aboard your ship, probably two or three, who are far better and more natural pirates than yourself. If you don’t control them they will rise up against you.

But when I did the quiz again yesterday it came up a different name. I must have had a total mood change during that time span. 🙂 Here’s what it said: Your pirate name: Captain Swindler. Feared by some and ridiculed by others. You are an acquired taste, so it is essential that you spend time finding the right crew members. Do that and while you may not own the Seven Seas, you will certainly be a major player.

What’s your pirate name? As a child (of any age) did you make-believe you were a pirate, and if so what name did you have for yourself then?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂 Arrr!!

Book Review: Great Falls – by Steve Watkins

Title: Great Falls
Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Date: April 12, 2016
Genre: young adult (ages 14 & up)
Pages: 256
Price: $17.99 US; $24 CD
My rating: a gripping, realistic story

I received this book from Library Thing in exchange for my honest review.

This seemed a story quite different from what I usually read, and the topic was of interest to me. It says on the cover “One brother home from war. The other desperate to save him. A river that will change them forever. ” – and it had my attention immediately. This book was not a disappointment.

Shane is his older brother’s biggest fan, but Jeremy has done three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and is not the same as he used to be. He’s troubled, very troubled, and can’t even function around his wife and two very young children. He’s drinking too much and seems to be paranoid and nervous all the time. Jeremy has PTSD and needs help.

Jeremy manages to show up at Shane’s high school football game, but when Shane suffers a concussion resulting in his making a very bad play, Jeremy offers to take him away for a night to escape the humiliation. Shane agrees, hoping it will also be a turning point for Jeremy, that he can convince him to get the help he desperately needs. That’s where the adventure really begins, and things go from bad to worse, with Shane never giving up on his brother.

Great Falls is a novel that is gripping, raw at times, and that takes the reader on a worthwhile journey. Even though there is some violence and strong language in it, one must remember this realistic story is about a war veteran who suffered horrific things that just won’t leave his mind. Once you start reading you may not want to set it aside until you finish the book. I didn’t, honestly!

You can find Great Falls on my BUY THE BOOK page.

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂

Read, or sleep, or … read; what to do??

Here’s the scenario.

It’s late. I’m reading an amazing story, one of those hard-to-put-down books. I am so tired I can hardly keep my eyes open. I rest my eyes a moment, my book slips and my head jerks up. Really, I was just resting my eyes! I try to read more but then … yawn. Heaviness. I shake my head, find where I left off reading, try to continue. … Oh darn. What did I just read? Blink blink. *sigh* ohhh, I give up. 😦 I like this story and I don’t want to miss anything, so, *yawn* I give up. Time for sleep.

I crawl into bed, snuggle down and …

BOING!! my brain jolts into overdrive! My eyes fly open, my mind will not shut down, yet I know I’m too weary to read. What to do?

Ever been there?

All that to show you this great quote:

What’s your experience?