Speaking of pirates (which it now seems I am forever destined to do), Dave Eggers now apparently has a pirate store in San Francisco. Eggers tells Roger Ebert:
In your “Pirates of the Caribbean” review, you mentioned that I was opening a pirate store. We actually opened the store 14 months ago. It’s doing well, too. Pays the rent on our nonprofit space, oddly enough. Only in San Francisco. We sell about 100 eye patches a week. We sell hooks, striped socks, treasure chests in all sizes, lard, planks (by the foot), peglegs (sized to fit)–anything you could want, though we don’t sell cannonballs anymore. Our supplier was good, but they kill you on the shipping.
Just another reason for me to visit California, I suppose.