Monday, June 21, 2010

Oil Day 63

The other day I was in Annapolis, MD having lunch. It was a beautiful day and I was enjoying steamed shrimp, crab balls and fried oysters. As I was peeling my shrimp, the topic of discussion went up around the table about the work it takes to peel and clean shrimp. Of course the conversation turned to the fabulous Shrimp Scampi dinner we had in Mississippi at Christmas and all the work that it took to get those shrimp cleaned. It hit me that we probably won't be having fresh caught shrimp from the Gulf again this year.

I found this article on the web by the NY Times. There's a play button on the left hand corner of the page. You can watch the shifting oil spill and the ever expanding fishing ban. It's sad. Really, really sad.

I've had a chance to get reacquainted with the Metro in DC and have to say, if something like that was available in CA, I would take it a lot. We need a massive overhaul to our transportation system and to really rethink what we use oil for!

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