Yea, I was emotional, but I promised myself that I would not edit what immediately flowed from my head to the keyboard.
The lack of discussion about the BP oil spill was as much my fault as anyone else’s. The first time I said anything about it was in my blog. Why? Who knows, but I am sure that at water-coolers across the country this was a big topic…right?
The fact that we are busy is not something just attributable to modern life. People have worked their asses off for years, and no doubt much harder physically than we do now. But I do think we can easily disconnect ourselves from information we find hard to process. Don’t like the news out of the Gulf? Feel like there is nothing you can do about the deteriorating environment? Well…you always have 24/7 sports coverage. So I am not so sure that people feel isolated and powerless as much as they choose to live this way.
I still believe what I said…we are not helpless. There are a ton of things we can be doing to lessen the use of oil in our lives. The suggestions I gave were just a starting point. I would love to start a twitter account focused on this goal alone.
Ok, I didn’t cry, but I did feel sad and choked up. When I saw the news coverage I was in a diner having breakfast. I drove to breakfast in our 18mpg 6 passenger family car. I really need to find a better mode of transportation, but I do try. I do take the train whenever I can, and have made the decision to not have a second car.
And yes, I know I get a little poetic when I write, but that’s just the way it is.
