Not really, but ya gotta have a catchy headline! Today was pretty tame. Stayed in. Worked on a painting - even though I try not to do that on the weekend, but I was running a little behind on my deadline so I am trying to make sure I meet it. I need to start the new series this coming week, and I ALWAYS cut myself short on time- this time I am trying not to do that.
Watched a documentary (arghhh my head hurts- LOL) on the Exxon Valdez oil spill. I had no idea that they still haven’t completed the cleanup. I mean, officially they were done in like 93 or whatever, but they showed the Valdez beaches and how the spill has devestated the economy and environment. The herring population has still not recovered, there’s still oil sludge- it’s pretty disgusting. Of course all this has happened while Exxon is bragging that they are the most profitable company in history, with a profit of over 26 Billion in the past 5 years….it’s really sad that they pretty much fucked everyone in Alaska and took off. They never lived up to the promises that they made and so many people have suffered financially, emotionally and even their health has failed them. At the time the spill happened, the EPA estimates that the actually toxicity of oil to humans is a hundred times of what was thought initially. Also, they used a chemical to break up a lot of the oil which was considered harmless at the time, but is now considered a huge health risk, causing brain and nervous system damage and some types of cancer. This chemical was sprayed on and in everything around the spill for WEEKS. It’s crazy, and it’s got me all fired up to make myself a sign and go on a protest march somewhere.
We actually got the holiday cards we picked up yesterday all signed, sealed and ready to mail tomorrow- Go Us!
That’s how exciting it’s been today.
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