Goal For The Green

We are NOW in day number 41, of the worst oil spill in U.S.History.

I live in Washington State.  We are currently supplying shrimp, for a lot of the restaurants down in the Gulf Coast region, at this time.   While, it is good for us, economically speaking, the beaches, tourism and wildlife, AND entire way of life, for generations to come, are being effected, in the entire Gulf Coast region.

This, whole episode makes me want to cry. The eco-systems, in the Gulf of Mexico, are special and fragile, in themselves.  It’s a sin, that they (BP), are just acting like there is a million tomorrows, to get this mess fixed, and cleaned up!  Never-mind, the fact that, 11 people died!

Congressman Charlie Melancon (D), teared up, during a recent congressional hearing, regarding the impact of the gulf oil spill on Louisiana’s wetlands. Here is a clip of that meeting.

As of yesterday, May 29,2010, yet another serious setback occurred, in the effort to stem the flow of oil gushing, from a well, Read the rest of this entry »

The folks at Software Advice, think paper receipts represent a wasteful vestige of the last millennium. There is no reason – legal or otherwise – why consumers or retailers need paper receipts. Electronic receipts are completely valid and they are far more efficient.

Most recently, I asked you to take a short poll on this subject, in my post, “Please-NO More Receipts!” Here are the results of that poll.

Out of 226 votes, 202 people or 89% said Read the rest of this entry »

Yes, it was all over the news today, but I just wanted to share my recollection of that day,with you.

I was preparing breakfast at 8:30 Sunday morning, in my Silverdale home.  Yes, you could hear the concussion from 200 plus miles away.  This is a glimpse, of what it looked like.

The eruption continued for nine hours, turning the landscape into something that looked like it came form the Twilight Zone.

For Memorial Day weekend, we decided to visit my husband’s family, in Hubbard, Oregon, about 30 miles South of Portland. That Saturday, at the end of May, St. Helen’s blew again, releasing even more ash.

I was five months pregnant, and my daughter was 17 months old.  We made the trip with a friend, all piled in our pick-up.  I don’t think I have ever been as scared, as I was that Sunday, when we decided to head back home.

From Kelso to Chehalis, was a  gray ash cloud.  There was at least, a foot of ash on the freeway. You could not see the road, to even know if you were on it.  Yet, people would pass, kicking up even more ash.  My husband, had put his t-shirt, over the air filter on the truck, to prevent the ash from clogging up the engine.  It was like driving through talcum powder.

For at least eighty miles, we went, on a wing and a prayer.  After reaching Chehalis, the conditions were much better, as we headed West toward home. I was never so glad, to get home again.  That is one event in History, I will never forget!