I haven’t written, but have so much to say… so many different things going on in my life right now that are weighing heavily on my mind, and my heart, that I’m not even sure I could sort it out in order to talk about it.  However, the thing weighing the heaviest on my heart right now is really the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

It’s so heartbreaking, so devastating. It’s consuming…. if you live near the Gulf, you know what I mean. The smell of the oil burning in the air, the impact already seen in so many culturel aspects… you can’t escape it. It’s real, and it’s huge. So much bigger than I think any of us even realize… People have lost their lives. Our way of life, our culture, everything about the Gulf Coast stands to be lost. If not lost, at least damaged tremendously, possibly for generations to come… and that scares me. It scares me because I don’t think I can even wrap my head around the magnitude of this disaster, but I know by the way it leaves me feeling punched in the gut, that it’s really, really awful.

210,000 gallons of oil each day, just spewing into our waters… 11 men dead from the Deepwater Horizon explosion… I’ve been so curious to know how it happened, why everyone blames BP, how it COULD happen… then I saw 60 Minutes coverage last night and realized, not only was it tragic and devastating, but it was completely preventable. Shame on those that didn’t take caution.  It really is such a terrible shame.

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