Monday, June 28, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Girl - an elegy for the people, the planet, the sea, the quandaries of modern life

She has been swimming in the gulf and has returned, spotted with petroleum, aware that there is no easy solution to the quandary faced by people in 2010.

She will drive home in an older SUV-type vehicle, using pretty hefty amounts of petrol. She will speak out against continued drilling and in favor of alternative sources of energy. At home she will go to the store on foot or bicycle, because she knows that will help a little bit.

Her memories of swimming in the gulf in a more innocent era have proven rancid. We were living in a bubble, denying the disturbing truths of modern consumption.

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