This afternoon was our last day before winter break, so after doing several hours of store math and nutrition at Island Market and the Co-op – comparing the prices of fresh versus frozen green beans of the same weight, hunting down the foods highest in sodium, recording the names of artificial sweeteners, deciphering the least expensive granola per pound, finding the most sugar-laden cereal per serving, learning where the carrots and celeriac were grown, etc. – we headed to the library to read some of the latest newspaper headlines.
We came upon The Seattle Times‘ article, “The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound.” I was fascinated to learn that the guy who started the whole orcas-in-captivation trend never set out to harm. According to his quotes in the article, he simply loved animals, especially whales. He was enamored by them and awestruck by the idea of befriending them. He had no intent to start such a destructive and deadly practice.
There’s so much more; I thought you might like reading it yourself.
