Now I'm Angry!!

Injured Sea Lion In Grays Harbor

Our quiet ocean view peninsula helps to create a harbor and safe haven for California sea lions among other flora, fauna and undefinable living creatures. The marina nearby Richard's and my chalet houses a ferry to Westport Marina wherein the above sea lion was found yesterday with an arrow stuck in its side.

My anger at both Dick Cheney and Barack Obama (who still believe in "Holy Wars" and "smart bombs" [future posting on their silly-but-serious debate yesterday forthcoming] was almost serenity when compared to my feelings when seeing the above picture in today's local paper, The Daily World.

I don't believe in the death penalty, but had un-Christian-like thoughts about the beasts who targeted one of the gentlest of God's creatures in one of God's most serene locales in the Western Hemisphere.

Still, The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has at least offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to a civil or criminal conviction. Anyone with information can call the NMFS office at (360)268-6239.