(September 14, 2015 at 6:21 pm)Aroura Wrote: To help raise awareness, my daughter made her derby car into an Orca last year, and we named it Blackfish. I was astounded how much attention it got. EVERY little girl in that auditorium was cheering for the Blackfish.
Many of the other Girl Scout troops have since gotten very involved in a local "save the whales" movement, and I'm proud to be even a tiny part of that.
Here it is, pictures we took as it was a work in progress. I have pictures of it finished around here somewhere.
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That is so awesome Aroura. You are such a great parent!
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-
