Of course this was not the headline of the NYT video. This was: “6 Fishermen Reel In a 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut, Setting a Local Record.” Now I know we have to eat. I accept, although with qualms, that my species needs – maybe too strong a word, maybe ‘wants’ is better – to learn migration patterns of other creatures who migrate, although I’m not sure why that is. But to see humans chortling, cheering, jumping for joy as a creature dies at their feet obviously in pain is disgusting. Even the notion of setting records, that odd quirk of human nature, is also troublesome, at least for those of us who care less about competition. I could get started about football, but I won’t.
That said, the puppy bowl is tomorrow night! Whoo Hoo!