Octuplets

Regarding the birth of eight babies to a mother that already has six children. The media needs to stop promoting irresponsible human breeding. The Earth already has nearly seven billion human beings. Billions of people around the world do not have enough to eat, or have access to clean water or adequate health care or education. Instead of focusing on artificially induced multiple births, the media should talk about the effect humanitys numbers are having on the natural environment.

Sunday Trip

Yesterday, I took a trip to a small island in the Puget Sound near Tacoma, Washington. Anderson Island is about a 20 minute ferry ride from the town of Steilicoom. Steilicoom is just west of Tacoma and is one of the oldest towns in Washington state. The ferry rate for walk on passengers is a little over 4 dollars a person, cars are about 15 dollars per vehicle. The ferry ride is very scenic. There are excellent views of other islands and the two narrows bridges. A couple of miles east of Anderson island is the Federal Penitentiary at McNeil Island. McNeil Island does not have as much notoriety as the former island prison at Alcatraz, but several famous criminals have been inmates at McNeil Island including Charles Manson.


Anderson Island is named after one of the early settlers and is about 5 miles wide and 7 miles long. The population is about one thousand. There are plenty of places to hike, but as with any other destination, private property must be respected. Anderson island is the perfect place for a day trip of hiking or bicycling or just for the ferry ride.