Comments on: Bush administration ignores Palin’s objections, puts beluga whale on endangered species list.

By: Since2oo6

Since2oo6 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:20:26 +0000

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:18:25 +0000

And, the Lone Voice of Reason,
I might add that I have a GDaughter who is a cheerleader, soccer player and a naturalist. She is only seven. She is ruthless at soccer, I worry about blood clots from the bruises she might get when the coach tells her to capture the ball.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:05:50 +0000

the Lone Voice of Reason,
I answered you elsewhere. I wish I could still teach, but my stamina is receding. When I was in my twenties or thirties, I could generate a thunderbolt in the classroom and startle the students. In the present world,I would most likely experience a coronary.

By: the Lone Voice of Reason

the Lone Voice of Reason — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:41:58 +0000

WaltTheMan—you’re pretty cool for an old guy:) I really love and appreciate your posts, you have a lot of good stuff that you pass on to others and I value your opinion. Thank you and keep blogging and don’t give up on the younger generations. I’m raising some pretty cool, self-aware teenagers that can really learn a lot from people like you and I keep telling them that they can change their corner of the world if they keep trying. I wonder, are you a teacher by chance? Hope so.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:27:36 +0000

db,
One of the best things about growing up in the 40’s and 50’s and gaining majority in the 60’s was witnessing the dawning and maturation of America. Now we may well see the end of a concept and a dream, fostered by a few greedy people.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:51:46 +0000

Wow. That is interesting stuff WaltTheMan. I have had the eggies but thats it. I found the fish washed up on a restricted barrier island beach on the east.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:37:28 +0000

db,
One of my uncles was in the Army Air Force and was in a team that would deliver about ten B17s and/or B25s to Russia every month and return in a C4 (or whatever the equivalent is to a DC3). On every trip back, he would return with 5 or 6 sturgeon. Grams would extract the roe and field strip the fish. The meat was tough, but was welcome during war time rationing.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:42:11 +0000

Thanks Walt. The cetaceans are a blast. The only sturgeon I ever saw was already dead when I found him.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:37:00 +0000

db,
Actually, the noun/adjective ‘beluga’ is derived from the Russian which can mean ’sturgeon’, ‘whale’ or ‘white’ in translation. The Russian alphabet version looks somewhat like ‘6enrya’ in the Roman alphabet and the Arabic number system.

By: galmud

galmud — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:07:08 +0000

Compared to Palin Bush looks like a treehugging Greenpeace activist

By: dbadass

dbadass — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:52:38 +0000

the term beluga is derived from I think russian but I am unsure but it means white and references both the pigmentation of the cetacean beluga and the sturgeon although the sturgeon isn’t really white

By: impeachcheneythenbush

impeachcheneythenbush — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:46:29 +0000

konchster Says:

Got to say that beluga caviar goes great with an arugula salad. I feel so fu*king elite

Actually beluga caviar comes from the beluga sturgeon, mostly found in the Caspian Sea. Also, naturally, an endangered species because we humans excel at over-using everything on the planet.

From what I’ve seen and heard (especially lately) most Alaskans don’t appreciate the beautiful and wild state they live in. I guess you could say that for way too many humans around the globe, not appreciating their environments. The Bible has one phrase I’m particularly fond of and believe it’s absolutely true. “The love of money is the root of all evil.”

By: mary

mary — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:34:30 +0000

Ah, what a nice break from pictures of smirking politicians and snarling radio hosts.

Belugas are some of the coolest critters I’ve ever been near. They’re smart and sociable. There also in trouble because of the way they like to hang out and breed at the ends of rivers where the water is partly fresh and partly salty, right where all our pollution is pouring into the ocean.

But they’re not big on making campaign contributions…

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:10:30 +0000

db,
I thought that they lived in the water. ;-)

By: dbadass

dbadass — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:37:04 +0000

I have only ever seen beluga in the field at Tadoussac.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:29:42 +0000

Oh yeah, knowing chimpy, he’s putting the whale on the endangered species list because he’s helping kill some other fish. It’s all about the money. He’s putting the beluga whale killing people out of business not because he has a heart.

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:26:22 +0000

alcyone,
In my 2:38 post Acyclovir s/b alcyone, sorry, I had merely copied it from another post. I should have scrolled back up to the original post. At least, it had no grammatical or spelling errors like your 1:32 pm post which is why I recommended remedial training.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:24:21 +0000

Ahhh him so cute and it doesn’t need lipstick.

By: the Lone Voice of Reason

the Lone Voice of Reason — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:57:20 +0000

alcyone #16, do you not get sarcasm? What a dip you are

By: konchster

konchster — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:46:50 +0000

Got to say that beluga caviar goes great with an arugula salad. I feel so fu*king elite