We’re one day away from the election, and it’s nearly over. We’ve been targeted, pandered to, and had some of our annoying friends even post their own opinions in caps lock. Feeling the voter burnout? If you don’t live in a swing state, you have nothing to complain about. Here in Virginia, ads in TV, radio and print have been assaulting us at literally every single turn. So that’s why I’m not going to talk about the election today.
Instead, I’m here to talk to you about one of the worst threats our country, indeed, our very livelihoods, face today: whales. Sure, they have inspired some pretty good books, but they have also inspired some pretty crappy movies, too. But it gets worse, these huge hulks are dying, and then allowing themselves to drift onto our beaches and into our harbors, creating a smelly mess, and there’s nothing we can do about it.
We’ll get into a deeper discussion of this after this commercial break. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Political interruptions