Yesterday morning a container ship ran into one of the supports of the Bay Bridge, causing thousands of gallons of fuel to be spilled into the San Francisco Bay. The first reports I heard on the radio said about 400 gallons had been lost, but the real life grand total is 58,000. Apparently the bridge is fine - no damage. Unfortunately, the water, beaches and coastline are a mess, and a lot of birds and animals are getting fatally slimed. And the blob is already on the move, spreading up and down the coast.

The images on the news tonight were pretty bad. I wish there was something we could do; I'd go down and scrub ducks if they'd let us.