PDF Normally my interaction with oceans is limited to looking at them or, just once so far, swimming a few feet from shore. A quick glance at the horizon tells me that there is much more to know about them.
Oddly enough, that one salty swim seems to have instantly cleared up a patch of psoriasis. Now, a little more than a month later, it is returning.
While I was in Aruba in March I got a small glimpse into the power of the sea when I noticed a wreck – half of a cargo ship, actually – that had been dredged up from deep offshore and tossed within yards of the beach. Aruba is off the beaten path for tropical storms … this was just the power at the edge of a dying storm. That wreck wasn’t there in 2008 when we had visited previously. And it may not be there when we return.
Yesterday my wife and I went to see the Walt Disney movie, “Oceans.” I found my store of knowledge regarding them greatly enlarged, all the while being entertained and filled with a sort of awe.
Whether you are more interested in the incredible size of the blue whale (~100 ft, ~200 tons) or concerned for what industrial farming waste does to the smaller organisms that, in a size cascade, all other life relies upon (not just that in the oceans), you will find something worth the price of the ticket if you can just get out to see it in time.
“Oceans”. It’s a good pick. Leave the kids at home … this is a movie you’ll want to pay attention to. — Bill
