A New Langlais...

Well, as you might have guessed, there is a new addition to our family. It took a long time, but Beth was finally able to convince me that the benefits would outweigh the costs. It is my pleasure to introduce to you, Walter Langlais. He loves sweaters and hates the cold; a wonderful mixture of Beth and I. Walter is by far the smallest addition to our family, but I am sure we will all be surprised by his future growth spurts. I know what you are saying at this point. "Eric, this is completely unexpected!" Well, I will be honest, Beth and I have been thinking about this for awhile now, though we have used some of our friends as spring boards for our thoughts and emotions, we have been, overall, fairly quiet about this decision process. Ultimately, I am sure that you will embrace him as part of our new family. Here are some pictures of Walter for your enjoyment.

So, I know I am not the news, but...

I do realize that this is not breaking news, and I am not a journalist. After some contemplation, I realized that this Blog is about my reaction to personal, local, and world events and how they might affect me. This is my forum to my friends. So it is in that vein that I am writing about this event. It is an event that has grabbed my attention. I must admit that I am deeply disturbed in two distinct manners with two very different causes.
The initial thought that I have regarding this is probably obvious. I am very concerned that global warming is occurring faster than anyone anticipated. Though I understand that we can reverse much of the damage, I am burdened with the thought that we are approaching the point in which too much damage has been done... I wish I had some whitty remark to say beyond that, but I suppose that my feelings, concerns, and thoughts are summed up succinctly with just those words.
My second concern is one that may magnify my initial. I have spoken to my friends about this (what I believe to be) noteworthy event, and they have not heard about it. But more disturbing, is that they don't care about it. Many people that I have talked with lately don't see global warming as an issue, or don't think that gloabl warming is an issue that really involves them. I don't view myself as an activist, tree-hugger, or hippie but I seem to be getting those looks from my friends when I bring this up.
Though I really wish that I had some other poignant words to share with you, I find myself lacking.
I urge you to read the following story though.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16390346/