I heard the news today...

And there was good news. Some days you hear something that makes your heart glow.

I was listening to CBC Radio 2 Morning show with Tom Allen's substitute (I love love love Tom's little tidbits and stories and this guy is pretty good too but he's no Tom) this morning. One of the new stories he shared was a recent study about whales. It turns out that whale watching has trumped the whaling industry. And this makes me happy. Score one for the 'eco' tourism industry.

I don't know why I liked this. I'm the person who shakes their head at the anti seal hunting kerfuffle. Not that I am a supporter... I don't think it's necessary to hunt seals but I do think the anti-sealers are spreading their movement based on lies and by leading people to wrong conclusions about the techniques and practices used. Anyhoodle... back to whales. I like whales. (And I do like seals even though they kind of freak me out when they are in the ocean near me). I just think it's neat that there is more value in keeping them alive then in killing them. I'm not saying we need to stop whaling, no, I just like the idea that there is value in their beauty.

Any how. It made me smile and really in a world where the news either makes you mad or sad or roll your eyes at the stupidity of humans this was a piece of news of the type we need more of.

That and the 90 year old former Olympian woman heading to the World Master's Competition for swimming in Sydney. You rock Noel!