I’m writing from the hospital in the little break I have after my last admission and before I have to go catch a baby.  It’s been an unusually busy day.

I learned this morning about the North Pacific Gyre, a swirling confluence of ocean currents in the Pacific which, at its center, has entrained a Texas-sized floating field of bits of plastic trash.  The thought is both staggering and disgusting.  It definitely increases one’s desire to recycle.  One hopes that the combination of moving towards more environmentally-friendly packaging, developing better photodegradable plastics, and encouraging recycling will help to curtail this trend of plastic-overridden environments.  I salute San Francisco for taking a small step by banning bottled water purchased by city departments.

More detailed link on plastic in the ocean here.