tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post3803609310366376850..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): The Gowanus DolphinMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-55162826182913859792013-03-04T21:18:49.518-05:002013-03-04T21:18:49.518-05:00Oh this was a sad story. Oh this was a sad story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-27704818459878492032013-01-28T05:41:15.835-05:002013-01-28T05:41:15.835-05:00My words weren't meant as a 'look at me...My words weren't meant as a 'look at me' - hope you didn't think that. Just a frustrated comment on a sad event...xjellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-58994157161729365122013-01-27T21:37:50.398-05:002013-01-27T21:37:50.398-05:00Pity we didn't have you, jelli.Pity we didn't have you, jelli. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-7173183755747234492013-01-27T09:22:39.275-05:002013-01-27T09:22:39.275-05:00Good for you and your brave and resourceful spirit...Good for you and your brave and resourceful spirit. The rest of us are in awe.MikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423254215332458771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-22643665815823767492013-01-27T05:12:50.003-05:002013-01-27T05:12:50.003-05:00MikeW, Marie: Being Search and Rescue trained and ...MikeW, Marie: Being Search and Rescue trained and experienced, having worked with animals exotic and domestic, and simply having a brave and resourceful spirit, I was not merely imagining what I'd like to see done, I was working through practical and logical solutions. This is a waterside location - a boat could have been found, an attempt made... We can put men into space. Like you say, Marie, its having the balls to say 'Do it' x jellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-2955309352582719232013-01-26T22:22:36.059-05:002013-01-26T22:22:36.059-05:00I'm sorry...I'm sorry...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-61477637095983723912013-01-26T20:31:24.174-05:002013-01-26T20:31:24.174-05:00Sorry, Jelli. None of us know what we would do. ...Sorry, Jelli. None of us know what we would do. We only know what we would want to do. There is a world of difference between the imagined and the actual. Just ask those who knew Kitty Genovese.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect<br />MikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423254215332458771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-61229240297466592222013-01-26T17:20:54.320-05:002013-01-26T17:20:54.320-05:00How awful...surely something could have been done ...How awful...surely something could have been done to help the dolphin find its back out to open water. Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-82809231153352674102013-01-26T13:10:00.813-05:002013-01-26T13:10:00.813-05:00That is really sad. We have incidents with seal p...That is really sad. We have incidents with seal pups coming up on beaches, but locals watch them from a distance until marine rescue comes by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-88923269050756972472013-01-26T12:33:08.884-05:002013-01-26T12:33:08.884-05:00This is so very sad...
Not to take away from thi...This is so very sad... <br /><br />Not to take away from this story, but on the flip side, did you read about the diver that assisted a dolphin who had fishing line stuck on its fin? There was a video as well. I think it happened recently, maybe in the past week or 2. Just something (hopefully) uplifting.Mia (Savor Everyday)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14765585509553777607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-66838821950260789352013-01-26T12:31:48.949-05:002013-01-26T12:31:48.949-05:00I think this post should be re-named "The cur...I think this post should be re-named "The curse of the pink elephant".Smoothmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866977043552812061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-9627348925443369522013-01-26T12:13:46.830-05:002013-01-26T12:13:46.830-05:00I'm just saying that we, the city of New York,...I'm just saying that we, the city of New York, have people who are equipped for emergency rescues of humans in all weathers and conditions, so I think it could have been translated to an animal. But no one had the balls to say, Do it. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-84190311724298308342013-01-26T12:11:11.203-05:002013-01-26T12:11:11.203-05:00Well, half the media outlets in the city were ther...Well, half the media outlets in the city were there re. attention. I understand how you feel. But what would you, as an "ordinary" person have done? No boat, no dry or wet suit. Temperatures well below freezing, and more than a mile of very hazardous waterway to more open water.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-58159567123756714002013-01-26T12:09:07.867-05:002013-01-26T12:09:07.867-05:00Just visited Vince's site. Between the two of ...Just visited Vince's site. Between the two of you, I can't breath. So much opportunity, and so little will. I'm talking about the humans.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739053466041886513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-21571753858292127162013-01-26T10:46:28.719-05:002013-01-26T10:46:28.719-05:00I still can't believe it; it's a crime.I still can't believe it; it's a crime.<br />Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-45572991087672249442013-01-26T10:14:27.767-05:002013-01-26T10:14:27.767-05:00so very sad xso very sad xKaren Bekkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546950816491796108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-61702996087591756032013-01-26T09:22:40.282-05:002013-01-26T09:22:40.282-05:00Sad...crying.Sad...crying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-55298686321920259942013-01-26T07:03:05.254-05:002013-01-26T07:03:05.254-05:00Who do we think we are? Utterly disgusting that no...Who do we think we are? Utterly disgusting that no-one got in a boat or in the water to lead this intelligent being to safer waters. Anyone could have, or tried at least. You do not need to belong to an 'appropriate organisation' with a hotline number to save a life. I do not understand the paralysis that descends at times such as these. HOW can the better option be to just stand and take photographs? Not having a go at you Marie, thank goodness you were there to bring it to our attention. <br />Know what I'd have done, and it wouldn't have involved a camera.jellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-73551093377630592152013-01-26T00:37:56.378-05:002013-01-26T00:37:56.378-05:00We are always hesitant when we do not know what to...We are always hesitant when we do not know what to do or have the tools for a rescue, but worse, we feel so incapacitated when the problem is so much bigger than ourselves. Somehow we have to advocate for--well, ourselves, along with stray dolphins. And vote, and not believe the propaganda of our moneyed classes. Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-90241663281814284842013-01-26T00:31:08.289-05:002013-01-26T00:31:08.289-05:00Devastating. We are so incredibly detached from na...Devastating. We are so incredibly detached from nature. Rosienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67376489707884569162013-01-26T00:14:38.056-05:002013-01-26T00:14:38.056-05:00Thank you very much for the correction. Thank you very much for the correction. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-14308002554630208442013-01-26T00:03:48.994-05:002013-01-26T00:03:48.994-05:00Just for the record, it's a Cooper's Hawk,...Just for the record, it's a Cooper's Hawk, not a Red-tailed. Nice photos, though.jplatimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192864871842565308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-59989279965206966522013-01-25T22:28:06.680-05:002013-01-25T22:28:06.680-05:00A good time to go hug your cat.
A good time to go hug your cat.<br />webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80610220354590561102013-01-25T22:04:03.601-05:002013-01-25T22:04:03.601-05:00Thank you, Lily H. They knew about it, from early ...Thank you, Lily H. They knew about it, from early on...Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086277483606295046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-85597170294037597862013-01-25T20:42:55.628-05:002013-01-25T20:42:55.628-05:00oh well, I just read the Times article. So sad ind...oh well, I just read the Times article. So sad indeed. I have to agree with Vince on this one.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.com