WATCHING NEWS, KEEPING CURRENT

We’ve been watching news, keeping an eye on things, staying current.

Nothing gets by us. With a pump in a water-tank, we find the flow.

My school friends and I all believe a water pump in our tank is an essential service.

It’s a big part of what keeps us alive and thriving, that and the support staff.

But not just any support staff. Oh no.

Because we are in show business, on display every day, we need to look our best.

We have doctors and dietitians, groomers and decorators, to keep us at our peak.

They use the accumulated knowledge gained from decades of science and experience to keep us healthy and happy.

We’ve benefited from outstanding leadership who won’t pull the plug, won’t shut us down, won’t cancel us.

Yes, there are those who look us in the eye and imagine our life in the open sea and the freedom to move, answering the call of the wild.

Would we like to be out there? We know how that ends.

Every now and then we get reminders:

We can be this, or we can be that.

Either live in a controlled society and find happiness, or end up on a plate? That’s it?

Noooooo.

We fish want a better life, better healthcare, better food. We can’t complain because we’ve already got it so good, but why not better?

There’s always room to improve.

We remember complaining about a roommate who took up too much room.

One day we didn’t have that roommate anymore.

They said he is swimming with the fishes.

We all wish him the best.

PS:

Google AI: Keiko, the famous orca from the “Free Willy” movie, resided at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport from 1996 to 1998 for rehabilitation. His stay was a massive cultural phenomenon, drawing millions of visitors to Oregon, before he was moved to Iceland for release in 1998. Keiko was housed in a specially built $7 million pool for rehabilitation, where his health improved significantly.

PSS:

More Google AI: Keiko, the famous orca from the “Free Willy” movies, died of acute pneumonia on December 12, 2003, at age 27 in Taknes Bay, Norway. After rehabilitation, he became the first captive orca to be released into the wild, but struggled to integrate with wild pods, often seeking human contact before his death.