tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067993726290537220.post368379228052799914..comments2024-03-28T08:54:42.681-07:00Comments on Experiencing Los Angeles: At the Edge of the BayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067993726290537220.post-59280877123594159702009-01-27T16:29:05.400-08:002009-01-27T16:29:05.400-08:00It looked like a fantastic experience. LA being su...It looked like a fantastic experience. <br><br>LA being such a large city, people seem more interest in what is best for THEM irregardless of laws or other people's needs. I think that is why the woman did not blink at you when you explained it was illegal to remove the starfish. It is too bad.Ken Parishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06020017685041182870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067993726290537220.post-109090748587678352009-01-28T13:06:13.879-08:002009-01-28T13:06:13.879-08:00Spectacular photos. Must have been truly inspirin...Spectacular photos. Must have been truly inspiring in person, at least until those pillagers took the starfish. Even more sadly, the starfish are taken home, die, and the sublime colors are lost, and eventually the starfish are thrown out. Alternatively, there are those that collect for their personal salt water aquariums (or to sell, illegally, to those w/aquaria). Looking at it a little different from what Ken said, I don't think these selfish attitudes (that's putting it mildly) redound only to large cities. God has shown us all too clearly that these attitudes are attributes of humankind. But the more people who object to this behavior, the more the spotlight is turned on those who work only to serve themselves. Why are so many species of animals and plants extinct either altogether or in the wild? Because everyone had to have one or two (or more) to take home. The old, "there are plenty more where those came from." Tell that to the passenger pigeon and the Carolina parakeet. GeneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com