Because Al Gore hasn't come up with a new name yet, and because nobody got hurt, the major news outlets haven't covered it. So maybe you haven't heard.

There was a major eruption on a remote Alaskan island yesterday that spewed volcanic ash at least 50,000 feet into the air.

Ten people, including three children, on a private ranch 6 miles from the eruption, were able to get through to the Coast Guard before their sat phone cut out, and were rescued by a fishing boat. The site is almost 900 miles southwest of Anchorage.

I'm sure the green lobby is going to come up with a way to blame us for this natural occurance. And I'm equally sure they will ignore the quantity of so-called greenhouse gasses that were emited into the atmosphere by that one seismic event.

Incidentally, there was virtually no warning. Seismologists had just begun detecting "minor tremors" when the thing blew its top.

I had not heard about that.

Well - now isn't it our fault that all these tornadoes have been badgering the midwest? Also - aren't we totally responsible for Katrina?
And don't forget the tsunami!

And I think our ancestors were responsible for the Black Plague.

We bad - so bad.

But Gore and the green lobby aren't responsible!

To Gore and his Gories: BITE ME. Luv, Mama

The eruption was 60 miles west of the island of Unalaska, out on the Aleutian chain, KYH. This island connects to the island of Umnak and the body of water between them is Dutch Harbor, where the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea meet. DH is the largest fishing port in the western hemisphere. This is home to the world's largest catches of cod, pollack, and Red King, Brown King, Opilio, Bairdi, Tanner and Dungeness crabs... also world record halibut are caught there, (400++ lbs.) as well as all species of salmon.

In '92 I was the sous chef at the Unisea Inn, overlooking the small boat harbor there, and from '96-'00 I cooked at and managed the OSI Bunkhouse- a Fishermen's Inn. My all-time favortie job ever- hands down. The cooking was probably the least glamourous I ever did professionally, but I loved all other aspects of the position. This is truly a beautiful, special place- so special in fact that I hope to arrange to have a portion of my ashes scattered there when I am gone- a hundred years from now!

(Tried to post some pics, but wasn't successful for whatever reason. AGGGHHH!)

I knew it was near Dutch Harbor, Kevin, but not the specific island.

It just amuses me how a major occurance like that can be virtually ignored by the mass media.

But like I said, soon as Gore and and his Gories (I love that, Mama) find some way to capitalize on it the world will be wringing it's collective hands.