Laura's Gulf of Mexico Cleanup Plan

Laura and I were talking about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and she offered a solution. Here it is, the best that I can describe it:

Put up a wall to keep all the birds in Minnesota until the oil is cleaned up.

Lay down a flat fence to keep the fish down in the water, then use a vacuum that doesn't need any hands to suck up the oil.

It sounds like she really understands what happened and has the right idea for fixing it. Coincidentally, we recently mixed some oil and water to see how the oil floated on top.

She really wants me to send her plan to the people doing the cleanup to let them know how it should work. She said, "Hurry, lets go send it now because the fish are dying." Aside from hoping that she doesn't have oil spill nightmares, I am going to spend some time thinking about how to answer her request to send it to someone. Maybe posting it here will be enough to satisfy her. But maybe not. Maybe I'll send it to FEMA? Or whoever is doing the cleanup. We will probably both learn a lot through this.

And Aunt Kim suggested putting oil on a feather, and then cleaning it with dish soap to show Laura how they will help the birds. I think we might do that tomorrow.