I'm a writer. I do many things, but writing is one of my favourites. I use my blog mainly to pontificate about a variety of topics that may or may not be interesting to anyone. I don't let that stop me.
If it looks like I haven't posted in a while, it doesn't mean I'm not writing. My writing will appear elsewhere. And if I'm not writing, I may also be out taking photos.
Another oil spill happened in the Gulf of Mexico 31 years ago. The way they handled it then is virtually the same as the way they're handling it now. They weren't too successful back then either.