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# Santa Monica A drop in the ocean
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-a-drop-in-the-ocean-editor/
- Published: 2008-01-23T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:07:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Eric Faber Santa Monica What’s the difference? Editor:*

“What are you doing, honey?” “I’m throwing these starfish into the ocean, daddy. If I don’t, they’ll die.”

“There’s a lot of starfish on the beach. Do you think it will make a difference?”

The girl smiled at her father, picked up yet another starfish and threw it into the sea.

“I made a difference to that one.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 23, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/012308.pdf?ref=smdp.com)