From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Our stimulus check has arrived!

February 28, 2009

The needs of the public for a steady stream of water weirdness greatly outstrip the resources of this little blog. Plus, as it is now, it only creates one part-time job–and [...]

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h2o mp3: Somethin’ in the Water: Th’ Legendary Shack-Shakers

February 27, 2009

2006 rockabilly anarchy over industrial pollution. In a recent interview frontman JD Wilkes explained what this song is about:
The Union Carbide nuclear facility in Paducah KY has leaked toxic waste [...]

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Buzzards DID foretell water misery for Gladewater!

February 26, 2009

Earlier this week, did you laugh at our juvenile superstitions over buzzards roosting atop the Gladewater, Texas water tower? Did you scoff at our contention that this was an unsettling, [...]

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Sneaky Recycling at the Mini-Bar

February 25, 2009

We usually feel it’s a crime to fail to recycle plastic bottles, but not always, as in this funny-but-not-funny case of felonious recycling and abuse of “fresh sink water” spotted [...]

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Water 2.0: Make it Yourself

February 24, 2009

I know, I know, you’d never purchase just plain bottled water, but you crave that special energizing-oxidizing-ginger-ginseng-koalaberry flavor only available wrapped in plastic!
Fret no more, now you can have your [...]

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The Drainage Problem that Grew…94 feet?

February 24, 2009

For every endeavor, there’s a “best of the best” list and if you’re with Roto Rooter, you’d aspire to this one. Each year Roto-Rooter Plumbing and Drain Service surveys 4,000 [...]

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Snitch on that Water Hog the Easy Way

February 23, 2009

Watching your jerk-twerp neighbor thumb his nose at drought-driven water restrictions? Fuming as his sprinklers soak a perfect green lawn, under the cover of night, while washing his giant SUV [...]

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©Associated Press: We Want to See that Beaver!

February 23, 2009

It was a tweet from WaterWired that alerted us:

Following quickly along, we tiny-url’d ourselves right over the the Christian Science Monitor:
The first beaver sighting in the Detroit River in at [...]

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Town is abuzz about water tower buzzards

February 21, 2009

It appears as if a sequel to Hitchcock’s The Birds is shooting on location atop the Gladewater, Texas water supply! Of course, buzzards and vultures have been spooking mankind for eons; from Disney cartoons [...]

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h2o mp3: You Don’t Miss Your Water: William Bell

February 20, 2009

Sweet old Soul with fabulous flow. William Bell is still making music today but is best known for this 1961 B-side hit from the beginning of his career. (He actually [...]

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