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Step Right Up and Get Your DIY Spring Water Here

June 29, 2010
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So, what if you’re really SOLD on natural spring water but it’s getting a bit embarrassing and un-green to be purchasing those premium disposable hydration modules? Why not get down with Mother [...]

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The End of Typical in Biloxi, Mississippi

June 28, 2010
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I found this vintage postcard buried in a shoebox at my local junk bazaar last week; it’s titled “A Typical View of the Shrimp and Oyster Industry, Biloxi, Mississippi.” As [...]

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Cute swag drops a subtle hint?

June 27, 2010
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At this time last week, I was in Chicago at an annual techy hobnob for water folks, the American Water Works Association’s ACE10. (I was a presenter at a workshop [...]

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Water Tower Typo Turns Heads

June 22, 2010
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We’ve all been embarrassed by a careless typo now and then, but rarely is the goof the talk of the town. As one commenter on this story noted, this job obviously went [...]

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Clueless American Football Brutes Chug Crystal Geyser

June 18, 2010
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World Cup fever is everywhere, and excitement for this international marketing sports event is exploding… even in the USA where many don’t “get” the game itself or why it’s “erroneously” [...]

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Heads Will Roll but Wheelchairs Will Not

June 9, 2010
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Don’t call them handicapped, call them stair-challenged! In the Du’OH! News category this week, spotted in the real-ink version of the Kansas City Star and online at mankatofreepress.com, the parched and [...]

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Great Moments in Politics: Water Joke Faux Pas

June 8, 2010
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I’ve been accused of tactlessness on occasion but even I wouldn’t have repeated this one! However, since U.S. National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones (Ret.) already did (while giving the key note [...]

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Eco-Absurdity: The Water-Soluble Wedding Dress

May 18, 2010
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What a dilemma: say you’re a greenie bride, and you’re tortured because, after your big day, there’s no recycling outlet for your wedding dress. And it’s not compostable, either! Reuse [...]

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Big-Time Water Utility Advertising for a Tiny Audience

May 17, 2010
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Looks like our local utility has placed an ad! A full page ad in the newspaper! On Sunday! Too bad almost no one under 50 reads the paper anymore in [...]

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TP! Please RT!

May 13, 2010
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We’ve already noted the twittering water meter and the twittering toilet; naturally it was a matter of time before someone twittered from the toilet. Now if this doesn’t prove the [...]

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