Fantasy Bottled Water Brands of Tomorrow: Lake Mead Water
Once again, we peer into the not-so-distant future to imagine what tomorrow’s brand geniuses will be serving up for discerning water consumers! The Brand: Lake Mead Water
Entries by Gayle Leonard
Fantasy Bottled Water Brands of Tomorrow: Ogallala Water
We are peering into the not-so-distant future to imagine what the brand geniuses of the future will be serving up for discerning water consumers! The Brand: Ogallala Source: Great Plains Why? Deep down, you know you love it.
Real News: Spurring Weed growth with Water
Did you ever experience an “Onion Fear” moment? When you suspect you’ve been humiliated and hoodwinked by a “news” story that’s actually a journo-joke straight from The Onion? Onion-fear struck by the forth paragraph as I read this item: WEED WATER FOUNTAIN SCULPTURE UNVEILED The water fountain sculpture unveiled Thursday on Weed’s Main Street is […]
Road-Tripping and Tower-Tipping
We may be delirious from the onset of Midwestern summer heat, but I’m out of my mind with three of my favorite things, all wrapped in one package: water towers, quirky roadside attractions, and the enterprising American entrepreneur.
“New” Edible Water Bottle: Been there, done that in 2010!
Isn’t parody supposed to follow reality? Nah, in our modern internetted world, that’s just another old-timey rule we can toss out! Case in point: my internetted world is aflame this past week with news of an innovative, new edible water bottle…an interesting, and apparently award-winning idea! And one that we parodied here for April Fools […]
Drought Jokes: “It’s So Dry…” California Edition!
California is facing its worst water shortage in decades. This is somewhat funny, both “curious-funny” and “ha-ha funny” because the state’s severest drought in modern history gives us an excuse to unleash some lame Cali-focused “It’s so dry…” jokes. California’s so dry…that leaks are the new status symbol. California’s so dry…the fastest growing crime is employee […]
Best water-related news headline…ever?
We always appreciate effervescent, fluid prose so our hats are off to Kevin Murphy of the Winona (Wisconsin) Daily News for this splashy headline: “Fountain City water rates spike” Dirty water politics side note: Kevin also reports that “The higher rates may also determine if the city’s only laundromat stays in business.”
Funeral for a Friend: Buried Water Infrastructure in 1949
To paraphrase Mark Twain, I didn’t attend this funeral, but I’d like to send this nice note to say I approve of it! This item from the June 13, 1949 issue of LIFE magazine covers the charming, oddball funeral/celebration for one of Saginaw, Michigan’s ubiquitous community water pumps, finally “put to rest” in favor of […]
The Mad Libs and the Madness that is World Water Day
Hooray, it’s water’s very own special day! Last year I spent it ranting and whining, but this year we’re sporting a whole new attitude! While some busy themselves playing the bureaucratic global water game, here in suburbia we’re going all-in for party games. Happy World Water Day, please enjoy not one but TWO tasteless Mad […]
Open the Door to a Livelier Lavatory Lexicon
When nature calls, what do you call it, that place you go for going? If you go to the place pictured here, you can choose your preferred term from a nice assortment of colorful toilet terms. Gender-neutral, too! I spotted this outdoor restroom at the rear of a restaurant in historic Boulder City, Nevada. It […]