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 Source: Lake Mead (Poi...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2015/10/fantasy-bottled-water-brands-of-tomorrow-lake-mead-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? Dee...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/09/fantasy-bottled-water-brands-of-tomorrow-ogallala-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-f...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/08/real-news-spurring-weed-growth-with-water/
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...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/06/road-tripping-and-tower-tipping/
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...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/04/new-edible-water-bottle-been-there-done-that-in-2010/
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 ...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/02/its-so-dry-jokes-california-edition/
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 wate...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2014/01/best-water-related-news-headline-ever/
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...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2013/06/funeral-for-a-friend-buried-water-infrastructure-in-1949/
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 g...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2013/03/the-mad-libs-and-the-madness-that-is-world-water-day/
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. Gend...
http://thirstyinsuburbia.com/2013/03/open-the-door-to-a-livelier-lavatory-lexicon/