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Water and Bathtubs

While still on the subject of water ..

Why does the phone always ring the minute I climb in the tub? This morning I was all set for a little soak when some pest selling brick cladding was on the blower. It’s as though there is some etheric connection between the two. A vibration that resounds in the ionsphere when the bath salts are added to the tub. But think of this ;-

The bathtub was invented in 1850.

The telephone was invented in 1875.

This might not seem like much but, if you had lived back then, you could have sat in the bathtub for 25 years without being bothered by the phone.

Water and drinking

Apparently a mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen. OMG. I am chronically troubled with basic math and can’t clear the fuzziness from my short term memory.

Is it lack of water do you think?

But what about the water from my tap? Is it “safe” to drink? Should I buy bottled water?

If I start buying water in bottles I have to cut down on something else, like sausages, or bread. I live on the bare essentials now and reducing my food intake is surely going to cause more fuzziness in the brain department.

I’m worried now. Or maybe I’m just not thinking straight. Excuse me while I grab a glass of water.

World Water Day

Have you joined an event for World Water Day?

I’ve signed up to the Virtual Walk for Water - on March 22 - and I am going to really try to do something about my water usage.

I always smile when people talk about not washing their cars, not using their mist- air conditioners too often or not using their dishwashers more than once a day. I don’t have those things. But I am guilty of wasting water, our most precious resource. Like leaving the tap running when I brush my teeth and sometimes I wash just 4 items in my washing machine. Never again!

Plus I’m going to engage in Water Conversation. That’s not a typo, I mean conversation, talking to everyone I know, strangers on bus stops, people I come across when walking along the creek and to anyone who can’t get away from me, about water.

You would think that in a country that is 70% desert we would have a better idea of water conservation but for years we treated water as though it just fell out of the sky. Like manna. When I was a child we used to play for hours under the hose on a hot day!

This year is also the International Year of Sanitation to accelerate progress for 2.6 billion people world wide who are without proper sanitation facilities. Makes you squirm doesn’t it?

The Heaven of Animals

Eileen aka “CyberCelt’ over at Texas RV Travel lost her dog, Rags, a few days ago.

I know the feeling when you lose an Animal Companion, the grief is real. I dedicate this post to Eileen.

It’s a poem by James Dickey, who always considered himself first and foremost a poet but is best known for his nightmarish 1970 novel Deliverance, made into a popular film. It’s a little long for the usual size of my entries so you will have to click on the post title to see all of it.

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