Feb
3
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 28 January – 3 February 2012
February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Time for your weekly water displacement behavior! I apologize for any misspellings – I had my eye treatments yesterday and I was watching and listening to this Phil Collins videoas I assembled this. I had to switch to Phil after an Air Supply video lulledme into a near-coma. I’m better now – eyes, too! What am I [...]
Jan
27
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21-27 January 2012
January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
That day of the week again -Friday, time for last week’s water news via my Twitter feeds. Now enjoy some well-deserved water displacement behavior. You’re worth it! Click here. “Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche
Jan
20
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 14-20 January 2012 (AWRA Day!)
January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
That time of the week again – Friday water displascement behavior! And I got this out nice and early so that many of you can enjoy a full day of checking out the previous week’s water news! I’m enjoying the Dulles Airport environs attending my last winter board meeting of AWRA today and tomorrow. So click [...]
Jan
13
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 7-13 January 2012 (Triskaidekaphobia Day!)
January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Triskaidekaphobia special! There are actually two more Friday the 13ths this year: 13 April and 13 July. Rare! But that makes sense; after all, 2012 is the predicted end of the world. In any event, it’s not a good year for those who suffer from paraskevidekatriaphobia —fear of Friday the 13th. Enjoy some water displacement behavior – [...]
Jan
6
Weekly Water News Summary, 31 December 2011 – 6 January 2012
January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Time again for the Friday feature – “TGIF: Tweets Galore, It’s Friday!”. I have retitled the post so that it is more descriptive. Some readers were confused by the previous title, which said nothing about a weekly news summary. So at the risk of making this a bit duller I have erred on the side [...]
Dec
30
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 30 December 2011 – Special New Year’s Edition!
December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment
So the end is almost upon us. I hope that 2011 was good to you and your loved ones. Best wishes for a wonderful 2012. Lots of things to hope for. Since for many readers this is the last working day of the year, it’s a great day to indulge in some water displacement behavior. [...]
Dec
23
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 23 December 2011 – Special ‘Season’s Greetings’ Edition!
December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Regardless of which season(s) you choose to celebrate this time of the year – winter, summer, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, something else, or none – AWRA wishes you a joyous, safe, and peaceful one. And make a wish or say a prayer for peace, health, clean water, and sanitation for all. And today’s a great day [...]
Dec
9
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 9 December 2011 – Special ‘World Soil Day’ Edition!
December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
No, today’s not World Soil Day, but last Monday was! How many of you realized that? I did not until someone emailed me. Here’s a very short video about the importance of soils to water quality. Upshot: be nice to a soil near you. And don’t call it ‘dirt’, lest you incur the lifelong enmity of pedologists! [...]
Dec
2
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 2 December 2011 – Special School’s Out Edition
December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Yes, what more can I say? It’s the last day of classes for the winter term here at Oregon State University. Exams next week. Maybe some Alice Cooper is in order! Click here for your weekly displacement behavior! “Differential equations are like deodorants; more people who don’t use them should.” -Steve Wheatcraft (referring to qualitative hydrologists, c. [...]
Nov
25
TGIF – Tweets Galore! It’s Friday, 25 November 2011 – Special Black Friday Edition
November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Yes, it’s Black Friday, that wonderful tribute to American shoppers and their desire to get a bargain (‘Half off double our regular price!’). The term allegedly originated in Philadelphia in the 1960s where it wasused to describe the disruptive vehicular and pedestrian traffic that occurred the day after Thanksgiving The term allegedly originated in Philadelphia [...]
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