No. 1 in the Outdoors

Just wanted to make sure y'all knew this Friday has been declared "No. 1 in the Outdoors Day" in Georgia by Gov. Sonny Perdue, the same guy who thinks praying for rain is sound environmental policy. All males in Georgia are asked to do all their peeing outdoors on Friday to cut down on toilet flushing and water usage. The effort is expected to save Georgia 5 million gallons of water. Let's just hope it ain't cold.

Plain ol' water

I just learned that Pepsi's Aquafina bottled water and Coca-Cola's Dasani are made from purified tap water. Perhaps I'd have already known this if I drank the stuff. But with a kitchen faucet and a water fountain at work, I haven't had the urge to part with hard-earned money for water. Besides, I grew up drinking water from an artesian well along a street in Montezuma, Ga., and from garden hoses, and it had no adverse affects on me -- although my son was born with six fingers on each hand. Just kidding ... it's seven.

Now, if I find out they've been getting Diet Dr Pepper out of some faucet somewhere and charging me hundreds of dollars a year for it, then I'm gonna be mad. I'm also gonna find out where they got that faucet and get me one. The heck with tap water. Although, showers might get a bit sticky.