Water. Our bodies can't survive without it, swimming pools need it to exist…as do lakes, rivers and streams, and when piped into homes through city-operated water distribution systems it's reasonably inexpensive. At this time of the year we hear a lot about WATER.
Lets start with not enough hitting the ground from above, thus creating moderate to severe drought conditions across the United States. You folks reading this who live at Fort Hood, Texas or Fort Sill Oklahoma know what I'm saying. On the other hand, some places have too much water from above but it seems this year they are fewer in number…climate change…whatever.
Also consider that water is at the center of Army physical training, given that failure to drink enough can lead to dangerous situations. Older veterans may remember when we had "lister bags" hanging on tripods at field training locations, full of water being cooled a bit by evaporation on the outside of the heavy canvass bag, and with bottles of salt tablets attached to one of the tripod legs. I wonder…why was it back then, lots of daily salt was good for our bodies? Medical progress today says otherwise.
This summer has been a rugged one as far as obsessive and constant heat is concerned. I wonder if winter will be as wild as have been the past few months. At least water then will be of the frozen variety when it comes from above, and snowmen will grow magically on lawns across America…as will piles shoveled off driveways…like mine.
Water…it's a special thing.
