Enough already!
Okay, so New England blogs are probably overfull with the snow pictures today. But that’s no reason for me to not share, right?
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So This Is Why It’s So Expensive
There’s an article in today’s Telegram and Gazette that made me double check the date. Apparently Nestle Waters, the kind folks who deliver Poland Springs water right to my doorstep by the case, are looking at some aquifers in Clinton as a potential source for spring water. That’s right, I could be paying a premium for water coming from Clinton. I know, I know, Boston drinks Clinton water every day courtesy of the Wachusett Reservoir, but if you see a headline like “Clinton water may join Perrier” bells and sirens sort of go off. I’m just saying.
Of course, this news is offset with the news that Leominster water is not as good as it should be. There’s a byproduct of chlorinization called trihalomethanes that may cause an increase of cancer if they are consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin. As in, you swim in it, get some steam up your nose when you’re cooking with it, or bath in it. Which we all do, or at least should. I’m not sure how to take this report. I’m not going to stop bathing, but this is not a comforting news story.
CelebriAnt Death Match
Okay, I know you’re all sick to death of ant posts. Well, maybe some of you aren’t. So if you are, I promise, the next post I write will be about something else. But this one is not.
Mr. Dump called me with some very important information today. Apparently the ant supply company sent us more ants. More killer ants! It’s my dream package! Of course, I’m pretty sure that if we added them to the ant farm they would immediately start a turf war and then all the ants would be dead before morning. They are like that. So I have a few hours to figure out what to do with these things. No freaking way can I release them. That’s all I need, is a back yard full of harvester ants [waves to Dave G]. Anyone local to Leominster have an ant farm lacking ants? If you do, post here in the next couple of hours, otherwise, the poor suckers are probably going to have a burial at sea.
Ant Progress: Day 7
This one is for Karen, who seems to have taken a lot of interest in the level of work we’re getting from our new ant friends. This is what they’ve done after one week. I have to say, it looks far cooler in person than it does in the photo. Whoever invented this blue stuff for ant farms deserves a big pat on the back.
If you go to check out the ant photos on flickr, there are two others for you, Karen. One of them is called Ant Bathroom. Because that’s what we think it is.
ant day 4
This if from yesterday. Junior and I watched as they broke through to the top. It was a momentous occassion, and we all high-fived each other. We’re really getting along well with our new friends.
Too see the full ant set on flickr, go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdumptruck/sets/72157600038021830/