Posted on April 6, 2008 by Jared Simpson
The wrenching wails emanating from the copy editor’s direction cut through the normal bustling din of the Waterblogged.info press room like a sharp cutting implement of some sort. “WTF?” the entire editorial team thought as we surrounded his cubicle. Did his chihuahua, Marmaduke, die? Did he lose at that goddamned video game he plays [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2007 by Jared Simpson
The Waterblogged.info team sat in stunned and uncharacteristic silence as our obviously exasperated editorial director went over our performance evaluation, point by point, explaining why we not only failed to get the overall Exceeds Expectations rating that we fully anticipated–leading to a raise and water-cooler bragging rights–but instead got spanked with an unexpected and embarrassing [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2007 by Jared Simpson
Who says there’s no good news about water? Waterblogged.info does here, but what do we know?
National Geographic reports that scientists at Boston University believe they’ve discovered a vast underground lake below dusty, desolate Darfur, Sudan. Tapping that water—they say—could help bring peace and prosperity to the region because competition for water is a major cause [...]
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