Gayle Leonard over at Thirsty in Suburbia had a great post in the wake of World Water Day. Most of you know I'm not a big fan of any "XYZ Day". When I read her post, two thoughts came to mind: 1) Amen! and 2) I wish I had written it.
Here she goes (the graphic is also lifted from her post):
Bleauh. I don’t feel so good! It’s that nasty #WWD hangover again!
So another World Water Day has come and gone. Each year I dread this day. I feel guilty because I SHOULD write somthing moving, thought-provoking and memorable. Raise some awareness! But I don’t. Why?
Because “awareness” is good, but meaningful action on a global scale is much more difficult. Because year to year, it seems the situation remains frustratingly the same…or even worse. Because it seems at times the problems are nearly insurmountable. Because rather than a slew of #water #wwd #whatever hash tags on one day, I’d rather see some perceptible results for the other 364.
Now she concludes, urging folks on:
So all of you who continue to work hard for #DAWWD (that’s “Days After World Water Day”), I am in awe of you, I salute you, I thank you. You are the people who someday may make World Water Day an event where progress is celebrated… and the day when I look forward to writing a hysterical, “remember when” post in this space.
I think I might have said, "You are the people who will someday make World Water Day a distant memory, vaguely recalled only by geezers like me."
You go, Gayle!
And here's what I did for World Water Day.
"Content warning: Depressing, unfunny & negative diatribe. Regular programming resumes tomorrow." - 'warning' at the top her post
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