We're entering the silly season in the General Assembly, and it will be hard to top Sen. Dennis Kruse's apparently successful effort to name, as the official state beverage -- drumroll, please! -- water:
Make water the official beverage? Yes. Make water the state beverage. And don't think you're the only ones coming up with wisecracks in response to this. Even Kruse's fellow senators found it laughable, with Sen. Mike Young declaring that "I like Coors Light." Reporters and senate staffers were equally as dismissive, coming up with their own thoughts on what Hoosiers would prefer as the favored beverage. Most of them were thinking along the lines of Miller, Bud and harder beverages. Water wasn't even mentioned (yours truly alternates between apple juice, coffee and Captain and Coke).
Despite the heckling, the senators proceeded with a voice vote, with seemingly more 'nays' than 'ayes.' Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, however, declared that the resolution passed. With flying colors (just kidding). Kruse didn't toast the victory with a tall glass of water. And no one else broke out the bottles of Aquafina.
This is so . . . Indiana. Let's also go ahead and make dogs and cats the official pets, cumulus the official cloud, atheism the official non-religion, ants the official insect and Kruse the official clown prince. WANE-TV went above and beyond by contacting a health professional about how important water is. But the math here eludes me:
She says forget about the old adage of drinking eight cups a day. Adults need more then they think. "Adult women need nine cups a day and men need 13," said Wehrle. "Drink one cup with ever meal and a cup in between meals and you should be getting the right amount."
If I need 13 cups a day and can take care of it with a cup at every meal and a cup between meals, that means I have to eat seven meals a day. Don't think so. Oh, and petty language gripe of the day: "Adage" means a saying that has gained acceptance after long use, so "old adage" is redundant and uses too many words.
