Locked in the tower

fibrofighters wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
Today begins my customary semester-end sequestration. With the exception of happy hour drinks tomorrow to celebrate with folks from the program who are graduating, I’m back in lock down mode. It will last through Monday night when final edits are finished for the paper I’ve been writing. The working title is currently—Bottle versus tap: a historical look at preferences for mineral and spring waters. I’m interested in taste preference related to mineral waters from around the world. I argue that a so-called bottle versus tap debate has been going on long before the current debate recognizes. I believe taste plays are role in water choice. Conversely, I think this preference is either overlooked or rejected. Most folks discuss points related to safe water supply and ecology. A colleague challenged—Don’t fall into that trap; water doesn’t have taste.
As it turns out, there’s quite a lot of references to historical figures who […]

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