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October 19, 2007
OFF LEASH: On water (from the archives)
"Off Leash" is an occasional column by Fiddler. Past columns can be found here.
Stolen waters are sweet, the Bible tells us, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Now, I have no particular fondness for bread no matter where it’s consumed. But I do prefer “stolen” water, i.e., water that is somewhere other than in my bowl. In the gutter, for instance, or in a garbage can's upturned lid. Why is this? After all, my bowl is filled with cold, filtered water while the water outside is tepid, stagnant and swimming with disease.
Perhaps it's the allure of the forbidden, as the verse implies, or the simple pleasure of the unexpected. I don't know. But if the vigorous yanking on my leash is any indication, my predilection for dirty water is neither appreciated nor condoned. Not that this does much to stop me -- I'm just noting it for the record.
Posted by teb at October 19, 2007 09:12 AM