But don't look for much empathy or even recognition from folks elsewhere in the country. They don't know our drought exists.
California has been drowning in rainfall and is slowly slipping into the sea one mudslide at a time. Florida has been pasted with torrential, multiple hurricane rains and then sent that rainfall up the coast to New York.
If it's really wet in California, Florida and New York, there can't be a drought in Montana. Doesn't news only happen in California, Florida and New York?
But worst of all, our drought simply doesn't have a catchy name.
So a catchy name will get us some respect, huh. Mark thinks "Dry2K" would be the name that brings on some respect. I don't know, I never was thrilled with the whole "2K" business on things, it sounds chessy.
I personally like "THE BIG DRY." Pronounced just like that with all capital letters. Gets the point across very well. Any other suggestions out there?
Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit. Salman Rushdie
"THE BIG DRY" works for me. What about "BIG DRY COUNTRY?" Who's gonna design the license plate?
Mike