Noah Gave Us the Ark

There may come a time when there is no water at the kitchen sink.But there will still be water in a puddle, or a pond, or the ocean.It might seem undrinkable. But just take an empty Coke or beer can,and an empty plastic water bottle, the tall quart size. Cut the bottomoff the plastic water bottle. Here is the only tricky part: You knowthe cuff on pants? Fold a one-inch cuff inward at the bottom of thewater bottle. It folds, just fiddle. Fill the beer can with ocean water,or toxin-laced farm run-off, or your pee. Place the cuffed plastic bottleover the beer can, and place the lovely apocalypse rig in a sunny spot.Sit in the shade, or scavenge for ants, or write a poem in your journal.Evaporation will suck clean water out of the beer can, and it will dribbledown and into the cuff. You can pour a shot of pure water. You mightwant to scavenge for beer cans and plastic bottles, which isn't hard.Remember all the times you went to a restaurant and the waiter pouredice water in a crystal glass, and you forgot to bow your brilliant head?