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[Letter from the Editor]

DEAR READER

By Laura Dargus

Water-related activities that seem like a good idea, but in actuality, are not:

1. Sitting in the splash zone at a marine wildlife show—with your skin crackling under Californian or Floridian sun, this may seem like a refreshing treat, until you realize there's no chlorine to sanitize whale-sized excrement.

2. Sex in a hot tub—while commonly fantasized about in movies, the odds of having waterproof lube on hand when you're spontaneously jumping in with a partner (not to mention all the glamour of a public pool/pedicure washtub) are slim.

3. Setting off the sprinklers in your poorly ventilated office—though it comes with the added bonus of an extended happy hour as you cannot re-enter the building, consider the company's hardware. You ultimately don't want to get fronted with the bill from a supremely pissed off IT person.

If any of these were hot on your list of things to do this summer, take a peek at the feature's list of conventional, unconventional, potentially ill-advised suggestions brought to you by the Dig. Eats + Drinks has crustacean comfort food to whet your appetite [groanEd.] and the whole A&E section is jammed with enough summer fun to get you all wet with anticipation [Oh, come on!—Ed].



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