-link to article here.
take it easy ;)

"For the first time in the 15-year history of the monitor, 100% of California is experiencing "moderate" to "exceptional" drought. A majority of the state (77%) is experiencing "extreme" to "exceptional" drought, which are the two most severe categories. That was up nearly 10 percentage points compared to just one week ago.-link to article here.
The worst drought category now extends across all of Silicon Valley and Monterey County, where water managers are announcing cutbacks to summertime water deliveries, and are putting in place water restrictions that could impact everyone from individual households to high-tech manufacturers of computer chips."
"According to the FDA, flushing is a no-no; proper protocol is mixing them with kitty litter before bagging them up and throwing them out.
Well, actually, the agency recommends kitty litter, coffee grounds, or any "undesirable substance." That seems… weird. Right? For a second I (very foolishly) thought—whoa, do those somehow neutralize the medicine's effect? Duh. No (idiot). But it will potentially put off kids and pets and anyone scrounging through your garbage looking for goodies."