Browsing the BBC News website I came across the headline

Climate change: Fertilizer could be used to power ocean-going ships  "Ocean-going ships could be powered by ammonia within the decade as the shipping industry takes action to curb carbon emissions ( Read more... )

Why do people post 'recipes' which in their list of ingredients call for boxed cake mixes/pudding mixes?  (eg: here - which sounds amazing even if it looks a bit ordinary.  But boiling a gallon of cider down to a couple of cups worth?  Better get the cheaper stuff then!)  I guess it's an American thing.  Cake mixes are generally very expensive ways ( Read more... )

        The South-West Wind doth blow,
        and Cock Robin had better hie himself off to his barn,
        and hope that a robin sized patch of roof at least is well attached to the walls.

Today was fun (some of it for a given value of ‘fun’ but. . .)

( Ramble Further )