Easy Rum Sour

Developed September 26, 2011. In readiness for the rare idyll by the sea with DrDaddy's sweetie. Und Frau und auch liebe.

3 jiggers (4-1/2 oz) margarita mix (Kirkland™ is good)
1 jigger dark rum
1/2 c ice
lime wedge

Add ice, mix, and spirits to a 14 oz glass. Squeeze lime juice into drink and add rind

Super Soap Bubbles

Trail of bubbles from a large hoop

Developed as a compilation from multiple online recipes. Finalized in August, 2014. This recipe makes big, persistent bubbles. They are not edible, of course.

Small batch:

1 fl oz (30 g) liquid soap (Dawn® dish-washing liquid works well)
3/4 fl oz (30 g) light corn syrup
16 oz (0.5 L) water

Large batch

4 fl oz (125 g) liquid soap
3 fl oz (125 g) light corn syrup
1/2 gal (2.0 L) water   

Place water in a suitable container. Stir in the corn syrup, and then gently stir in the dish soap. Avoid foaming. Use of a digital scale makes measuring the amounts easier. Transfer to a rimmed dinner or pie plate. Dip a commercial bubble wand or fashion your own from coat hanger or similar wire.