Three shorts.

First, a heads up. My extensive write-up from my visit to Craggy Range, which I reckon is one of the New World’s most critical wineries, is now up on the main site here and here.

Second, an interesting piece on the BBC news site here regarding a new recycling facility that, for the first instance in the UK, makes recycling of plastic bottles (presumably including PET wine bottles) possible.

Finally, I’m an idiot. My son’s cricket team had no one to umpire for tonight’s U12 game, which he’s playing in, and when I was phoned up last night I stupidly agreed to fill in. I know the laws of cricket, but I’m no umpire, and what happens whether my son is batting and gets hit on the pads? It’s a lose-lose-lose scenario. whether he’s out, and I give out, he’s cross. whether he’s out and I give not out that would be wrong and I’d be criticised. whether he’s not out and I give not out, next I’ll be under suspicion.