The recipe is a simple syrup - dissolving alone might mean your supply crystallizes sooner, or isn't the right consistency. You are in charge of that experiment!

That's a great solution for the cat - the new buyer got all of the toads, birds, lizards, and whatever that live there. Why not a cat?

The studio where I take dance classes has ceiling fans, and even with AC it doesn't take long into the class before someone flips the switch. There is also a water cooler that is an important part of making it through the hour.