SuperGeek!

Today as I was watching Justice League Unlimited and wishing I was running a Champions campaign again, I started idly wondering just how much junk Batman had in his utility belt. I counted several different types of batarang (cutting, explosive, electrical), micro-mines, grappel guns, bolos, etc.

Well, someone else has tried to make an exhaustive list from all the comics and movies. Talk about dedication!

Call for Algis Budrys

Thanks to an anonymous tip, I now know that the SF short story I've been looking for is called "Nobody Bothers Gus", as well as its two sequels "The Peasant Girl" and "And Then She Found Him", all by Algis Budrys (although the first two were originally published under the name of "Paul Janvier".

A quick check in my own SF collection hasn't turned up much by Budrys (other than the wonderful Michelmas), but I have yet to begin looking through all the various books of short stories I have. Still, if anyone has these stories close to hand, in any format (book, text, even (ugh) audio), I'd love to borrow them.

Capstan Table.

Here's a wonderful round table that appears to double in radius when the top is rotated 30 degrees. It goes from a 6-seater to a 12-seater. I love functional designs like this. Watch the video. You'll be amazed.

Lesser Bletcherisms

Not feeling quite as bad today as the last few days. My stomache is still not too happy with me, but at least my head doesn't feel like it wants to split open all the time. I haven't had to take any headache pills at all today. Maybe tomorrow my tummy will be over this as well, and I can start getting on with the various things I was planning to do the last few days, but haven't been up to.

Cleaning the house and putting up the tree come immediately to mind.