I love my trackman marble, I've been using them literally for decades now. They're great for navigation and the like (especially when there is a cat asleep on your arm). For drawing, though, not so much.

The desk is just cantilevered from the Jenga blocks. No need for anything special, just a steel rod running inside the blocks from the desk to the floor.

Ridiculous over reaction

There are still plenty of wild turkeys around. I see them around here (Central NY state) practically every time I get in the car.

If you wear glasses, take them off for the test.. With my glasses I see Albert, without, Marilyn. Not surprising as I'm more than just a little nearsighted.

The coincidence is pretty funny, we were on vacation last week in DC and while in the grocery store grabbing some snacks saw one of those dog tag machines. It seemed like a good idea, so we had a tag made with our 4 y/o son's name and our google voice number (that rings both cell phones) on it. We had to make three more... one for each of us and one for his stuffed animal, before he would wear his, but wear it he did.

Heat sink for a power transistor in a TO-3 package.

451 deg F is the temperature at which paper burns. You'd bake a pie at no more than 400 deg F, so there's some margin there.

Loads nice and quick with Chrome, but I can't say that I've actually timed it..

Actually, I store my soda outside my home office window in the winter. Gets nice and cold, although I do have to bring them in to prevent freezing overnight.

I think the best way to get a good pizza is to make it yourself. I'm partial to an extremely thin sourdough crust myself, partially cooked in a very hot oven before adding the toppings, then cooked a bit longer with the toppings in a slightly cooler oven. I'd love to have a wood oven for it (and for bread), but that's a bit outside my budget right now.