GOOD CHARLOTTE
Robotic Spider
Coming soon!
A tiny robotic spider nicknamed Charlotte and tasked as a spy tool wowed fans of the TV show Alias last month. Her inventor, Mitch Randall of Longmont, hopes to woo kids with a version of the mini bug tasked as a toy. Look for them to hit stores next holiday season. Until they crawl onto shelves, you can watch the progress at childlikes.com.
SMELLING LIKE A ROSE
Make-your-own fragrances
Uncommon Scents
3716 W. 32nd Ave., Denver
303-455-1190
If celebrities like Paris Hilton have the sense to create a good scent so do we common folk. Belly up to Theresa Halliburton’s chic little Highland fragrance bar and combine any of the 78 golden oils to create an eau de you. Don’t think you’ve got what it takes? Halliburton has learned to communicate the language of scent; she’s there to help.
IF YOU HAVE TO ASK
Authentic Appetizers
The Pepper Pod
530 Fir St., Hudson
303-536-4736
Any restaurant around since the 1920s and worth its salt has a few authentic Western dishes on the menu. The Pepper Pod is right there with Wings, Rings and Dangly Things for $7.25, or Rocky Mountain Oysters “fresh from the rear of a steer,” for $6.25. Cringing? Try one of the restaurant’s famed buffalo entrees instead.
