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Odds ‘n Sods:

The Freeze Dry Guy [1] two-week 25% off sale of Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans [2] ends on December 13th, so order soon. This sale offer includes free shipping to CONUS!

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A Heapin’ Helpin’ of Chicago Hypocrisy: Anti-gun Legislator Faces Weapons Charge [3]

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The folks at Tattler Reusable Canning Lids have announced a One Day Sale [4].   On Monday, December 10th, 2012 their specials will be as follows:
Regular Lids/Rings – 1/2 case (12 dozen) – $69.95 – 30% discount
Wide Mouth Lids/Rings -1/2 case (12 dozen) – $78.95 – 30% discount
1/2 case each of either Regular or Wide Mouth Lids/Rings – $137.95 – 35% discount

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This new hand/pedal-cranked generator looks promising: Crank-A-Watt [5]

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Your editor asks: Why is it, that in this Age of Big Government, that when a corrupt, thieving, perjuring, or philandering politician gets caught hand-in-cookie-jar that the first question is not whether or not they’ll serve a long stretch at Joliet, but rather: whether or not they’ll be allowed to keep their lucrative pensions. Cases in point: Mayor Sheila Dixon [6], Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. [7], Congressman Anthony Weiner [8], and Canadian Senator Raymond Lavigne [9]. And for those of them who go Full Kwame [10], there can even be the opportunity to collect a six-figure pension while in prison [11]. (For example: Congressman Duke Cunningham [12] and Dan Rostenkowski [13].)