Odds ‘n Sods:

Absolute OPSEC Stupidity: Hiding Gold in All the Unusual Places. A reader in Nevada wrote to mention that he found Chad Venzke’s home address in Wisconsin in less than a minute with an internet search. Even worse than waking up to find his yard dotted with holes would be waking up to see a pistol in his face, and a demand to “Take a little walk, with a shovel.”

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For anyone that is considering moving to North-Central Idaho, be sure to check out the latest ultralight flying video by “ttabs”. It looks like most of it was shot over Elk River, Orofino, Dworshak Reservoir, and the edges of the Camas Prairie. Great stuff! (This is the same gent who shot the fantastic video showing some of the towns in the eastern Palouse Hills region that were settings for my first novel, “Patriots.”)

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Over at KK Cool Tools: Portable AC Power–Alien Bees Vagabond Mini. JWR’s Comments: Not bad for $240. Note the USB output and Anderson Power Pole input (for 12 VDC charging) connectors. Obviously a very good design. OBTW, there are several reviews of this unit by professional photographers available at YouTube.

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More painful truth in The Eye of The BeHolder: Executive Branch: Republicans Say Holder Received at Least 5 Fast and Furious Memos. (See the PDF of the heavily-redacted memos.)

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France bans ketchup in cafeterias. (This news brought to you by The Ketchup Advisory Board.)