I’m not talking a “Greetings from Schaumburg!” ashtray, either.

Anybody else here old enough to remember hot-water vaporizers with Vicks Vapo-Rub dissolved in them? Big glass-bodied things that bubbled and murmured and released a menthol-scented steam that helped us croupy kids breathe.

I rediscovered that aroma at BlogHer 2011 — in a box of tissues.

I know, I know: You already have too many T-shirts. But do you have one that says, “The Constitution — I read it for the articles“?

Or how about, “250th Annual Zombie Run For The Cure,” which shows silhouettes of runners being chased by the walking dead?

Now you can — and free of charge, if the random number generator likes you best.

The random number generator liked Jennifer best this week: She’s the winner of “The Prepper’s Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster” plus the paracord bracelet woven by the author, Bernie Carr.

You can get one of these, too -- even if you didn't win.

A number of readers seemed to think the bracelet was too très stylin’. Here’s how you can get your own, and/or a personalized copy of last week’s giveaway book.

Lately I’ve been a homemade yogurt snob. But free yogurt is even better.