Belated Humpday Dumpday
Whuhappened?
Beats me. Blog was down for some time apparently because of a TypePad glitch. Everything's back now, except for a few sidebar links.
Legion of Dumb
Population 431! Join now, don't be the last person in your school/church/coven to enjoy the many surprising membership benefits.
The House Recommends
Awesome new reads from blogworld friends: hot rodding buddy Coop's Positive Ape Index has a load of good stuff including a hydro-hopping El Camino Trabant (with a sly musical reference to Handsome Dick Manitoba and the Dictators) and pics from the Mooneyes Xmas Party. But the best is a great piece on the Stilyagi, the mysterious subversive Soviet dissident group who later became an inspiration for the Droogs of Burgess' A Clockwork Orange. Erstwhile tiki bar chum and wine connection Thomas Lifson at the American Thinker lets Howell Raines have it with both barrels. Jeff over at Beautiful Atrocities has been prolific lately, including this handy review of the latest meth vintages from California's beautiful Central Valley. Though, I'm somewhat disappointed that he ignored the fine varietals coming out of Western Iowa's lush Drano Hills. Manhattan pal Judith Weiss celebrates the 4th B-day of Kesher Talk with some topnotch thoughts about the Iraq elections. And my Ozark "hair tonic" connection and Army reservist buddy Doc Lee is fixin' to head to Iraq soon. Stop over at Blatheration and give him your best wishes.
New on the blogroll: Mister Jalopy's Hooptyrides. bitchin' collection of garage sale stuff and projects from a writer for the best new magazine in years, Make:, with a blown Fiat Topolino altered banner illustration to boot. Also welcome group milblog Euphoric Reality, and Ipso Facto, the new comic blog from occasional iowahawk art contributor Mike Wallster.
Hawkeye Hoosegow Honey of the Week
Such is the sad state of affairs in the American justice system that Ken Lay remains free while the delightfully petite Miss Robin languishes in Des Moines' Polk County Jail.
Her alleged transgressions? Three counts of theft, two forgery raps, burglary, a few sundry other particulars. Nothing she'll want to highlight on her C.V., but c'mon... this is small taters compared to the typical ex-Enron officio.
Chin up Robin, you're this week's feature perpetratress. There's no cash award, but maybe a lonely accountant out there will read this and offer some money management advice -- and a romantic night on the town!
Coupe of Justice
Thanks to the fine fellas at Painless Performance for the awesome new wiring harness! New pics are up, featuring a little "dash of ingenuity."





