I received an e-mail from Spc. Phil Van Treuren of the Ohio Army National Guard. He's got a new blog up -- Camp Katrina. He details stories and experiences as his unit lends a hand down in Mississippi. Brett Farve's statue in Hancock County, Mississippi survived Huricane Katrina. My fantasy team didn't survive Brett Farve's Monday night performance. I was winning after Sunday night, but 300+ yards and 4 TD's sank my team.

Can you turn a hamster into a fighting machine? Cowboy Blob has the blueprints.

I discussed the confiscation of guns from law abiding citizens in New Orleans a while back. Pass the Ammo has some good news.

Some thoughts on the Brady Campaign and Mothers Against Drunk Driving from Arms and the Law.

Michael Yon is an author and journalist imbedded with the US Army in Iraq; in the tradition of Ernie Pyle. His latest dispatch is on the Battle for Mosul.

NFL-Giants blog thinks the Giants are in good shape. The Jets Blog isn't so confident. Vinny Testaverde? Let's just say I'm glad I don't have any J-E-T-S on my fantasy team.

Finally, I Love Cynics bottles some cyser. What is cyser? I wondered the same thing. It's a type of mead. I don't drink, but I find anything homebrewed fascinating, from ham radios to darkroom chemicals.

Well, not everything. Rusty Shackleford has the details on this guy, who was looking to purchase the same ingredients McVeigh used in Oklahoma City.