Rule 5 Rescue: Paulina Porizkova

I kept visiting over at Robert Stacy McCain's during CPAC weekend to see if he'd get the new installment of Rule 5 Sunday posted. McCain was obviously too busy schmoozing with the young conservative (and hot!) cognoscenti to pump out the next edition of Robert's Rules of Disorder.

The visits weren't wasted, in any case. One of McCain's Rule 5 updates featured a link to the page of the Badger Blog Alliance, which hosts a picture of IndyCar racer Danica Patrick and a link to her recent swimsuit gig with Sports Illustrated.

I'll tell you ... I still consider myself a pretty hip guy, but I'm out of the loop on Sports Illustrated's annual extravaganza. I do take my time at the bookstore or supermarket when I see the latest edition, but I guess - being married and all - I don't get quite as excited at the latest releases of the scantily-clad supermodels frolicking in the waves for photo-spreads at far-flung tropical locations.

Back in the day, of course, I was a connoisseur of Paulina Porizkova's modeling - and you can see why above! It all started with Porizkova's first Sports Illustrated cover feature in 1984. If a guy can be swept off his feet, well, that's me! She posed for the magazine's cover the following year as well, and she became a pop-culture phenomenon when she married Ric Ocasek of The Cars. In the mid-1990s, Porizkova reached something of a professional high-point when she became the face of Estée Lauder's prestige cosmetics line. Shortly after that I think she faded from the public spotlight a bit, but I'll never forget her - never, ever!

In any case, I'll have more Rule 5 reminiscing later, and be sure to check back here this weekend for the next "full metal" edition.