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Good morning to you all and here’s hoping it’s a grand one. We’ve had a good week – the weather has been gorgeous, work has been tolerable and Ms Playchute continues (as always) to be her charmingly gorgeous self. Isn’t it marvellous how good weather can make everything seem just that little bit better. Spring flowers are out, buds are on the trees and the lambs are happily jousting in the fields.

In contrast to the previous weekend, last Sunday’s gloriously sunny morning did, in fact, turn into a gloriously sunny day. So gorgeous, indeed, that I was compelled to enjoy a twenty-five mile bike ride around and about. In fact, the weather has been outstanding most of the week and on Wednesday I was able to enjoy another short bike ride – thirteen miles this time – as I arrived home moderately early and, of course, we now have daylight until about half past six. Not sure that the lambs enjoy being startled by some fat guy wheezing past on a bicycle as they scarper in panic to the shelter and security of their mothers when I ride past but I sure enjoy the spectacle.

Indeed, the weather on Friday was so pleasant that Ms Playchute insisted on dragging the lawn mower out of its hibernation and giving the back lawn its first trim of the season. Naturally, I tried to resist this initiative insisting that cutting the grass at this stage only encourages it to grow more abundantly. Much better to wait until late June or early July when the shock of cutting it in the middle of the season causes such trauma that it only needs cutting once or twice more before October. Unfortunately, she wasn’t buying it.

You will remember back in February I wrote about the efforts of one Canton in Switzerland to ban the increasingly popular pastime of naked rambling. (You’ll find the Befouled Weakly News article here if you need to refresh your memory). Well, it seems those crazy Swiss are at it again. This time, however, it’s hiking nude across the snow and glaciers which seems to be equally popular. It’s clear that those Swiss just want to walk and hike without the encumbrance of clothes.

I was going to include the article here but since I have two others perhaps it’s best if I just provide a link to one of the numerous journals which carried the story, in this case the New York Times. Read it if you dare!

“It's freedom. First, freedom in your head; then, freedom of the body." - A SWISS SCHOOLTEACHER, explaining the appeal of hiking nude through the Alps, which is growing in popularity.

Our main foreign news this week concerns our favourite diplomat who is doing the diplomatic rounds in Liberia as his tour there comes to a conclusion. He leaves, I believe, any day now, to take up his new post at UN headquarters.

Liberian Government Commends Outgoing Diplomats (Mar 15, 2009) (MONROVIA – March 15, 2008): President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has commended the outgoing Ghanaian Ambassador Francis Adu-Amanfoh and the Deputy United Nations Special Representative Jordan Ryan, for their contributions toward Liberia’s recovery and development. Speaking on Thursday during a farewell reception at the Foreign Ministry, the President praised Ghanaian Ambassador Adu-Amanfoh for strengthening relations with Ghana and wished him well as he prepares to take up his next assignment.                           Prez Sirleaf with Jordan Ryan (Left) and Amb. Adu-Amanfoh (Right) An Executive Mansion release, signed by Press Secretary Cyrus Badio said the president also commended the Deputy United Nations Secretary-general’s Special Representative, Jordan Ryan, for providing a helping hand on the limitations facing the country, mentioning his ability to work through the bureaucracies of the UN system. “This has facilitated the (Liberian) Government’s ability to deliver in many critical areas facing the country,” the president said. Also speaking was Foreign Minister Olubanke King-Akerele who commented on the new windows of opportunity existing between Liberia and Ghana as well as the United Nations. Jordan Ryan has completed his tour of duty and is to take up a new assignment as Assistant Administrator of United Nations Development Program’s Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States.

And finally, this was too good to leave out being, as I am, a great fan of sausage.

Turija, Serbia, February 28, 2009--Yard after yard of sausage is made in preparation for Turija's 25th annual sausage festival. The result: a 6,643-foot (2,025-meter) coil of the meat product. Turija already holds the Guinness Book record for longest sausage. Each year, the town breaks its own record by a centimetre, according to Balkaninsight.com.

Doesn't that look tasty?

Much love to you all,

Greg

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Men and women are not always speaking the same language....

1. THINGY (thing-ee)
...For the Female: Any part under a car hood.
...For the Male: The strap fastener on a woman's bra.

2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel)
...For the Female: Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another.
...For the Male: Playing football without a cup.

3. COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon)
...For the Female: The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.
...For the Male: Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.

4. COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment)
...For the Female: A desire to get married and raise a family.
...For the Male: Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one.

5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment)
...For the Female: A good movie, concert, play or book.
...For the Male: Anything that can be done while drinking beer.

6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens)
...For the Female: An Embarrassing byproduct of digestion.
...For the Male: A source of entertainment, self-expression, and male bonding.

7. MAKING LOVE (may-king luv)
...For the Female: The greatest expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.
...For the Male: Call it whatever you want just as long as we do it.

8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl)
...For the Female: A device for changing from one TV channel to another.
...For the Male: A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes.

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Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business.
He toiled at it for years, until finally his father was on his deathbed -- Dan would inherit a fortune! He decided he needed a wife with which to share the vast estate.
One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.

Her natural beauty took his breath away. "I may look like just an ordinary man," he said to her, "but in just a few weeks, my father will die, and I'll inherit 100 million dollars."
Impressed, the woman accepted his business card. And just three short days later, she became his stepmother.
Women are so much better at estate planning than men.

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Two men drove to a gas station because they heard about a contest offered by the station to clients who purchase a full tank of gas. When they went inside to pay, the men asked the attendant about the contest.

"If you win, you're entitled to free sex," explained the attendant.

"How do we enter?" asked the first man.

"Well, I'm thinking of a number between 1-10. If you guess right, you win free sex."

"OK... I guess 7," said the first man.

"Sorry, I was thinking of 8," replied the attendant. "Come back soon and try again."

The next week, the two men returned to the same station to get gas. When they went inside to pay, the second man asked the attendant if the contest was still going on.

"Sure," replied the attendant. "I'm thinking of a number between 1-10. If you guess right, you win free sex."

"2," said the second man.

"Sorry, I was thinking of 4," replied the attendant. "Come back soon and try again."

As they walked back to the car, the first man said to his friend, "You know, I'm beginning to think this contest is rigged."

"No, I'm sure it isn't," said the second man. "My wife won twice last week."

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