Ads - Part 80

 Shape-It Weight Loss Patch

This is a commercial for a weight loss patch from the German company Shape-It.  What the connection is between the naked young man and a weight loss patch is not explained.  I think the reason for including him in the ad was to attract women, the target audience for the product.

The video was posted online in 2014, so the commercial aired in or before that year.

Weight loss patches are adhesive patches that are stuck on the skin and transfer medical ingredients through the skin.  In the U.S., no weight loss patches have been approved by the FDA.  There is a lack of evidence that they work, and some of their ingredients may cause side effects like headaches or rashes.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Shape-It company seems to have gone out of business – their website no longer exists.  But they gave us a nice commercial to look at.

Hiking - Part 81

 Putney Mountain, Vermont

This is another naked hike by Jim Bornholdt, whom we have seen before.  A few years ago, after a cancer diagnosis, Jim decided to embrace the idea of naked hiking, which he had done a few times before.  For him, shedding his clothes was symbolic of shedding fears and negative baggage.  He calls it "forest bathing", and he relishes the freedom of going into and out of the sunshine and feeling the forest energy across his skin.

He lives in Connecticut, but he found that public nudity is legal in Vermont (as long as you don't engage in "lewd and lascivious conduct"), and Vermont has many wonderful hiking trails, so he began hiking the Vermont trails naked and publishing photos of his hikes on his blog called Baring It All in the Woods.

Today we see Jim's hike to the summit of Putney Mountain on May 2, 2024, which was his first hike of that year.  As always, Jim posts a "naked hiker on the trail" sign at the beginning of the trail to warn people, which you can see taped to the board behind him.  And as always, people he met on the trail had no problem with his nudity.

Here he is at the start of the Ridgeline Trail, which goes up to the summit.  It's a short loop trail and is rated "easy".  You can see that many of the trees were still bare.  Spring had not quite come to the mountains in Vermont.

On the short hike up to the summit, Jim met an older woman who was friendly.

The temperature at the summit was in the high 60s.  In the background you can see a trail runner who passed Jim.  Jim said "Hello" to him, but the runner kept running.

There are nice views from the summit.  Jim also met two more ladies there and exchanged pleasantries.

Part of the trail back down.

And here's Jim back at the trailhead next to the parking lot.  Another successful naked hike.

Events - Part 82

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras.  In New Orleans, in addition to the parades and parties, there's a tradition that people gather on the wrought-iron balconies in certain places on Bourbon Street with a supply of beaded necklaces ...

And down below in the street, guys flash their dicks (and girls flash their boobs) ...

And the flasher is rewarded with a necklace thrown down from above.

It's a very religious holiday.  I think it commemorates when Jesus entered Jerusalem and flashed his dick, but I'm not very religious, so I could be wrong.

You can tell how many times guys have flashed by how many necklaces they're wearing.

This appears to be a flashing virgin.

But he probably won't be a virgin for very long.

We end with a unique flashing posture.  It's all very religious.  Happy Mardi Gras!

Presidents Day 2026

 Presidents Day

Today is Presidents Day, when normally we would honor U.S. presidents.  We do not honor our current president, who has dishonored everything he has touched, but we can document how he is viewed.

Joshua Monroe made five copies of this statue, above, to be displayed in five cities.  The plaque at the base says the sculpture is titled "The Emperor Has No Balls."

An onlooker commenting on the size.

And a closeup shows that indeed he has a micro-penis and no balls.

The policy of the New York City Parks Department.

This painting of Trump by Illma Gore also shows a micro-penis and no balls.

This 43-foot-tall marionette in Las Vegas was named "Crooked and Obscene."

This sculpture by Danish artist Jens Galschiot was exhibited at the COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil in November 2025.  It shows a naked Trump riding a small, frail man and holding a golf club about to whack a small sphere which is the Earth.  The conference was about fighting global warming, including trying to phase out fossil fuels.  For the first time in the conference's history, the U.S., under Trump, boycotted it.

We end with a T-shirt design by Danger Rabbit.  Another depiction that shows what the population thinks of him.

Weighing In - Part 82

Salvatore Burruni

Salvatore Burruni (1933-2004) was an Italian flyweight boxer.  In April, 1965 he won the World Flyweight title.  In November, 1965 he was stripped of the title when he refused to fight Hiroyuki Ebihara.

On June 14, 1966 Burruni fought Walter McGowan in Wembly, England, in a fight billed as defending the World Flyweight title, although Burruni no longer held the title.  At the beginning of this video we see Burruni weighing in naked in front of an audience.  There was no modesty shield.  At the end we see Burruni, who I think is still naked, smiling and waving to the all-male audience of sportswriters.

Burruni lost the fight.  His overall record was 99 wins and 9 losses.

Valentine's Day 2026

Valentine's Day

For Valentine's Day, a gift of chocolate is always appropriate.  Someone gave Carl chocolates and roses.

Carl knew what to do.

He ate a chocolate.

Delicious.

That was a treat.

Now on to the next treat.  Happy Valentine's Day!

Poem of the Day - Part 82

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