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WE HAVE NOTICED an uptick in traffic related to the topics of nudity and autism this week.  This happens from time to time and we especially welcome those on the autistic spectrum to the Bare Platypus.  Stop in.  St ay a while. Feel free to ditch your clothes and no one will judge you here! Fact is, there are quite a few folks with Asperger's or other conditions on the autism spectrum who just know, inherently, that life feels better without clothes. We understand.  We really do! Clothes can be very uncomfortable for some of us. We also know that Aspies go on to grad school, med school, and much much more.  We hope you will continue to make the world a better place for nudists. If this describes you, we appreciate you for being you.   And we'll bare with you! Feel free to check out these Platypus blog posts: Revisiting Nudity and Autism Are we wearing naked genes? Nudity: Therapy for Autism?

Last week there was an interesting juxtaposition of stories appearing in the news.  First came an announcement from the Ford Motor Company that, effective beginning in 2019, it would cease building cars with the exception of just a model or two (e.g. the Mustang).  That's right, you read correctly. The company that, for over 100 years brought us the Model T, the Model A, the Edsel, the Thunderbird, the Falcon, the LTD (remember Starsky and Hutch anyone?) and a host of other cars will virtually eliminate all cars from its North American lineup.  Ford will still crank out trucks and sport utility vehicles, which apparently produce much greater profits for the folks in Dearborn, Michigan. Just a few days later another story piqued The Platypus interest.  Seems that after 108 years the Boy Scouts of America will allow girls to join its ranks and work towards becoming Eagle Scouts just like their brothers. The organization is changing its name to "Scouts BSA" to reflect t...

THE PLATYPUS CELEBRATION of World Naked Gardening Day was an enjoyable one... if a bit "punctuated" by a few off-and-on rain showers throughout the afternoon. To begin, the Platypus made the rounds of a few home and garden stores.  Bright annual flowers? Check.  Enhanced potting soil?  Check. Mulch to spread around the new flowers? Check. And a greeting to sales clerks for a happy naked gardening day.  Check. Once home there were some repairs to be made to backyard "non-offense" screening. Last year there were some severe wind storms that knocked down the more permanent fencing of our yard and hundreds of neighbors.  So the barricades are more temporary this spring and the area to be tilled and planted much smaller too. But there was an opportunity to put colorful fledgling plants into the ground in a completely naked state.  And that's what we did. Refreshing. Natural. Bare. No neighbors offended. A few scattered showers to provide refreshment to the new f...

IT'S THAT TIME of year again... first Saturday in May is tomorrow... and that means...you guessed it: World Naked Gardening Day. This one is fun.  Doesn't matter what your political stripes are.  Doesn't matter if you are a dues-paying nudist or even call yourself a nudist.  Doesn't matter your age. Your gender. Or anything else. You, your spouse, your family can celebrate.  And if the pets lend a hand with digging a hole or two, well they're already naked. It's about doing something good for the earth while celebrating the act of gardening in the state that the first gardeners---Adam and Eve---did it: sans clothes. Now we know that the weather may not cooperate for some of you.  Or that you have nosy neighbors and not enough non-offense fencing to avoid causing an "incident."  But even if you have to confine your birthday suit work to indoors you can "garden."  Water your plants naked.  Plant some seedlings. Read up for tips online while sta...