How much you wanna bet he's re-gifting this???

Bolivian president Evo Morales is on a streak - first he gave Condi the coca guitar, and yesterday he presented Colombian president Uribe with an enormous painting of Simon Bolivar...made entirely out of coca leaves. Check out the grin on Evo's face.

El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, regaló al presidente Uribe un cuadro de Simón Bolívar hecho con hojas de coca. "Desde que sea para cosas como esta, la coca está muy bien", dijo el mandatario colombiano. AFP [Translation: "So long as it is used for things like this, coca is very good," said the Colombian president.]

In other plant-inspired news, 25 Colombian universities are combining forces to limit the sale of
alcohol in their vecinities. For some inexplicable reason, dry laws in Colombia are given the names of veggies. Former mayor Antanus Mockus' measure to close bars at 1 AM was called the "Carrot Law" (Ley de Zanahorias) and I have a tiny carrot pin to prove it.

And now these limits are being referred to as "Lettuce Hours." If anyone can explain this to me, I'd be so grateful!