OK Theo, I'm going to have to interpret Item 2 as being Northern, especially considering that ewest is usually correct in statement.

As far as your third cousin, it would seem clear, in hindsight, that he was murdered under the guise of Jackalope hunting.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."