WHY VACATION IN FLORIDA?
(Wednesday) Randall writes: "OK, Here's a question from a Canadian. Why does a guy who lives in California go for a holiday in Florida???"

Good question. We do have a lot in common with Florida -- Mickey and Goofy, Mickey Mouse politicians and goofy elections, Spanish as a second language, ocean front property, palm trees, citrus, and warm weather. But we don't have alligators, cocoanut palms, a large Cuban population, tropical storms, swamps, Flipper, or really warm ocean water (The San Diego area is sub-tropical but it's not the same as Florida and the Pacific Ocean down there doesn't get quite as warm.). Furthermore, Californians have to leave the state in order to experience the joys of humidity. It's just different. And Florida is a great place to vacation if you don't want to run into a bunch of other Californians.