“Clean water and respect for living creatures should not be a political issue. It should be a common sense issue. However, when short-term gain overrules long-term collective wisdom, the environment unfortunately suffers. The Everglades are still under fire, but not in a good way.”
“The family farm is more of a rarity today; most of this land is owned by corporate farming operations. And if the farms are indeed family owned, they are huge businesses … Agribusiness lobbying, especially corporate sugar, are historically engaged in stopping — or at least impeding — restoration efforts.”
“Such is the nature of the Florida Everglades: ironic, complex and symbiotic by design and always under fire.”
“I watch the ants and notice they are chewing on the little white buggers. The ants are all over them like a politician at a free buffet. Possibly, it’s food for their evil queen, Anthilla the Pun.”
“It seems some tourists may not understand how the Florida toll system works as it relates to taxes and usage fees. Is the state doing a good enough job telling people how to minimize service fees and explain how the system works — and why it’s there?”
“This recipe produces a robust Oriental soup featuring chicken, mushroom, celery and onion. ”
“Hurricanes dance around like the devil at a rich man’s wake. And the more it drinks, the crazier the dance.”
“After severe hurricanes, the thing that most surprises me is how the birds respond. These creatures either relocate for their own health, or they are caught up in the hurricane’s winds and deposited somewhere, whether they like it or not.”
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