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When I'm Working On A Novel Of My Own, I Try To Read Mostly Nonfiction, Although Sometimes I Break Down And Peek At Something Else.

Nobody With An Iq Higher Than Emergency-room Temperature Could Ever Believe That 'death Panels' Would Be Appointed To Nudge The Elderly Toward Euthanasia. Yet For Idle Entertainment, It's Hard To Beat Sarah Palin's Ignorant Nattering On The Subject.

I'm Sort Of Fascinated By America's Fascination With Rednecks, The Whole Duck Dynasty Thing. Being A White Guy From The South, I Find It Amazing That So Many Tv Viewers Are Enchanted By Beards, Bad Dentistry And Moonshine Accents.

Mickey Cray Had Been Out Of Work Ever Since A Dead Iguana Fell From A Palm Tree And Hit Him On The Head.

The Central Part Of The State Is More Remote And Less Scenic, And There's A Huge Agricultural Belt That Stretches From The South Of Lake Okeechobee To The Border Of Everglades National Park, Where The Restoration Effort Is Being Concentrated, .. Obviously The Movement To Save The Everglades Runs Up Against Agricultural Concerns.