Killing Animals for Profit by Carl Hiaasen:
If your kids asked to bury a small animal alive, you'd be horrified. You'd tell them that's an awful thing and that they ought to be ashamed.
Most children wouldn't dream of doing it, of course, because they know what's wrong and what's right. Unfortunately, they don't make the rules.
Carl Hiaasen on Florida's irreparable hurricane unpreparedness:
Be prepared, they're warning us. Next time, you'd better be prepared. Know how to prepare? Stock up on Prozac, that's how.
I've been into Hiaasen and his outrage at Florida corruption and overdevelopment ever since reading his novels. He is the only non-local (to me) local columnist I read.
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