MY FLORIDA nestles somewhere between science and folklore and breeds a reality that is both transcendent and preposterous. Its great meaning comes from the fact that it rarely makes sense to its largely transient population. Spanish explorers came, astronauts used to leave, but Florida's game will always be about "Location, Location, Location." The vast majority of its players come here to retire and die; relax and vacation; set up a scam; or, seek some kind of tax shelter. For those of us who have a generational history on the peninsula and no real underlying motive for being here, well, we sometimes seem as off as the very landscape that has shaped us. So here's my story on my Florida. And I'm sticking to it.
I am related to a number of people who love to fish. I do not get it — sitting there in the sun waiting for something to happen. But I do love to watch fishermen and their curious way of relaxing. These folks were fishing the Everglades in Broward County one day at high noon, and I found all their colors inspirational.
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