Save Yourself from the Sunshine State!

We just got back from a "vacation" in Florida. Florida has got some classy peeps down there. When I heard my cousins were moving down there I almost had a panic attack. They're young and impressionable and have the capability to be intelligent young adults. Florida can ruin this! I do not want my babes ruined. Florida has the WORST school system in the country and at 3, 7 and 9 these kids futures are at stake. I have since found out that in school, my cousin Jake, in the 4th grade, colors in the morning and watches TV in the afternoon while his teacher leaves the room. Now I know why it has such a bad rap.

It became increasingly apparent that either you're an entrepeneur or you're a lackey and there is no in between. I didn't meet one person that didn't fall into this category. My cousin Brandon, who is my age confirmed that this was indeed true. For two seconds it made me want to move to Florida and become a succesful entrepeneur, but then I remembered the kind of people I had dealt with all week and the converations I had held. It was really shocking and disconcerting. So I won't be moving to Florida. They don't even have food delivery down there AND the beer and food isn't any cheaper in supermarkets. The sun is great but half of the women look like suede coats found at the Salvation Army.

We went to my cousins house as they entered it as the first time as residents. It was so beautiful and spacious but all I kept thinking about is my little cousin Annie, 7, beautiful, blonde, smart and vibrant-- in 5 years smoking cigarettes and pregnant uttering racial slurs on the corner wearing shorts way too short and shopping at stores like this one we saw at their local mall. Only in Florida folks, only in Florida.