The times had changed greatly by that balmy spring morning when Mattie stopped by the old farm house to pay her respects. Martin Luther King, Jr., had preached, led, taught, suffered and died trying to make sure the discrimination and paternalism of the past gave way to a new dignity, new self-esteem and a...
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What do you mean, “It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Florida?”
Well, ho-ho-ho, it’s that time of the year again! It’s the time of the year when nearly all Floridians are hailed by their temporary Yankee neighbors with the traditional greeting, “Geez, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas inFlorida.”
Florida Cracker Quiz
The reason for little quiz is that while many folks like comin’ down here and spendin’ a little time in our sunshine many of those folks just don’t think of our home as home. This is but a place to hang out for a few months in the winter after they will return home.
Cracker Resources…
“You know, I was thinkin’ the other day how resourcefulness is a necessary part of being a successful Floridian,” said the old man to his young friend who was perched at the end of the dock, bamboo fishin’ pole in hand.
Treasures in Paradise…
People who think the season never changes in South Florida just aren't payin’ attention. The bright red bottlebrush blooms, the scent of gardenias and jasmine, the fiery orange of the Poinciana and butterflies transfigured from caterpillars are all part of South Florida spring. The sun becomes suddenly much hotter as it crosses the Tropic of Cancer...
Pleasurin’ themselves for charity…
These hoity-toidies would rather get together in a big ol’ cluster and try to out-diamond each other – all the time thinkin’ they’re bein’ so egalitarian – than to get their hands dirty workin’ hard to reform the system toward some kind of economic justice.
Cracker crime…
“Take crime, for example. Now, I admit we got our fair share of criminals: two-bit hustlers, robbers, cat burglars and former elected officials. “But Floridians can also get arrested for violatin’ a whole bunch of laws that you won’t even find in other states, felonies. All committed on the water. We got a bunch of...
Tales from DownYonder, Florida
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