Scribe-ls

Okeydokey, I love Florida for its gorgeous gazillion miles of beaches, fantastic jungle-y forests, colorful neighborhoods and plentiful old people (they're so cute in their flip flops and wrap-around sunglasses).  One thing I am absolutely disenchanted of, however, are the multitudinous noseeums lurking in every bit of earth most of the year.  Unless you wear full clothing including socks or bathe in DEET, you can expect to be ravaged by these microscopic munchers of human flesh.  Next on the "hatem" list are the mosquitos lurking in any green, shaded area.  Walk a mile or two of aforementioned jungle improperly protected and you'll look like a bubbling human pus-bag.  Unlike good old Colorado bug bites, these semi-tropical ones take forever to heal and look to be scar-forming.  So, with a heavy sigh I resolve that a) there's no place like home and b) DEET is good even if it makes you smell like Commerce City and sticky like...well...never mind.