I was born in Miami, Florida long before it was cool to be from Miami, Florida. As a result, I had the pleasure of growing up in old Florida, the kitsch version...the decidedly Southern version. My youth was filled with coral castles, smiling mermaids, pools with great circular windows looking out onto hotel lobbies, and the smell of orange blossoms. The breathtaking natural beauty of our fair peninsula and her surrounding islands is always with me, no matter how far I stray.
The Mariel boat lif…
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