Michael Gracie 

Low and behold, I’m spending my winter/spring transition in the salt. Captain James “Grand Poobah” Snyder (a.k.a. Commander-In-Chief, Primal Fly South), is my host. Before we begin I’ll note for the record that the ambiance down here is first-class through and through (or maybe GP and his sidekick Sissy “The Brains AND the [...]

An eighteen month plus study into new ways to manage resources in the Everglades National Park watershed (emphasis: Florida Bay and the Gulf Coast from Ten Thousand Islands to Flamingo) has been completed, and alternatives are now on the table.
Propeller scarring on sea grass seems to be one of the (if not THE) major concern [...]

Pete McDonald follows up on the WSJ brownlining hoopla with some tasty tidbits out of the great state of Florida:
Before brownlining there was ditch fishing. The concept of casting flies in less than pristine settings goes back decades. In Florida, many well known fly fishing luminaries and pioneers cut their teeth fishing the Everglades and [...]

Technology

Surprise – cyber-crooks are targeting Facebook. This is like shooting fish in a barrel, but Facebook participants won’t understand that until it’s too late. They are busy throwing up pages in a vain attempt to garner attention, and have to figure out that the barrel is already too big first.
Speaking of social networks, [...]

From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission :
Crocodile-human interactions have increased as the crocodile population has recovered. One technique to resolve these conflicts is translocation. This involves capturing the crocodile and moving it to suitable crocodile habitat as far away as possible, in an attempt to keep it away from an area. [...]

Cheer and good tidings first; light reading last

Charlie Crist calls for an investigation of “Florida’s subprime-tainted fund.” It’s really a SIV tainted fund and a sub-prime tainted SIV, but I’ll spare you the details. More on the Florida Fund fiasco here, here, and here.
Research In Motion: no slowdown. Is it a [...]

Actually, it started off horrible, then things started looking up. Now disclosure questions are making things look bad again.

At least in the US. Branches of Northern Rock were where the first official runs took place, but the Northern Rock is UK based. And this case isn’t exactly a bank, but it might as well be (particularly if you are a local government in Florida).
The State of Florida runs an investment [...]

The Florida legislature is pushing through a measure that would….make false or misleading spam a crime. According to the local news report, Florida’s current law doesn’t include criminal penalties, and this latest bill would also allow civil recourse for victims and the state AG.
I am still waiting for some governmental body, someplace, to craft [...]

No doubt this is going to be fun. In the capital of spams and scams, the kingpins are preparing for the next wave – unleashing broad-based advertising to mobile phones.