May 24, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:Greetings from Key West! As
Greetings from Key West!
As you can see, I've celebrated my vacation by waking up three hours late. Of course, since I went to bed at 2:00, that's not as restful as it sounds, but no matter.
It's clearly the off season in Key West, at least on Thursdays, which gave us a great deal of time to drink margaritas, and ponder the mechanism by which the prospect of a visit to Florida goes to the head of otherwise sensible people and causes them to buy the most regrettable clothes they can get their hands on. If it's not the gentlemen walking about in pink madras shorts with their gut spilling over the top, it's the ladies baring things that should not be bared, and encasing the rest in a tropical print of Mickey Mouse sailing a boat in a lake of flowers and umbrella drinks. But, hey, I'm on vacation . . . why ask why?
Meanwhile, I've discovered the secret to flying with minimal security interference: wear as little as possible. I went to the plane in shorts with no pockets and a midi-t. I was singled out for a search twice; both times, they looked at my outfit and passed over me to search the person behind me. I also got better service at the stores in the airport. I realize that this seems to contradict the last paragraph, but if you take my advice, you'll at least tone down the print to something floral.
Now I'm off to nap by the pool. Happy Memorial day, everyone!
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