Florida

A boy was attacked by a shark while swimming in the ocean with his mother in Miami Beach, Florida.

Scammers targeted girl scouts who were selling cookies as a place to unload their counterfeit bills. They used 50 dollar fake bills and asked for change when only buying one box.

I didn't know much about Harry Potter when we traveled to Florida, but when we left Universal Studios, I sure knew a lot more.  When we first arrived I noticed several kids wandering in wearing black cloaks, once we got into Diagon Alley, I noticed several with black cloaks and Harry Potter wands.  Diagon Alley is a sight to behold!

While visiting our friends Dave and Sandy in FL they informed me that we were having a seafood boil. YUM, I think. I had heard of them, but had never tasted one. Due to the fact that they couldn’t secure crab and crawfish (I was ok with that), it turned into a Shrimp Boil...

While we were vacationing in FL, our friends, Dave and Sandy asked if we’d like to go shopping Florida style. We had no idea that meant a flea market. We went to the one in Webster and it was HUGE. It reminded me of being at the Minnesota State Fair in the coliseum, except that everything was surprisingly inexpensive...

Perhaps it's the economy;  With the price of groceries these days, it appears that food has become a hot commodity with criminals.  First there was the store about stolen energy drinks and Nutella.  Now, Florida Police are charging a man for stealing $75,000 worth of soup.

If you've Seen the movie or read Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" you are probably familiar with the story of a family of four in Kansas who were murdered by two men, Perry Smith and Richard Hickock.in the late 1950's.

Over the years criminals have used a lot of excuses for their crimes.  Probably most-notoriously was Son of Sam-killer's "dog"-defense.  This story out of Florida takes the cake, too. Janet Ann Knowles apparently doesn't like Judge Judy...