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“When life sucks and hands you lemons, I say beat the crap out of it and demand some Florida oranges as well.” -unknown

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"Excuse me, do you live here?" I was asked as I stood in the Englewood  Walmart deli line waiting for the discombobulated deli guy to slice my lunch meat for the week.   It could have been the bright aqua blue t-shirt with sand dollars all over the back that I was wearing or maybe it was the hot pink Havaianas flip-flops I was wearing in 55 degree weather - but it was obviously a sure fire bet that I was a local .   Next question - "Do you know where I can get some really good Key Lime Pie?" Really ?  Is a 3 pound seagull fat? This Florida girl knows her way around A key lime pie. Some things to know: ~ Authentic Florida Key Lime pie is yellow not green. ~Real Key Lime pie is topped with whipped cream not mer ing u e but the topping is really a personal preference. ~The filling has to be tart enough to make your lips  pucker up.  This is what an authentic piece of Key Lime Pie should look like with the exception ...