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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 of the not-key