• Under Florida’s “stand your ground” law, it is legal to shoot anybody for any reason as long as you are… — Dave Barry

In case you’re wondering how the local political establishment feels about a strip club operating in the middle of the main tourist area, here’s a fact you may find helpful: The owner of the Red Garter is Mick Rossi, who is a Key West city commissioner.

• Florida’s government is divided into three branches: the executive, the judicial and the criminal.

He is a tall, trim, sinewy man with a full beard, a deep voice and a handshake that would crush a coconut. He could be a testosterone donor.