Hello? Hello? Is anybody out there? While the news cycle and most job productivity is grinding to a halt, here's hoping you're finding something to get into the holiday spirit about. (Hint: you won't find it here.)
Actually, here's something to feel a little better — and a lot "well, derf" — about: Pinellas Congressman David Jolly is working to make it easier for U.S. veterans erroneously declared dead to go, "uh, nope, still here, can I get my canceled benefits reinstated, please?" Yes, we have this problem in a country that also has tiny helicopters with cameras and lasers on them.
Great: Florida's population growth is now the second highest in the nation, just behind Texas and now ahead of both California and New York. So does that mean that we've created a butt-ton of new jobs, or that Texas is now the only place more attractive to rootless weirdoes (who can't afford to live in California or New York) than Florida? We suspect a bit of both, son. Bit of both.
And finally, a Jacksonville woman who allegedly placed a Confederate flag on an African-American coworker's desk pleaded guilty to lying to a federal officer about it. Read that again and never doubt why millions of people would want to move here every year.
This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2015.