At a time when we're about to pay four dollars per gallon at the pump, you would think our legislature would do all it could to dedicate a funding source for the region's mass transit system, which is experiencing more ridership than ever before.

You would be wrong, of course. Thanks to petty politics in Tallahassee, something to do with revenge on the part of one Orlando-area pol for not getting something for his own commuter rail system, Tri-Rail was denied the two-dollar surcharge on rental cars that would have kept the trains rolling without cutbacks. Bottom line? Enjoy your drive.

Oh, they did manage to designate an Official State Anthem for us. The Official State Pie was already taken (a good thing, too--during the year of the State Pie, they spent days debating the merits of key lime versus pecan. It was one of those North/South things. I don't remember which won).