Florida

Flew to Florida for the holidays (wife is from here) and immediately plunged into grandparent-fueled, amusement-park mania. Thankfully, there is Sea World. Sea World is pretty awesome. Octopuses, orcas, and a walrus that is a splitting image of Jabba the Hut. Plus, a stingray drew blood on my finger while I was feeding it, which doesn't happen everyday. (On a side note: why do stingrays always look like they're smiling? They're the happiest creatures in the sea.)
Looking forward to getting a canoe into a swamp soon to look for alligators. Hopefully they won't draw any blood...