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Next time at airport security, start a conga line. If your shoes are off, you may as well enjoy it.

It's impossible to wake up on the wrong side of the bed in a hammock.

Why put a message in a bottle? If you're on a deserted island, you're already set.

The three "R's" have nothing on the three "S's:" Sand, Sun and Smoothies!

Hammocks are terrible for working in. Which is why they're perfect.

If palm trees can't live there, neither should you. That's the only real estate advice you'll ever need.

Best thing about grass skirts? Picnicking without fear of grass stains.

If a wave crashes and nobody is around to hear it except for you, you picked the right beach.

Coconuts are nature's combo meal-food, a drink and (if you bowl with it first) a toy.

Any horizontal barrier is a limbo tournament waiting to happen.

#1 guide to quality of life-pairs of sunglasses owned. Under 1/2-dozen? Hit the mall, then a beach.

The sunset will always be better than anything on TV. (Yes, even J.J. Abrams' shows.)

Sunblock smells like the beach. Perfume smells like a department store. Advantage, sunblock!

Tip: Jellyfish are NOT good with Peanut Butter. (You don't try that more than once.)

If it can't be played on a ukulele, it shouldn't be played at all.

Dueling Banjos is great, but Dueling Ukuleles wouldn't work. Ukuleles won't duel. They're pacifists.

SPF stands for Smoothie Prediction Factor. 15 should be your minimum in summer months.

Airbrushed t-shirts aren't a fashion statement, they're a way of life.

No party is too fancy for tiki torches.