Staycations

After oil blasted to an all-time high and posted the biggest one-day gain ever recorded, even the idea of driving my remaining car is giving me agida.

So I perused Technorati for ideas on family fun and saving gas. I found this from Miami Herald columnist and blogger Sharon Harvey Rosenberg: The Frugal Duchess: Latest Trend: 'Staycations' -- Ideas for Stay-at-Home Summer Trips. Some of the ideas are local to Florida, but most apply to any family trying to have fun and not exposing the kiddies to colorful metaphors while parked at the pump.

Dig the 535-foot Slip 'N Slide...