Kicking Back on National Flip Flop Day

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

No party is too fancy for tiki torches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Any horizontal barrier is a limbo tournament waiting to happen.

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

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

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