you guys really do a lot of reading. I do too, but I never come in this forum for some reason. I've been reading a lot of Carl Hiaasen lately - he's a fiction writer who's writing style reminds me of Dave Barry (Dave Barry has two novels - one of them in Big Trouble, it got made into a movie with Tim Allen and Rene Russo).
Turns out Dave Barry and carl hiaasen work together at the Miami Herald! Kind of explains a lot, I guess.
Anyway, his books are very enjoyable, I recommend "Sick Puppy" as a good start.
i've read big trouble and tricky business by dave barry and i didn't really like either one especially. i like his columns a lot though