By BEN MONTGOMERY, St. Petersburg Times

PANACEA, Fla. - Jack Rudloe saw the future of his little slice of Florida a few nights ago, on an insomniac hike on the beach. He shined his flashlight at what should've been sea foam. It was not.

"I don't know what it is," Rudloe said, holding a bag of the brown goop up to the light the other day. "I've never seen anything like it in my life."

Football is violent. Strong men, some of the meanest and fastest, clash on Saturdays and Sundays in the fall. Their bones break. Their bodies hurt. And in the end, half of them are smiling.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Dawn Clark and Jeremy Teabout tied the knot on Feb. 17 before God and a film crew from WE TV's hit show "Bridezillas."

"Stay in the car," I told my daughters.It wasn't like they could get out. They were buckled into their car seats, and soaking wet, but the command increased the drama.So did the rain, which was coming down in barrels, one of those noon monsoons that creeps up and slays a glorious day.