ISLANDS & PENINSULAS
Michigan is all about peninsulas; the Old Mission & the Leelanau are sub-peninsulas of this one that takes up most of the state
The Lower peninsula
Since 1973 4 governors of this Midwest state have done time in prison, including George Ryan & Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Getting a car loan? Check that APR, this
Annual Percentage Rate
It was Brian de Palma who suggested that this director add the now-iconic opening crawl to "Star Wars" to give the film's context
George Lucas
Take the L out of a beer league sport (in an alley) & you get an act of showing respect
Bowing and bowling
With a pillow & mattress made from this "spring-back" foam; perhaps you recall that engineer Charles Yost invented it
Memory Foam
Sunny destinations on this peninsula include Tulum, Playa del Carmen & of course, Cancun
The Yucatan
In 2022 this Florida governor signed a bill ending Disney World's special district status
DeSantis
The way sales of a product change in relation to its price is its P.E.D., or price elasticity of this
Demand
The animators counted:
In this film Carl Fredricksen's house floats thanks to 10,297 balloons
Up
Take the L out of a beer league sport (on ice) & you get an act of healing a disease
Curling and curing
The pineal gland in my brain is secreting the right amount of this hormone that's also an antioxidant, so just fine
Melatonin
The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific fleet has been on this island since February 1941
In 2015 he said the health care program he began as governor of Massachusetts was the forerunner of Obamacare
Mitt Romney
Made up of a bundle of home loans, an MBS is a this-backed security
Mortgage
To portray the "spice" on Arrakis, the sound designers on this 2021 sci-fi film sprinkled sand with Rice Krispies
Dune
The sticker identifying the contents of a bottle drops an L to be a doomed man in the Bible
Label and Abel
Better now that I've got these window coverings that sound like they simulate a power outage to stop all light from coming in
Blackout curtains
Take in different flavors of this island by reading some Pirandello as you eat glorious food in its capital of Palermo
In 1994 Angus King ran as an independent & won the governorship of this state, defeating Susan Collins
Maine
OPEX stands for these, the ongoing costs of running a business
Operating expenses
This movie starring Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz was inspired by Jane Austen's "Emma"
Clueless
Another term for a merry-go-round loses an L to go party & get its drink on in a big way
Carousel and Carouse
Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid
Lavender
55 mi. from Siberia, the westernmost point of the North American continent is on this peninsula named for a man big in Alaskan history
The Seward Penninsula
She was born in Lansing, where she was sworn in as governor on Jan. 1, 2019
Whitmer
A company's profits divided by its outstanding units of stock are its E.P.S., this
Earnings per share
John McCain had a cameo as an invited guest in this Vince Vaughn/ Owen Wilson comedy
Wedding Crashers
A word describing mild weather mildly drops an L to become a major part of concrete
Clement and cement
Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apnea
a CPAP