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My wife and I sat near a tourist family consisting of two teenage boys, a pre-teen girl and a mother at Tacos & Stuff over the weekend. The young girl was paging through the Observer and came across Postcards with the photo of the mermaids from Weeki Wachee. She showed it to her mother and she promptly showed it to her sons. “We’re going to go there,” one of the boys said. I have a feeling they will all enjoy it. Weeki Wachee Springs is among the coolest of Florida cool. Patricia Griffith of Ruskin (thanks for writing in!) has been there as has Linda Anderson (it’s wonderful, isn’t it? Thanks for the note) of Sun City Center. Carole Del Castillo (great signature line!) also recognized it. This week we have another example of Florida cool. It is the kind of venue that might be seriously out of place in Indiana or Nebraska but goes perfectly with the sun ‘n surf of paradise in Florida. Do you know where it is? Have you been there? Send me your story at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We’ll leave the neon lights on for you.