Yep, Staten Island, NY....not exactly tropical, well except for this time of the year when it hits 90 degrees. We had the name, but couldn't think of a symbol for the business, and a palm tree popped into my head, and then the whole thing kind of came together. Islandgirl: yep, big star trek fan, i've seen all the hows, though I must admit I'm more of an original series fan, and I've been to quite a few conventions, I'm a huge autograph collector. There are some strange people there.