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Ahh Memorial Day! My favorite time of the year! I dunno why? Maybe because my birthday sometimes falls on it (May 31). But most likely everyone begins to get in a good mood (especially on the East coast) because it's the unofficial first day of SUMMER! There is no place I rather be honoring our Veterans than at home in Connecticut. The highlight of the weekend is the Memorial Day parade in Rowayton. Yeah, most outsiders would think it's pretty lame because there aren't any colorful floats or big balloons, but this parade is special. It reminds me a lot of the parade that took place in the movie Doc Hollywood, with Michael J Fox. It's a small hometown celebration, where everybody knows everyone. It's really the one event of the year everybody shows up for.
Leading into the weekend their were rumors that it was going to rain. Everyday, I would log on to weather.com (through Johnny Jet.com of course) and check out what the forecast for the weekend was going to be. The experts said it was going to be cool and rainy. However, being the optimist I am, I decided to put on my shorts after Church (I can't remember the last time I didn't wear shorts to the parade).
I thought I made the wrong move when the wind started to howl on our walk to my sister's house. At Georgette's we ate a little breakfast and fed the leftover's to Kabuki. Time was ticking and the sun started to come out! We walked into town for a pre parade bbq (Like I need more food! Did I mention I'm on a diet? And I joined a gym this past week? No more cookies :-( ).  The parade begins every year at high noon. When you hear the horns from the firehouse blaring you know the big moment has arrived (or there's a fire). Waiting for the marchers to come to us, I thought how nice it was to have some of my family there. But I couldn't stop thinking how one year ago, I was standing almost in the exact spot with my mom.  My brother could see I was bummed out, so he took my mind off by pushing me out in the middle of the marching band. That's what brother's are for, right?  The parade lasted about twenty minutes and one of the crowd favorites is the Rowayton Fire Department. As a kid this was my highlight, especially because they would throw candy from the trucks.
After the parade everyone headed over to the Cannon Monument for the annual raising of the flag and placing of the wreath. This year I didn't make it that far. I kept running into so many old friends, that it made it impossible for me to attend. It was great to see them all, but I almost felt like I was in the twilight zone. It's weird to see most of them married with kids.
Since I missed the ceremony, I took a B-line over to the firehouse to get some free hot dogs (What diet? :-). We stood outside of the RFD, chatted,  and stuffed our faces. After the quick fill, we headed to the community center to play our annual stickball game. We used to play everyday growing up, now it's down to one game a year. Old guys (33-40) vs. the young guys (31-33). Would you believe I was the youngest guy there? FYI: The young guns won 10-7.
Around 4pm my Dad and I hurried home to clean up, and get ready for another wedding.  This wedding was quite different from ones I have attended. For example guess who was the best man and the ring bearer? If you said me, you're wrong.  The wedding was great, but since Amber was out of town I didn't have anyone to dance with, so instead I hung around the buffet table (yeah baby!). They had all kinds of food (check out my buddy Gerrit's hand), and music.  They started off with a gospel choir, then a classical quartet, and finished off with a blues band. It was almost like a summer concert, with all the different gigs coming in and out.  My Dad was working the crowd as usual, and it was nice to see him have a good time.
Monday went by quickly as did the sun. I'm here in NYC getting ready for yet another action packed weekend. Guess where I'm going?
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TIP OF THE WEEK:   By Chris McGinnis
Getting to the City
o Do not take the first conveyance you see as you exit the terminal--usually a taxicab--unless you know that is exactly what you need. Other factors to consider: Are you on a tight budget? Do you have too much luggage for the subway? Are you in a party of 2 or more? Do you need to recover your mental resources in the comfort of a limousine before a big meeting? Are you in the city for the first time?
o Travel agents can usually tell you in advance the various means of transportation available from the airport to your destination in the city or outlying communities.
o In larger cities, the airport authority usually operates a local or ground transportation desk near the baggage claim area to assist travelers in making frugal, intelligent, and safe choices. Don't accept rides from anyone who approaches you in the terminal unless you have already made prior arrangements.

NEWSPAPER OF THE WEEK: (STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE)

• Watch those buffets when you travel - May 26, 2001
• The Straits Times Interactive - Travel & Culture
• What you must do if you are travelling - May 25, 2001
• Airlines fight back against drunkenness

• Off the beaten Trace
• Airport delays on the Web
• And now in Nashville: A new music hall of fame
• FOREIGN MONEY
• Works of Jacob Lawrence make a statement
• Cabo puts the sizzle in summer
• Bargains are out there waiting to be caught
• SUNDAY'S TRIBUNE

• Gallantry and graves
• State's highest summit rules the Guadalupe Mountains
• Calendar of events
• Travel notebook
• Tennessee: Parades, stars welcome country music landmark
• Bypass sky-high gas prices with a no-car vacation
• Best fares: Early planning eases worries about vacation
• Golf travel: Don't worry, be happy: Jamaica has great courses
• Her world: Colorful markets let visitors, locals sample flavor of area

• San Diego Getaways
• 5-Star Resort Stay in Arizona at a Bargain
• News, Tips & Bargains
• Do Travel Agents Work for the Airlines or Us?
• Taking What Comes Naturally to Repel Ailments on the Road
• The High Road Out of Ojai
• Readers Recommend
• Wander Year
• Your Favorite Travel Spots

• Up, Down and Around Ronda
• Plan Ahead and Save at Sea
• Where the Pyrenees Meet the Sea
• What's Doing in Stockholm
• A Specter Eases Its Grip in Britain
• Roughing It, and Not for TV
• In San Diego, Eating Well Not Far From the Sea
• A Driver's History of Modern Europe
• Travel Q&A
• Travel Tips From Readers
• Correspondent's Report
• Travel Advisory
• Travel Letters

• Seville
• COMINGANDGOING
• You're Not Listening!
• ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 101
• RIGHT CLICK: For locating newspapers worldwide:
• And Another Thing . . .
• P&P: Portugal and Punta Cana
• EXTREME TRAVEL TRIVIA
• IT CAME IN THE MAIL
• MESSAGE CENTER
• America's Prisons
• Cambodia's War Path
• DETAILS Seville

• Visiting the real Pearl Harbor
• 10 great public pools
• A taste of California
• Flight attendants move closer to strike in July
• Starwood raises a roomy curtain on 'Heavenly Shower'
• Dual shower heads land hotel in hot water
• As merger stalls, US Airways sinks
• Charter industry siphons executive fliers

• Internet pay phones: Travelers can soon access the Internet and make calls simultaneously on pay phones being installed at major U.S. airports by AT&T. Users will pay $1 for the first 4 minutes.
• New routes: Beginning Aug. 1, United Express will fly between Washington Dulles and Cincinnati; and between Chicago O'Hare and these cities: Grand Rapids, Mich.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Cleveland.

• Japan Airlines Adds Unlimited Snacks To Economy Class
• Free Weddings Or Vow Renewals At Jamaica All-Inclusive Resorts

• Frequent flier miles...
• Do You Fly The Worst Airline?
• Fliers Can Calculate Their Levels of Exposure
• Travelocity cashes out of hotel network
• AA accepts arbitration in flight attendant dispute
• More US airlines raise fares
• Americans warned off some Philippine islands

• Business Travel Slump Means Bargains
• 20 Tourists Abducted in Philippines

• TWA to Pay $2.6M Settlement in Harassment Suit
• Boeing, St. Louis Machinists Extend Talks
• American Air Accepts Arbitration
• French Airline Strikes Disrupt Travel for Holiday Weekend
• Boeing Banks on New Tanker Venture

• Guide to cool trips for summer
• FAA expects fewer flight delays this summer
• Amtrak says railway can't meet conflicting goals
• Canadian train offers Internet, e-mail access

• Discover a parade, ceremony, festival in your neighborhood
• Vacationers see big discounts
• French airline strike disrupts travel
• Lufthansa’s pilots, agreeing to an arbitration process with management, have halted plans for a 24-hour strike Thursday.
• Airlines reverse 5 percent fare hike
• Airports rated for healthy foods
• New and noteworthy in Hawaii
• Kauai: Venturing into the wild
• Paris, now and always

• In Vienna, Irish Pubs Find a Home
• Can I Change My Hotwire or Priceline Reservation?
• A Women's Worldwide Travel Tip Network
• Readers Respond: Travel Problems Are the Airlines' Fault
• Travel in The Palm of Your Hand: A Guide for Traveling With a PDA
• Packing: It’s Not About Quantity; It’s About Quality!
• Seniors on the Go: Cruiseline’s Air or Your Own?
• Points.com: Mile Exchange Made Easy—But Benefits Come at a High Price
• All Dollars Aren’t Created Equal
• Taking the Kids—Disney World 101

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GOOD TO KNOW!
(SOURCE: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine)
Doctors Rate Airports on Healthy Food Choices
Just in time for the summer travel season, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has rated the nation's ten busiest airports on the availability of healthy food choices. San Francisco International Airport landed the highest marks with 96 percent of all its restaurants offering low-fat, high-fiber, cholesterol-free meals. Detroit's airport scored the lowest with only 33 percent of its restaurants serving nutritious fare.

``Plane changes and layovers can be frustrating enough without being limited to mystery-meat chili dogs and greasy hamburgers,'' says PCRM dietitian Brie Turner-McGrievy, M.S., R.D. ``Unfortunately, less than 60 percent of the airport restaurants we surveyed offer healthy, vegetarian meals. LAX, for example, is home to no fewer than four McDonald's and four Burger Kings, and Las Vegas is overrun with barbecue joints and sausage stands.''

``The good news is that healthy food is everywhere if you just know where to look,'' says Ms. McGrievy. ``And some restaurants are getting creative with delicious-sounding choices like portabello mushroom sandwiches and linguine with garlic and vegetables. Even in the worst airports, you can usually find a bean burrito or veggie burger.''

PCRM's Airport Food Ratings 2001: Availability of Healthy Food Choices
         The Ten Busiest Airports in the Country, from Best to Worst

(Airport, score, number of healthy restaurants/total number of restaurants)

• San Francisco Int'l Airport           96%; 24 out of 25
• Mpls.-St. Paul Int'l Airport          66%; 27 out of 41
• Chicago-O'Hare Int'l Airport          64%; 18 out of 28
• Denver Int'l Airport                  61%; 14 out of 23
• Los Angeles Int'l Airport             60%; 21 out of 35
• Phoenix Int'l Airport                 58%; 25 out of 43
• Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l Airport       50%; 28 out of 56
• Las Vegas Int'l Airport               45%; 13 out of 29
• Atlanta Int'l Airport                 40%; 17 out of 42
• Detroit Metro Airport                 33%; 9 out of 27

Note: A restaurant was rated ``healthy'' if it offered at least one low-fat, high-fiber, cholesterol-free entree. To get the percentage score, PCRM divided the number of ``healthy restaurants'' by the total number of restaurants.

Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, especially good nutrition, and higher standards in research. For a copy of the survey, call 202-686-2210, ext. 309.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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