Perform 3

Issue III, 2004
Fun Ways to Work
Exercise into Your
Daily Routine10
Fun Ways to Work
Exercise into Your
Daily Routine10
Fun Festival
GETAWAYSAround the Country
Fun Festival
GETAWAYSAround the Country
How to Choose a Health Club
That’s Right for You
How to Choose a Health Club
That’s Right for You
SPICE UP
YOUR SUMMER
With Quick and Easy Barbecue Recipes
Cycle Your Way Through
American History
SPICE UP
YOUR SUMMER
With Quick and Easy Barbecue Recipes
Explore
Scenic Lake Tahoe
THINK POSITIVE:
It Can Help You Live Longer!
THINK POSITIVE
It Can Help You Live Longer!
Astronaut Sally Ride’s
New Mission
Astronaut Sally Ride’s
New Mission
James CaanHe’s made over seventy films without missing
a day of work, and now he has a hit TV series.
He’s back on top, and still going strong.
James CaanHe’s made over seventy films without missing
a day of work, and now he has a hit TV series.
He’s back on top, and still going strong.
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““The rThe race is not alwace is not always to the swiftays to the swift...but to those who k...but to those who keep on runningeep on running..””
“Act as if it were impossible to fail.”
“We come to feel as we behave.”
“The race is not always to the swift...but to those who keep on running.”“The race is not always to the swift...but to those who keep on running.”
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–Dorothy Broude
–Paul Pearsall
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living life in the moment.
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FITNESS
8 10 Innovative Ways to Exercise
You don’t need to set aside a big chunk of
time—our “fitness bursts” will fit right into
your daily routine.
22 Reflection in the Mirror
How to choose a health club that reflects
your style and fitness goals.
GARDENING & NATURE
10 Lake Tahoe: A Natural
American Treasure
Explore its alpine beauty hiking hundreds
of miles of new trails. Or treat yourself to
a romantic lake cruise. There’s something for
everyone—fine cuisine, top-notch hotels, and
a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
FAMILY & LIVING
15 Mission: Possible
Twenty years after becoming the first woman
in space, Sally Ride has a new mission—to get
other females interested in the traditionally male
fields of math, science, and technology.
45 Your Monthly Money Calendar
Our month-by-month to-do list shows you easy
ways to organize your finances.
TRAVEL & LEISURE
25 Patriot Lanes
Wheel your way through American history on
a bicycle trip through Jamestown, Williamsburg,
and Yorktown, Virginia.
35 Grape Expectations: Virginia Wines
Come of Age
Escape the ordinary with a wine-tasting tour
of the up-and-coming vineyards of Virginia.
47 Festival Getaways
No matter where your interests lie, there is
probably a festival for you somewhere around
the country.
HEALTH
6 Take the Treatment Challenge
Is your arthritis pain medication everything
it should be?
28 The Doctor Is In
Pain Specialist Dr. Jeffrey Gudin answers
important questions about arthritis.
42 Emerging from the Shadows of Pain
The development of drugs that target the
COX-2 enzyme has revolutionized the
treatment of arthritis and other types of pain.
TIPS & TRENDS
38 Bright Thinking
Optimists are not only happier, they’re healthier,
too. Even better, they may live longer.
40 The Thrill of the Grill
Spice up your summer with these simple
but delicious barbecue recipes, which can
be prepared in minutes.
THE LIGHTER SIDE
52 Getting to Know You!
Our fun quiz will help you get to know
yourself better.
Contents
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From the Editor
Welcome to PERFORM™
. This magazine is dedicated to and written for people who want to live life to the fullest. If we had
a motto, it would be something Alexander Woolcott once said: “There is no such thing in anyone’s life as an unimportant day.”
No matter who you are—whether you are a parent, an artist, a world traveler, or a volunteer—you want to be able to do what you want
to do, when you want to do it.
Because maintaining an active life is essential to good health, we have packed these pages with ideas and experiences to feed your
imagination. From exploring the world around you by taking a bike trip through American history, to understanding the latest advances in
pain medicine, to seeing how America’s first female astronaut has chosen to give something back to the community, we hope to show you
some innovative ways you may not have thought of to get the most out of your life, whatever your lifestyle, hobbies, or career may be.
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30 THE PROS OF BEING CAAN
Legendary actor, free spirit, and dedicated father
James Caan still writes his own rules, and shows
no signs of slowing down.
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Joint pain can make it hard to perform many of the activities you
enjoy. That’s why you must be clear with your doctor about how
joint pain affects your life. Just follow these three simple steps:
1 ANSWER THE TREATMENT CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
TO THE RIGHT.
Take a moment to think about how you now treat your
joint pain. Then check the Yes or No boxes to the right.
2 SHARE THE RESULTS WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
Tell your doctor if you’re not getting all the relief you need.
3 DISCUSS HOW YOU WILL TREAT YOUR ARTHRITIS
JOINT PAIN.
Your Treatment Challenge answers may suggest that it’s time to
rethink how you manage joint pain.
Are you hitting your arthritis joint pain hard enough? Take the Treatment Challenge now!
How many Yes answers did you have? If one or more, talk to your doctor today about options for controlling joint pain.
1 I could not effectively control my arthritis pain.
2 My arthritis pain seemed worse than usual.
3 My arthritis pain interfered with my ability to:
a. walk on a level surface.
b. go up or down stairs.
c. bend over.
d. get in or out of a car.
e. get in or out of bed.
f. perform light chores.
g. perform heavy chores.
4 My arthritis pain interfered with my ability to:
a. sleep.
b. play my favorite sport(s).
c. perform daily activities such as shopping.
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doctor if you have kidney or liver problems. In rare cases, serious stomach problems such as bleeding can occur
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a serious skin reaction that may be life threatening. If you experience other unusual symptoms while taking BEXTRA,
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PERFORM 9
Exercise
FITNESS
8 PERFORM
Exercise
FITNESS
Plan a nature walk to a
romantic spot at the beach
or in the woods, and bring
along a picnic lunch. This
is a fun activity that can
have great rewards.
Park your car at your last stop, not your first,
so you won’t be tempted to drive from one
spot to the next. If you end up loaded
with packages halfway through your
errands, make a detour to your car,
park the bags, then walk briskly
to the next store on your list.
Instead of taking the elevator,
use the stairs. Remember the
mantra, “One up, two down,”
meaning you should try to take the
stairs whenever you are going
up only one flight, or down two.
If you want to exercise, but can’t find a way to squeeze it into your busy schedule,
don’t worry—you don’t really need to set aside a big chunk of time. Research shows that
frequent, short bursts of exercise add up, and a bunch of fitness bursts give you almost
the same health and weight-loss benefits as one longer exercise session. With that in mind,
PERFORM™
magazine has come up with some easy, innovative exercises that
can be incorporated into your daily routine—a few minutes at a time!
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Use those downtimes when you’re waiting
for a file to print, a Web page to load, or an
e-mail to arrive to push back from your
desk and stretch your muscles. Try a few
knee extensions. While sitting upright in
your chair, extend your left leg out as
straight as you can, pause for a few seconds,
and then return to your starting position.
Do ten or fifteen extensions with each leg.
Walk around the block as
briskly as possible. You’ll gain
energy, both physically and
mentally, and do better work when
you get back. At four miles per
hour, you can burn a hundred
calories in fifteen minutes.
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Put on your dancing shoes.
At the next wedding, bar mitz-
vah, or birthday party you
attend, get on the dance floor
and move your body. An hour
of social dancing can burn 230
to 390 calories, so get out there
and have fun!
get footloose
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If you don’t have a dog, maybe now’s
the time to get one—or offer to
walk your neighbor’s. The neigh-
bor will owe you a favor, and
you’ll burn plenty of calories,
especially if the dog is young,
speedy, and determined. Make
sure to wear comfortable shoes
and enjoy the fresh air.
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If you’re home alone on a rainy
day and are looking for some-
thing to do, head to the attic or
basement and do some useful
“busywork.” Pack up books, maga-
zines, or clothes to donate to the
local library, hospital, or shelter.
It’s a great way to help out your
local charities, and the light lift-
ing will help with your goals to
get moving.
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Tighten your gluteals (rear end muscles) anytime
you’re stuck waiting—in the post
office line, at the dentist’s office,
wherever. You can do these sitting
or standing, but if the person
behind you winks or grins, you
may be attracting more attention
than you think.
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Work out to your favorite TV pro-
gram.Walk on a treadmill or ride an
exercise bike while the program is
on. If you don’t own this equip-
ment, lie on the floor and do some
stretching exercises on the rug.
Lie flat on your back and pull your
knee toward your chest, keeping your
head on the floor. Hold for twenty
seconds. Repeat with the other knee.
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PERFORM 1110 PERFORM
Lak e Tahoe: A Natural American Treasure
by Jodie Gould
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O
f all the states in the Southwest, Nevada has had the
hardest time keeping up with the Joneses (you try com-
peting with the Grand Canyon and the Tetons!). Sure,
it’s home to Las Vegas, one of the glitziest, most visited cities in
the country, but I believe that Lake Tahoe is the jewel in the
crown of the state. Long considered a playground for Reno res-
idents and Californians (it straddles the California and northern
Nevada border), Lake Tahoe should be on every serious travel-
er’s itinerary when exploring America’s natural treasures.
Tahoe has undergone some major renovations in order to
evolve from a world-class ski resort with a smattering of casinos
into a destination for adventure and eco-tourism. For starters,
some of the strip motels in the Stateline area that seemed
incongruous amid the beauty of the lake have been replaced by
higher-end, more aesthetically pleasing accommodations such as
the Grand Summit Resort.
My husband and I visited in May, considered the “shoulder
month” between ski season and summer, and therefore the slow-
est period for tourism. Coming from New York City, the absence
of crowds didn’t bother us a bit, and the weather, except for
one day when it snowed, was sublime. A warm blanket of sun
enveloped us when we stepped out of the shade, and the mild
spring temperature was conducive to physical activities. Although
snow can fall in any given month, the Tahoe Basin enjoys 274
sunny days annually. It was too early in the year to swim in the
Lake Tahoe
GARDENING & NATURE
Lake Tahoe
GARDENING & NATURE
lake, of course, which at an average depth of 989 feet is the third
deepest in North America. Only in the summer will it warm up to
a refreshing 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Residents also boast that the
lake is 99 percent pure—an amazing statistic when you consider
the nearly two million people who visit its shores each year.
The new Tahoe Rim Trail
One of the best reasons to come to Lake Tahoe, aside from the
skiing, is to visit the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT), to take in the eye-
popping vistas from the ridgeline of America’s largest alpine lake.
Prior to September 2001, only a small portion of the 150-mile
ridgeline that loops around the magnificent alpine lake was acces-
sible to hikers, bikers, and backcountry explorers. You might feel
like yodeling as you peek between the pines, firs, and aspens at
the snowcapped mountains, which look remarkably like the
Alps—without the cheese and cowbells.
Our guides took us for a moderate hike on a well-marked path,
pointing out the spring wildflowers and towering, 9,735-foot
Mount Tallac in the distance. The TRT has no lean-tos, only one
campsite, and numerous well-marked trails to choose from, each
offering spectacular vistas.
I was surprised to learn that the idea for blazing the TRT was
conceived as recently as 1977. It was the brainchild of U.S.
Forester Glenn Hampton, who wondered why only 30 percent of
the land in the area had been made into paths. Hampton, an avid
hiker, set out to find other possible rim trail routes. He researched
the pathways used by early pioneers, Basque shepherds, and
Washoe Indians, the region’s original inhabitants. The Tahoe Rim
Trail Foundation was formed four years later to recruit volun-
teers, raise funds, and galvanize local and national support for
the project.
Those wishing to trek the complete trail route should plan on
taking two weeks to do so, keeping in mind that the nights can
be cold and snow can fall at any time (you might even run into a
black bear or two). The best times to hike are early to mid-July
for wildflowers and September for spectacular fall foliage.
There is no need to register to hike the entire TRT, but you may
want to join the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, so you can become
a member of the Tahoe Rim Trail 150 Mile Club once you’ve fin-
ished hiking the entire trail. You will be listed in the association’s
newsletter and given a signed map to hang on your wall.
Thousands of people, from schoolchildren to the elderly, have
volunteered their time and physical labor to clear paths and
maintain the trail. If you’d rather put your money where your
machete is, sections of the trail are available for adoption
through the TRT “Adopt-a-Mile Program.” You can memorialize
a friend, family member, or business through a donation that will
be acknowledged by two trailhead kiosks and in brochures that
cover your adopted mile. You will also get a framed photograph
of your little slice of heaven.
Squaw Valley’s High Camp
Located in North Lake Tahoe, a breathtaking half-hour drive
from the South Lake, is Squaw Valley, which became interna-
tionally recognized as the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The
North Shore is more residential than the South and just as beau-
tiful. Drive during the day so you can experience the vertigo-
inducing switchbacks, which remind me of the scenic winding
roads of the French Riviera. Be sure to stop off for a hike down
to Emerald Bay, where you can stroll along the beach in front of
a Viking-style mansion built by a local socialite named Lora
Josephine Knight. Mrs. Knight converted a small island (the
lake’s only one) into a tearoom, where she entertained guests.
Weather and vandalism have since worn away most of the
tearoom, but a small turret remains.
Like South Lake Tahoe, Squaw Valley underwent a major ren-
ovation, with the installation of another six-passenger chairlift
and a thirteen-acre mountain village at the base, with 640 new
mountain homes, as well as new shops and restaurants. In addi-
tion to skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and other winter activities,
you can enjoy year-round ice-skating at Squaw Valley’s Olympic-
sized Ice Pavilion, tennis, rock climbing, and swimming. We took
the cable car to the High Camp Health and Fitness Spa, located
at 8,200 feet, and watched from the heated outdoor lagoon and
hot tub as a group of skiers went on their last few runs of the
season. During the summer, there is plenty of hiking, mountain
biking, golfing, and horseback riding, and there is a fireworks
show at High Camp on July 4.
Cruising the lake
No trip to Tahoe is complete without at least one boat ride, so
when you’re not skiing, hiking, or gambling at the casinos, you
should be cruising around the lake. There are two major boats
to choose from. One is the M.S. Dixie II, which offers breakfast
and champagne brunch cruises from April to October and sunset
dinner/dance and sightseeing excursions year-round. The boat
launches out of Zephyr Cove Resort and RV Park, just four miles
north of Stateline, Nevada, on Highway 50.
We took the three-and-a-half-hour sunset dinner/dance cruise to
Emerald Bay, which included wine, a three-course dinner, and live
music in the disco/bar area. We shoved off at seven o’clock with
a tour group from England and several starry-eyed couples. This
gave us about an hour of daylight to stroll on the upper deck and
watch the sun slip behind the Sierra Nevada Mountains. For
those who prefer to stay inside, there are tables with views on
both sides and a wet bar.
The paddleboat takes you over to Emerald Bay, a cove of pine
trees, eagle nests, and Mrs. Knight’s castle. Although the food
on board is nothing to rave about, the friendly staff, excellent
band, and well-timed events make for a true pleasure trip.
The other, even larger cruise operation is run by Hornblower
Cruises and Events, which also operates out of San Francisco,
Los Angeles, and San Diego. Like the Dixie II, the Tahoe Queen
offers a three-hour sunset cruise to Emerald Bay with wine, din-
ner, and live music. Unlike the Dixie II, operators say it is a real
paddleboat in which the big wheels actually provide the source of
its movement. (Both boats have a glass bottom portion where you
can view the marine life below.)
Hornblower also offers family dinner cruises, a family Emerald
Bay cruise where kids ride for free, a heritage tour of the
renowned architectural sights in the region, a shuttle to Squaw
Valley on the north side of the lake, and, for the ultimate in
luxurious living, private charters.
We took a spin on the Paradise Hornblower, a dining yacht
that accommodates weddings, business events, and parties with
anywhere from two to two thousand guests. As I sat, cocktail in
hand on the sun-kissed deck, watching my husband don the cap-
tain’s hat and pretend to navigate through the silky blue waters,
I allowed myself to imagine that the vessel was ours (“I am the
queen of the world!”), at least for the duration of the cruise.
A nugget of the Old West
If you’ve never been to an Old West town, or you’re traveling
with children, take a day trip to Virginia City, a popular tourist
destination forty minutes outside Lake Tahoe. This mining town
offers a nugget of the Old West, although it has sacrificed some
of its historic charm to T-shirts, fudge shops, and western sou-
venirs. Located in Seven Mile Canyon, also known as “The Hill,”
you can see the Stillwater Mountains seventy miles to the east and
the Humbolts, twice as far away.
Stroll on the original boardwalk that runs through Main Street.
You can see where the brilliant Mark Twain worked briefly as a
newspaper reporter for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.
Look for faded signs on the sides of buildings, such as the one
advertising the newspaper, as the few unadulterated vestiges of
America’s pioneer past.
Another historical landmark is the old Piper’s Opera House,
and don’t skip the musty Mark Twain Bookstore, where you will
find an excellent collection of western books and an adorable
long-haired cat that will greet you at the door. On your way out
of town stop off at Silver City, three miles down the mountain,
which is older and more authentic looking than the commercial-
ized Virginia City. Silver mines still dot the hilly landscape, and
you can see where the mountains have been whittled away by
centuries of prospecting.
For more information about the TRT, contact the Tahoe Rim Trail Association at
(775) 298-0012, or visit its Web site at www.tahoerimtrail.org. To book a cruise on
the M.S. Dixie II, call (775) 588-3508, or visit www.tahoedixie2.com. For Hornblower
cruises and events, call (800) ON THE BAY, or visit www.hornblower.com.
Jodie Gould writes about travel, health, and popular culture for a variety
of magazines.
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Where to Stay When You‘re in Lake Tahoe
The accommodations in Lake Tahoe vary from the tacky to
the wacky to plush casino hotels and rustic bed-and-breakfasts.
Choose according to your personal style and checkbook.
Inn by the Lake
3300 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. 96150
(800) 877-1466; (530) 542-0330
www.innbythelake.com
This well-run, tastefully decorated inn trumpets its “rooms with a beautiful view,” and
it is, in fact, located right across Highway 50 from the lake. Not all rooms have lake
views, however, so ask for an upper floor with a view when you make your reserva-
tion. The rooms have refrigerators and two-sink bathrooms, and the inn provides an
outdoor heated pool, whirlpool spa, washing machines and dryers, and a generous,
complimentary continental breakfast in the garden room.
In keeping with Lake Tahoe’s environmental consciousness, guests have the option
of reusing towels and sheets to conserve water and energy. During our stay,
there was a lovely wine-and-cheese reception for those who wished to meet the
management and their fellow guests.
Rates range from $98 to $355 off-season and between $112 and $635 during high
season. Special packages and group rates are available.
Fantasy Inn
3696 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
(800) 367-7736; (530) 541-4200
www.fantasyinn.com
Lovers will want to book a theme room in this hotel dedicated to romance!
Couples can choose from various kitschy themes designed to cater to their
particular fantasy. These include Arabian Nights (desert theme, with tiger-print
carpet, five-foot whirlpool spa, a round king-size bed, and tent-style ivory drapes);
the Tropical Treehouse (cozy island bungalow with tropical motif); Graceland
(the largest theme room,
with a spacious sitting
area, heart-shaped spa,
and bright red color
scheme); and Romeo &
Juliet (a hidden castle
retreat with classic bridal
decor). Many rooms come
with fireplaces, love seats,
and refrigerators, and all
have ceiling-hung TVs. It is
really quite fun if you get
into the spirit of things.
My husband and I stayed
in the Penthouse, which
has a sophisticated, Art
Deco decor. It had a work-
ing gas fireplace that
warmed up the room with
the simple flick of a switch,
a sunken whirlpool bathtub
the size of a kiddie pool,
and a double jet shower. Mirrors surround the king-size bed and hover unself-
consciously above the ceiling, and hanging plants and statues give the room a
feeling of sensuous luxury.
The hotel offers complete wedding packages with clergy, chapel ceremony, bou-
quets, wedding photos, and other mementos for those tying the knot for the first time
or renewing their vows ($599 to $1,500). Room rates range from $159 to $771.
Tahoe Lakeshore Lodge & Spa
930 Bal Bijou Road
(800) 448-4577; (530) 541-2180
www.tahoelakeshorelodge.com
The Lakeshore Lodge is easy to miss, as it is nestled between a Best Western hotel
and Heidi’s restaurant, but that’s because it is located right on a lakefront beach.
As a result, all rooms have a lake view, balcony, or patio; condos come with a
fireplace and kitchen. The first-floor rooms give you easy access to the beach, but
there are no partitions separating patios. If you want privacy, book higher.
Best of all is the on-site, full-service spa called Elements, which offers massages,
body wraps, reflexology, facials, and other body- and spirit-renewing treatments,
based on the principles of Ayurveda. After my hour-long massage, accompanied
by soothing, New Age music, I felt as if I had truly been touched by an angel.
Elements is open to nonguests as well. Rooms start at $119 and condos start at
$199 (prices vary depending on the season).
Where to Eat in Lake Tahoe
There is no shortage of restaurants in Lake Tahoe, ranging
from the casual to the formal. Here are some you might want to try.
Dory’s Oar Restaurant and the Tudor Pub
1041 Fremont Avenue
(866) 541-6603; (530) 541-6603
www.celticcatering.com
One of the most charming restaurants in South Lake Tahoe, Dory’s Oar is a local
favorite, catering weddings, corporate events, and private receptions, as well as a
frequent stop for visitors. Owners Keith and Jeannette Simpson have transported
a piece of their native Surrey, England, to Lake Tahoe. The Simpsons should know a
thing or two about events—after all, they’ve catered for the British royal family and
government, and we all know how much fun that lot has!
Having lived in London, I can vouch for the authenticity of the upstairs Tudor Pub,
which comes complete with fireplace, beer mirrors, pints on draft, and a dartboard—
the necessary trappings of any British pub worth its salt. It’s a great place to hang out
with friends (the no-smoking law in California makes it even better), and with people
of all ages, including kids and seniors.
On the main floor, you are treated to elegant dining by Executive Chef Michael
Jacobson. In addition to an extensive wine list, the menu offers such dishes as
Maryland crab cakes with tomato, fresh basil, and roast garlic relish; fruit de mer,
shrimp, salmon, and sea bass with lemon butter served in a puff pastry; and rack of
lamb with a Dijon mustard crust, served with a roast onion demi-glace.
Nepheles
1169 Ski Run Boulevard
(530) 544-8130
www.nepheles.com
Since 1977, Nepheles has been serving top-notch California cuisine with daily fish,
vegetable, and game specials. Its chef has created interesting food and sauce com-
binations, all of which are beautifully presented and served by an enthusiastic staff.
This is a jewel of a restaurant in an area that is just beginning to blossom in its culi-
nary offerings. We had seared ahi with Asian plum sauce, mashed garlic potatoes
and carrots, a house salad with fabulously fresh lettuce and feather-light dressing,
and salmon with a sweet cream sauce, mixed vegetables, and artichokes.
Llewellyn’s
Harvey’s Resort and Casino
U.S. Route 50
Stateline, Nev. 89449
(800) 553-1022; (775) 588-2411
Supreme service and breathtaking views of the lake can be found in this formal
restaurant atop Harvey’s Casino in Stateline. It’s pricier than most of the restaurants
in the area, but worth it, especially if you are looking for a romantic setting and fine
dining experience. Guests are serenaded by a piano player, giving the restaurant
another touch of elegance. As evening approaches, any shades that are closed are
ceremoniously lifted to reveal a full view of the lake at sunset.
Sprouts Natural Foods Cafe
3123 Harrison Avenue
(530) 541-6969
This was our favorite breakfast and lunch place in Lake Tahoe—we ended up eating
here nearly every day, sometimes more than once. Locals, especially skiers, bikers,
and other health-conscious types, go to Sprouts for their tuna burritos, hummus
melts, nachos, smoothies, tempeh burgers, and sandwiches piled high with red
cabbage, red onion, avocado, Monterey Jack, and, of course, sprouts, all made with
low-fat dressings. Fresh-faced young staffers who are perky even in the face of
bustling lunchtime crowds run this extremely worker-friendly restaurant.
Mott Canyon Tavern & Grill
259 Kingsbury Grade
Stateline, Nev. 89449
(775) 588-8989
Another locals hangout that does a
brisk lunch and after-work business,
Mott Canyon has excellent salads
(try the Cobb and crispy chicken
salad), yummy fries, and a Mott melt
(turkey, bacon, cheddar, tomato, and
avocado on sourdough) for those
with hearty appetites. There’s a big
fish tank inside, an enormous stone
fireplace, and a bar that serves an array of beers on tap. We stopped off here on our
way to the Tahoe Rim Trail and enjoyed a relaxing lunch on the porch. If you want to
eat at an outdoor table, it’s a good idea to arrive a bit before the noon rush.
14 PERFORM PERFORM 15
by Kim Byrum Skinner
Twenty years after becoming the first woman in space, former
astronaut Sally Ride still packs a room. Her accomplishments remain
standard book-report fare; her place in history is secure. So how, exactly,
is civilian life any less crowded for an unassuming American icon?
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“I thought, if this is the main thing you get in return for being
first, she can have it!”
From that point on, Sullivan was perfectly content with her
illustrious place in history as the world’s first female to walk
in space.
Celebrity jeopardy
On the inherent celebrity that comes with being first, Ride’s
20/20 hindsight remains refreshingly honest. “Oh, I think every-
body has to kind of just stumble his or her way through,” she
says with a knowing laugh. “It was probably equal parts honor
and burden, and maybe more of an honor than a burden, actual-
ly. It’s a small price to pay for getting to do what I’ve had a
chance to do.”
quite striking when you look
back on Earth from the van-
tage point of space. That
affects most astronauts, in
different ways. I gained an
appreciation that what we
have is really very, very frag-
ile, and that it’s more impor-
tant than I had realized to try
to protect it.
“Just about every astronaut
says this, so it’s become a bit
of a cliché now, but when
you look back at the planet,
you do not see borders sepa-
rating the countries. Those
are things—fabrications—
that we’ve created. That’s not
what you see when you look
down from space.”
Sullivan‘s walk
to remember
Speaking from the Center of
Science and Industry (COSI),
the hands-on museum for kids
based in Ohio, where she
serves as president and CEO,
Sullivan, 52, shares the experi-
ence of walking in space—
an accomplishment that leaves
Ride playfully envious.
“It’s hard to describe,”
Sullivan says. “You know
the suit cold. It’s a technical
exercise with a time plan
that you can do in your
sleep. But you’re crazy if you
don’t, now and then, let
yourself mentally zoom back
and take in where you really
are as you’re doing it,
because it’s extraordinary to
get to be there. Not all of
the four-hundred-plus peo-
ple who’ve flown in space
have gotten to do it, and it’s
pretty amazing.
“The real meaning unfolds
and takes shape later. You’re
aware of it and bursts of it
pop through, but it is not ‘sit
on the mountain transported
by ecstasy.’ You have things
to do.”
Sullivan admits that at one
time she wished she had been
chosen to be the first woman in space.
“I realized Sally was a superb choice. If it wasn’t going to be
me, I’d have picked her. But, yes, there was a little bit of me that
smarted about it.”
She changed her mind when she saw just how much the media
and the public invaded Ride’s life. In 1983, when Ride’s first
flight was diverted to California to land due to weather, it was
Sullivan’s job to meet the throng of disappointed VIPs waiting to
see her in Florida.
Mission: Possible
FAMILY & LIVING
W
ell, people don’t always recognize me on the street
now, and that’s a good thing,” jokes Ride, a pro-
fessor of physics at the University of California,
San Diego, who welcomes the elbow room.
Early last spring, just days from the twentieth anniversary of
her famous ride aboard Challenger flight STS-7, which made her
America’s first woman in space, Ride, who is now 53, was very
much recognized. She was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall
of Fame—fittingly, the first woman so honored.
Shuttling across the country
These days, Ride tours the country with the Sally Ride Science
Festival. Her earthbound mission is to spark young girls’ interest
in the traditionally male fields of math, science, and technology.
“We’re trying to change the climate around girls in math,
science, and technology. Girls who are thirteen years old don’t
really think about engineers as female—yet. They tend to hear
the word engineer and associate it with, you know, some fifty-
year-old with a pocket protector.”
Flanked by her former shuttle mate, Kathryn D. Sullivan—
America’s first woman to walk in space—Ride awaits her audi-
ence, which clamors for a front-row glimpse of the most
celebrated American astronaut since Neil Armstrong. It’s as if
nothing has changed.
The ride of her life
At the time of her history-making flight, Ride captured the
imaginations of girls and young women nationwide, prompting
Gloria Steinem to hail her six-and-a-half-day orbit as “an impor-
tant first, because…millions and millions of little girls are going
to sit in front of the television set and know they can become
astronauts after this.”
Selected from a field of seven thousand men and a thousand
women, Ride’s flight-clinching advantage was her experience
with NASA’s remote manipulator system, or RMS, a boom fifty
feet long and the diameter of a telephone pole, used to fetch and
retrieve satellites. During her flight, she deployed communica-
tions satellites, operated the robot arm, and conducted experi-
ments in materials, pharmaceuticals, and remote sensing of
the Earth.
“Looking back, I’m actually proud of the way I handled
things,” Ride reveals. “It was really important to me to be seen
as a competent professional. That’s really the principal image
I wanted to put out there, because I thought it was a very
important thing for all the women who were watching me, and
all the girls growing up. I’m proud of that.”
Ride’s most important space discovery was to view life through
a wide-angle lens.
“The main thing I was taken aback by and left with was the
perception that we live on a planet—that we all live on a plan-
et—and that this planet’s all we’ve got,” Ride says. “It really is
We’re trying to change the climate around
girls in math, science, and technology.
Girls who are thirteen years old don’t really
think about engineers as female—yet.
”
“
NASA
Mission: Possible
FAMILY & LIVING
“
NASA
Ride at the controls
Kathryn Sullivan
NASA
Kathryn Sullivan and Sally Ride
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FAMILY & LIVING
Completed in 1984 during Challenger mission STS-41G
(Ride’s second flight), Sullivan’s three-and-a-half-hour space-
walk generated much less spectacle, in part because space flight
was becoming, in the eyes of the public, much more routine.
Nothing was farther from the truth. As evidenced by the loss of
both Challenger (1986) and Columbia (2003), space travel
remains high risk.
“At the end of the day, it’s just human beings. Two-footed,
carbon-based life forms, highly fallible,” Sullivan says. “You put
some groups of human beings together in a room and it’s a
miracle they can get the mail delivered on time. You put other
groups together and they get to the moon and back.”
“It’s a research and development program,” Ride agrees. “It’s
not as routine as the news media might lead you to believe
these days.”
Sullivan’s successful extra-vehicular activity led to a spot on
the crew of Discovery STS-31, which deployed the Hubble Space
Telescope in 1990. She left NASA in 1992 to become chief scien-
tist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
and she now calls COSI home.
“Sally and I have never sat down over a beer and compared
notes, but I suspect she approached most things before her flight
the same way that I did,” Sullivan says. “This was my first space
walk, no matter how many people did it before me.
“The only humans who’d done space walks were all guys, but
I didn’t spot anything I thought was going to be magically differ-
ent because of our anatomy. I’d never noticed that airplanes or
ships worked differently because of the gender of the person at
the helm.”
Support structure
Asked how she raised such a family of overachievers, Ride’s
mother, Joyce, once responded, “In a way, you could look at it as
neglect. Dale and I simply forgot to tell them there were things
they couldn’t do. But if it had occurred to us to tell them, we
probably would have refrained.”
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Mission: Possible
FAMILY & LIVING
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I haven’t quite reached the point where I‘m
looking back on my life and thinking about
it all—yet. I think that‘s good,” Ride says,
laughing. “I‘m certain it will happen some-
day, but I really haven‘t tried to step back
and think about, you know, my place in history,
or the ultimate meaning of my flight.
”
“
Sally Ride
NASA
NASA
Ride and Sullivan rely on a hearty sense of humor to keep life’s
demands in perspective. Presented with Oprah Winfrey’s signature
closing question, “What do you know for sure?” Ride’s parting
wit doesn’t disappoint.
“Uh, E equals MC squared?” she quips. “Beyond that, not much.”
Her mother’s remark catches Ride pleasantly off guard.
“You know, that’s totally true,” she says excitedly. “That quote
is accurate. Neither of my parents ever told either me or my
sister (a Presbyterian minister) that we couldn’t do something.
It’s totally amazing, especially since, in my case, neither of
them were scientists or engineers.
Neither of them were technical
professionals. And here they were
with this daughter who was inter-
ested in science, and they proba-
bly couldn’t quite figure out how
that happened!”
What does she consider her
parents’ greatest gift? Without
question, her self-esteem.
“I didn’t have any role models
growing up, other than my
parents and a couple of teachers,”
Ride adds. “I really didn’t have
anyone out there in the real world
I emulated—you know, scientists
who were really role models for
me. Certainly no astronauts. Lots
of people I respected, but no one
that I would have considered a
role model.”
Reflecting on
achievement
“I haven’t quite reached the
point where I’m looking back
on my life and thinking
about it all—yet. I
think that’s good,” Ride
says, laughing. “I’m cer-
tain it will happen
someday, but I really
haven’t tried to step
back and think about,
you know, my place in
history, or the ultimate
meaning of my flight.”
Given their public
achievements and high-
powered lives, both
Sally Ride today
NASA
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More on
Sally Ride‘s
organizations
TO JOIN THE SALLY RIDE CLUB:
www.SallyRideClub.com
Phone: (858) 638-1432
e-mail: info@SallyRideClub.com
To join the Sally Ride Circle as a
parent, educator, corporate, or civic
leader, or to support Imaginary
Lines as a partner or sponsor,
address inquiries to:
9171 Town Centre Drive
Suite 550
San Diego, Calif. 92122
Phone: (858) 638-1432
e-mail: info@SallyRideCircle.com
MORE ON THE CENTER OF
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY:
For information, or to support,
shop at, or visit either COSI
hands-on learning center, contact:
COSI Columbus
833 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (888) 819-COSI;
(614) 228-COSI
www.CosiColumbus.org
COSI Toledo
1 Discovery Way
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Phone: (419) 244-COSI
www.CosiToledo.org
Kim Byrum Skinner is an Ohio-based freelance writer.
NASA
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Choosing a Health Club
FITNESS
FITNESS
Pilates is an exercise program that works every
muscle in the body in an aware, efficient manner.
It is a series of exercises that are similar to yoga but
involve more fluid, controlled, and concentrated
movement. Pilates improves strength, flexibility,
balance, control, and muscular symmetry. The rhythmic
exercises promote elongated and toned muscles,
and are noted for strengthening the abdomen, lower
back, and buttocks, promoting a strong body core.
Step aerobics provides a high-intensity, fat-burning
workout and is lower impact than the jumping
up and down found in other forms of aerobics.
what they call “express workouts”. Others may stress personal
training, group classes, or a wide variety of equipment. Some are
social; others expect you to work out and go.
There is no “best” club—the best club for you is the one you’ll
want to attend regularly. A club membership will work for
you only if you feel at ease there and want to show up. Here is
some expert advice on how to pick a club
that reflects your style and goals:
• Make a list of what you want from a
fitness club, including equipment, location,
look and feel, variety of classes, personal
trainers, cleanliness, and cost.
• Which clubs are close to home or work?
It won’t do you any good to join a club
on the other side of town if you won’t go. Be
sure the location and hours fit your needs. Studies have shown
that if you live or work within a fifteen-minute drive, you’re more
likely to go frequently.
No matter where you live, your area most likely has fitness
clubs, health classes, personal trainers, and activities that can
move you toward your fitness goals. Whether you like to exercise
alone or in a group, joining a health club can help you make exer-
cise a habit, and you can make new friends—people who share
your desire to get into shape. The PERFORM™
fitness pro has
done the legwork to help you choose a health club, so
all you have to do is get out and get on the move.
Clubs vary widely in the equipment, classes, activi-
ties, and services they offer, so choosing the right one
might mean the difference between making fitness a
habit and not going at all. Almost all have a variety
of cardio (for the heart) equipment, such as tread-
mills, elliptical trainers, and stair machines, and most
offer popular group exercise classes such as spinning,
yoga, step aerobics, and Pilates. But outside of these, each club
has a different atmosphere, customer base, and services. Some
clubs focus on people who exercise during the workday and offer
Step AerobicsPilates
REFLECTION
IN THE
MIRROR
How to choose a health
club that reflects your
style and fitness goals
by Joan Price
There is no “best” club–
the best club for you
is the one you’ll want
to attend regularly.
22 PERFORM PERFORM 23
Be sure to check with your doctor
before starting an exercise program.
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PERFORM 25
T
he sharp odor of pitch pine hangs in the air, along
with distant echoes of an unseen woodchopper.
The quiet stands of cypress and pine envelop you,
and the settlement of Jamestown falls away as you delve
deeper into the woods of the small Virginia island where a
new world was born.
Suddenly, the crunch of tires on a paved road breaks your
reverie. The imaginary sights, sounds, and smells of Colonial
America vanish into the twenty-first century, where you’re pedaling
a twenty-three-mile scenic parkway spanning three American
originals: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown—representing
the beginning, middle, and end of the Colonial period.
Biking Virginia’s National Park Service–administered Colonial
Parkway blurs the line between past and present and offers the chance
to slip between the two as you pedal through history.
Begin at Historic Jamestowne, the site of the first English settlement in
the new world, and end at Yorktown Battlefield, site of the British surren-
der that ended the Revolutionary War 175 years later. In between, witness
nearly two centuries of early American history and a stretch of scenic parkway
that skirts the expansive James and York rivers and passes right through
Colonial Williamsburg.
Historic Jamestowne
Recent discoveries of the James Fort and the remains of a seventeenth-
century colonist have brought new attention to this national park.
Despite some damage from Hurricane Isabel in 2003, Jamestown
Island remains a wooded sanctuary offering a cycling tour
virtually undisturbed by traffic. Large oil paintings
along the roads tell the story of the harsh colo-
nial life the English settlers encountered.
by Mary Burnham
Biking a
Time Line on
Virginia’s
Colonial
Parkway
Biking a
Time Line on
Virginia’s
Colonial
Parkway
trainers, and stair machines, and most offer popular group exer-
cise classes such as spinning, yoga, step aerobics, and Pilates. But
outside of these, each club has a different atmosphere, customer
base, and services. Some clubs focus on people
who exercise during the workday and offer what
they call “express workouts”. Others may stress
personal training, group classes, or a wide vari-
ety of equipment. Some are social; others expect
you to work out and go.
There is no “best” club—the best club for you
is the one you’ll want to attend regularly. A club
membership will work for
you only if you feel at ease there and want to
show up. Here is some expert advice on how to pick a club that
No matter where you live, your area most likely has fitness clubs,
health classes, personal trainers, and activities that can move you
toward your fitness goals. Whether you like to exercise alone or in
a group, joining a health club can help you make
exercise a habit, and you can make new friends—
people who share your desire to get into shape. The
PERFORM™
fitness pro has done the legwork to
help you choose a health club, so all you have to do
is get out and get on the move.
Clubs vary widely in the equipment, classes,
activities, and services they offer, so choosing the
right one might mean the difference between mak-
ing fitness a habit and not going at all. Almost all have a variety
of cardio (for the heart) equipment, such as treadmills, elliptical
Spinning is an aerobic exercise that takes place
on a specially designed stationary ”spinning” bicycle.
As you pedal, motivating music plays and the instructor
talks you through a visualization of an outdoor
cycling workout. During the class you vary your pace—
sometimes pedaling as fast as you can; other times
cranking up the tension and pedaling slowly from
a standing position. This helps you to focus inward
and work on your mind as well as your body.
FITNESS
Yoga seeks to promote health and well-being through
physical exercise. It controls the activities of the mind, and
its methods include ethical disciplines, physical postures,
breath control, and meditation. Many common physical
ailments can be improved through the regular practice
of yoga, and it is never too late or too early in life
to take it up. Anyone can do it.
Yoga Spinning
24 PERFORM
Once you join, go!
Make a commitment
to a regular
workout schedule.

PERFORM 27
Patriot Lanes
TRAVEL & LEISURE
After a nine-day siege by American and French troops under
General George Washington, the British surrendered Yorktown
on October 18, 1781. It was the last major battle of the War for
Independence. Preserved here are Surrender Field, the siege and
defense lines of the Americans and their French allies, and the
British, as well as the house where terms of surrender were ironed
out. The Moore House is open weekends in the spring and fall
and daily in summer.
Yorktown offers
two road tours:
the battlefield tour,
seven miles and
marked with yellow
arrows; and the red-
arrowed encamp-
ment tour, nine
miles and less heav-
ily traveled. Markers, earth-
works, and displays tell the
story of the siege.
From the site of Washington’s
headquarters on the encamp-
ment tour, bikers can access the
adjoining 8,000-acre Newport
News Park, and another five-
mile dirt bicycle trail through
woods. The park has camping,
hiking trails, a lake, and other
recreational opportunities.
The British surrender of
Yorktown was the symbolic
ending to the Colonial period,
and it is a fitting place to end
this historic bicycling tour.
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Mary Burnham is coauthor of Hiking America Virginia and Exploring the Small Towns of Virginia and Maryland.
26 PERFORM
Patriot Lanes
TRAVEL & LEISURE
26 PERFORM
you’ll see the Magazine, a round brick building that signals the
beginning of the historic area. Motor vehicles are not allowed
inside, but bikes are. Take some time exploring this re-created
three-hundred-acre town, including eighty-eight original build-
ings. A ticket is required to enter most of the buildings, except for
the Colonial Williamsburg taverns and retail shops.
Colonial Williamsburg, or “Middle Plantation”, as it was
called, grew from a defensive outpost established in the early days
of Jamestown into a thriving settlement. In 1698, officials moved
the Virginia colony’s capital from the then-swampy, bug-infested
Jamestown Island to Williamsburg.
Francis Nicholson, the royal governor, took on the task of
laying out the new town around the College of William and
Mary and the few homes and shop buildings. Thanks to such
early planning, Williamsburg’s streets are arrow straight and
wide. The main thoroughfares are paved, while some side streets
are gravel and crushed oyster shells.
When you’re ready to leave, find Robertson’s Windmill and
follow a dirt path to the visitor center. Here begins the thirteen-
mile journey to Yorktown. This is a less-traveled section of the
parkway, with fewer scenic overlooks. Terrain is rolling and
mostly wooded as it follows a log palisade, or protective fence,
built by colonists across the entire width of the Virginia peninsula.
About six and a half miles from Williamsburg, the parkway
abruptly opens out onto the York River. From these shores you’ll
see Cheatham Annex, an extension of Naval Station Norfolk,
and farther down the road, the Naval Weapons Station. Today’s
navy takes advantage of the York River’s deep channel, just as
British General Cornwallis did when he made Yorktown his base
in 1781. Historic markers are all that’s left of old plantations and
Indian villages that once graced these shores.
Yorktown Battlefield
At the intersection of Ballard Street, begin looking for mounds
of earth on either side of the road. British soldiers built these
defensive breastworks during the Revolutionary War, and
Confederate soldiers strengthened them eighty years later.
From here, signs direct you to either the visitor center or the
battlefield. The former is a good starting point for this historic
park, and a stopping place for restrooms and water.
PHOTOGRAPHSCOURTESYOFTHECOLONIALWILLIAMSBURGFOUNDATION,WILLIAMSBURG,VIRGINIA
The imaginary sights, sounds, and smells of Colonial America vanish into
the twenty-first century, where you’re pedaling a twenty-three-mile scenic
parkway spanning three American originals: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and
Yorktown—representingthe beginning, middle, and end of the Colonial period.
Biking Conditions
Elevation: The terrain is virtually flat along the James and York rivers, and
slightly hilly between, with an elevation range from one to twenty-five meters
above sea level.
Traffic: The speed limit is forty-five miles per hour and no commercial
traffic is allowed on the parkway. There are no intersections; roadways are
elevated over the parkway. Bicycles are not allowed in the tunnel that passes
beneath Colonial Williamsburg. In keeping with the natural scenery of the park-
way, there are no lines or shoulders, so be careful to keep to the right and ride
in single file.
The ride: The pavement of aggregate stone cast in concrete makes for a slight-
ly bumpy ride. Be careful of the joints between the large panels of concrete.
Skinny tires can get caught in them. Distance markers are in kilometers and
begin in Yorktown.
Services
There are no service stations, restrooms, or water sources along the
parkway. Fill water bottles at the visitor centers in Jamestown or Yorktown,
or in Williamsburg, halfway between. Each has restrooms.
Camping: At the Jamestown end is Jamestown Beach Campsites, just off
Route 31. Take Route 614 from the parkway for two miles. Open year-round.
(757) 229-7609.
Newport News Park, adjacent to the Yorktown Battlefield, also has camping.
Open year-round. (757) 888-3333.
Parking: Park at any of the three visitor centers, but at Yorktown and
Jamestown you will have to pay the admission fee. Free parking is available at
the Powhatan Creek parking area, just before the Jamestown Island entrance
on the left. No overnight parking is allowed here or within either park.
When to Go
Crowds and traffic are thickest May through September. The average summer
temperature in Virginia is around eighty degrees, but high humidity makes
it seem hotter. Breezes off the James and York rivers provide some relief,
though. The average winter temperature is 45 degrees, with light snow in
January and February.
Getting There
Newport News/Williamsburg Airport is twenty minutes away; Richmond
International Airport is forty-five minutes; and Norfolk International Airport is one
hour. Amtrak has a train station in Williamsburg. By car, take Interstate 64 to
exit 242A. Go six miles west on Route 199, four miles south on Route 31, then
left on Route 359 south. Pass the Jamestown Settlement and proceed to the
Colonial Parkway. Directly across the parkway is the Powhatan Creek parking
area. The Jamestown Island entrance station is to the right.
Admission and Hours
Historic Jamestowne: $8 for adults (16 and under free); good for seven days.
The entrance is open daily from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Once inside, visitors
and bikers can stay until dark. A new visitor center is under construction,
with completion planned for Jamestowne’s four hundredth anniversary
in 2007. Meanwhile, a temporary modular visitor center is open from 9:00 A.M.
to 5:00 P.M.
Yorktown Battlefield: $5 for adults (16 and under free); good for seven days.
The visitor center is open from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.; the tour roads and
battlefield are open from sunrise to dusk.
Combination tickets: A $10 pass is good for seven days at both Yorktown
and Jamestown.
Colonial Williamsburg: There is no charge to walk or bike through the streets
of Colonial Williamsburg. Passes can be purchased to enter the historic
buildings. Open daily from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
More Information
Colonial National Historical Park
(757) 898-3400
www.nps.gov/colo
Colonial Williamsburg
(800) HISTORY
www.colonialwilliamsburg.org
Williamsburg Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
(800) 368-6511
www.visitwilliamsburg.com
Two circuit tours, one three miles and the other five, offer
vistas of the James River through marsh and quiet woods that,
thanks to preservation, have returned to a state resembling what
the colonists first saw.
Jamestown dates to 1607, when three tiny ships — the Susan
Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery — brought the 144
settlers who established the first permanent English-speaking
settlement in North America. Settlement ruins are fragile, so
bicycles are not allowed within the Old Town site itself. Leave
them at the bike rack in the parking lot and walk across the
footbridge into seventeenth-century life.
A short walking tour takes you by the
foundations of these early structures,
including the James Fort, rediscovered 370
years after it was built. Until recent years,
archaeologists believed the fort had been
eroded by the James River.
Pedal off the island and follow the
Colonial Parkway past swampland, stands
of marsh grass, sandy riverside beaches, and
an occasional dairy farm. Chances are good
of seeing a great blue heron or snowy egret
along the banks or shallow shoreline of the
James River. Every mile or two brings a
scenic overlook with markers describing the history of the area.
The views of the expansive James — called Powhatan by the
Indians — are breathtaking here, as it approaches the end of a
340-mile journey from the Appalachians to the Chesapeake Bay.
As the parkway pulls away from the James, the terrain
becomes more rolling and hilly. At eight miles, there’s a great
picnic spot beneath towering white oak trees, described by a
marker as dating back to 1750.
Williamsburg
At nine miles, the parkway tunnels one third of a mile
beneath Colonial Williamsburg. Bicycles are not allowed in
the tunnel and should exit at the off-ramp where directed.
Don’t despair. The detour takes you right through the heart of
Colonial Williamsburg.
At the top of the exit ramp, turn left onto Newport Avenue
and take the next left onto South England Street. After one block

the doctor is in
The Modern Management
of Arthritis Pain
the doctor is in
Q: What are the most common types of arthritis, and how
do I know if I’m treating my joint pain correctly?
A: Osteoarthritis (ahs-tee-oh-arth-RYE-tis), or OA, is the
most common. Millions of people in the United States
have it. In OA, the cartilage that covers the ends of
bones in the joint wears down. In time, bone begins to
rub against bone. This often leads to:
• Pain
• Loss of movement
Rheumatoid arthritis (roo-mah-toid arth-RYE-tis), or
RA, is one of the most serious and disabling types. It
affects women more than men. In RA, the body’s own
immune system attacks the joint. The joint lining gets
inflamed, causing:
• Soreness
• Stiffness
• Aching
If you have pain, stiffness, or swelling in or around a
joint for more than 2 weeks, see your doctor. Symp-
toms can come on fast or slowly. Only a doctor can tell
if it’s arthritis.
Q: I like running, but joint pain in my hips and knees has
reduced the enjoyment I get out of this exercise. What
advice do you have?
A: The right exercise can help you stay active. The key is to
avoid excess stress on your joints. You may not be able
to run if you have bad joint pain in your knees or ankles.
If this is the case, try a new exercise for a change.
Have you tried biking? Make sure the bike is the right
size for your body. It should have a soft, padded seat.
Make sure your seat and pedals are the right height.
Try using lower gears on your bike to reduce the impact
of pedaling. A good bike store can help you with this.
Not a biker? Swimming is also a great way to keep
flexible and it’s easy on the joints. Talk with your
doctor about what is right for you.
Q: I’ve heard conflicting opinions on whether exercise
will help reduce my joint pain. What medical advice do
you have about staying active?
A: Exercise is vital in dealing with arthritis. Starting can
seem like a huge task. Try to start slow and make it
fun. Begin with stretching to improve your range of
motion. This will help make daily tasks easier to do.
Once this becomes easy, you can move on. Add
weights, yoga, or biking.
What if you’re in too much pain? You may want to try
a water program. Being in water lessens stress on your
hips, knees, and spine.
Exercise also has many benefits that include:
• Easing joint pain and stiffness
• Building strong muscle around the joints
• Increasing flexibility and stamina
• Helping you sleep better
• Controlling your weight
• Reducing the risk of health problems, such as
osteoporosis and heart disease
It’s best to ask your doctor what is right for you.
Are your days free from joint pain? For
many adults, enjoying their day depends
on their joint pain. There are good days
and not-so-good days. PERFORM™
offers advice from our medical expert,
Jeffrey Gudin, MD, to help get you back
to living life as you want to.
In this issue, Dr. Gudin answers common questions peo-
ple have about joint pain. Dr. Gudin is clinical director of
the Pain Management Center at Englewood Hospital and
Medical Center. It is part of Mt. Sinai University School
of Medicine in Englewood, New Jersey. Dr. Gudin is
board certified in both pain management and anesthesiol-
ogy (giving anesthesia for surgery). He has helped many
arthritis sufferers lead healthier, more pain-free lives.
Q: Simple motions like stirring food when I cook tend to
make the joints in my hands and wrists feel weak and
somewhat painful. Is this common, and is there any
way I can reduce this joint pain?
A: The stiffness, pain, and swelling of arthritis can really
reduce the range of motion in all joints. This is the
normal distance joints can move. However, not being
active due to pain can in turn lead to muscle loss and
weight gain. It’s best to try to stay active and close to
a healthy weight. This will help relieve pressure that
can damage your joints.
Exercise should be part of your complete treatment
plan. It can improve:
• Joint mobility
• Muscle strength
• Overall physical health
Medications will also help control joint pain. And with
the right exercise, they can help relieve pain and fatigue
and protect the joint. You and your doctor can come up
with a program to reduce joint damage and promote
overall health.
Q: I’ve been taking the same generic pain reliever for my
arthritis joint pain for years. Is there anything new for
arthritis pain that may help me?
A: Pain relief has come a long way. You don’t need to suf-
fer from pain and swelling. Many options are on hand.
There are over-the-counter drugs such as acetaminophen
(ah-see-tuh-MIN-uh-fen) and ibuprofen (EYE-byu-pro-
fen) and prescription drugs such as COX-2–specific
inhibitors (Celebrex and BEXTRA are examples). In some
cases, surgery is needed. Diet and exercise are also impor-
tant. Your doctor may discuss some of these options
with you.
Which joints does arthritis affect?
Arthritis affects the knees, hips, ankles, elbows, hands,
and spine (both neck and back). It can be caused by:
• Redness and swelling within the joint
• Damage from trauma or pressure against the joint
It can often lead to other things, such as:
• Fatigue that can make the pain harder to bear,
making it seem much worse
• Depression from not being active, or from no longer
being able to do activities you enjoy
How do I know if I have arthritis?
You might suspect you have arthritis if you have
symptoms that include the following:
• Persistent joint pain
• Pain or tenderness in a joint that is aggravated by
any movement or activity, such as walking, getting
up from a chair, writing, typing, holding an object,
throwing a ball, or turning a key
• Joint swelling, stiffness, redness, and/or warmth
• Loss of flexibility or range of motion in a joint
• Joint deformity
• Crepitus (the cracking noise arthritic joints make
upon movement)
Your doctor can diagnose arthritis by looking at your
medical history, doing a physical exam, ordering
tests, and having x-rays taken.
Information in this article should not replace
talking with your doctor about your health.
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best remembered for his mesmerizing performance as Sonny
Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary Godfather series.
But ask him what he’s proudest of, and his answer may surprise
you: “I think my proudest achievement is that I’ve never missed
a day’s work in my life,” he says.
Raising the bar
It’s hard for most of us to imagine attaining such an impressive
career—let alone not missing a single day of filming on countless
sets and locations. But for Caan, who learned the value of team-
work and commitment from playing organized sports in his
youth, it’s no big deal: “You sign on and you finish,” says Caan
with his matter-of-fact delivery. And as for the people he’s
worked with, “You don’t have to work with them again, but you
have to finish the season. You can’t quit.”
Throughout his career, Caan has displayed an unstoppable
work ethic and an unwavering dedication to whatever project
he’s involved with. Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, New
York, Caan says his work ethic was inspired by his father, who
operated a successful meat business. What was his main inspira-
tion for going into acting? “I didn’t want to lug hindquarters of
beef all day,” says Caan in his typical tell-it-like-it-is fashion.
Caan’s free-spirit attitude toward life was evident early on. He
spent a year at Michigan State University, where he played foot-
ball with the Spartans, and then transferred to Hofstra University
on Long Island, New York, initially to study law. He eventually
changed his major to drama after a successful audition at Sanford
Meisner’s Neighborhood Playhouse during a spring break.
“When I got back, [acting] was sort of like a last resort. I went to
school and hammered out my interests, and acting has continued
to hold my interest actually until now.”
One of Hollywood’s most
versatile actors
In addition to playing football, Caan has a black belt in karate,
and spent nine years as a professional rodeo cowboy. So it’s natu-
ral that Hollywood looked to him to fill the roles of “tough guy”—
especially after the landmark Godfather movies: “After I did Sonny
[Corleone], every script I got there had to be twelve people dead by
page twenty or I wouldn’t get it,” he says with a laugh. “But then
I did Funny Lady and For the Boys, and they go, ‘We never knew
you could sing and dance.’ Well, nobody ever asked me!”
Caan enjoys playing the tough-guy roles that suit him so well.
But he also knows that to stay in demand, you have to be able to
perform well in as many things as possible. “If you’re going to be
James Caan
COVER STORY
a saxophone player, you have to learn how to play a lot of dif-
ferent songs to be considered a good player. You can’t just play
“Yankee Doodle Dandy” all the time. You know what I mean?”
“Time out” for fatherhood
After years of having phenomenal success and enjoying the
Hollywood actor lifestyle, Caan lost his sister and best friend,
Barbara, to leukemia in 1981. This tragedy made Caan reflect on
his life, leading to a decision that would add to his legend. He
decided to leave Hollywood in order to spend time raising his
family. “I decided that, unless I had passion for something [act-
ing], I wasn’t going to do it. So I basically quit.”
As a father, Caan excels. He revels in the fact that he’s been able
to have a positive impact on the development of his children,
including daughter Tara, 39, and sons Scott, 27 (also a successful
actor), Alex, 12, Jimmy, 8, and Jake, 5. He perks up when he dis-
cusses his role in coaching his sons’ sports teams. “You see the
changes happening from day to day and your influence. I think
that’s why I enjoy coaching so much, too. Take a kid who didn’t
think he could do something and in five minutes’ time have him
doing it, and all of a sudden he goes from a shy little kind of a
scaredy-cat to a little banty rooster. Creatively, it’s quite reward-
ing, you know?”
Caan also enjoys seeing the results in real time: “You don’t have
to wait six months for them to put music to it and edit it—things
happen right in front of your eyes.” When asked who he turns to
whenever things get tough, Caan immediately points to his chil-
dren: “I look to them...they’re the ones who lift me up.” Clearly,
playing father is a role Caan is very keen on. When asked what
keeps him going, Caan answers with trademark honesty and
humor: “What keeps me going? Four wives and five children!”
Some “choice” bits
• Turned down lead roles in Mash, The French
Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
and Apocalypse Now
• Favorite on-screen role:The professional safecracker,
Frank, in Thief
• Favorite off-screen role: Dad
“I decided that, unless I
had passion for something,
I wasn’t going to do it.
”
“Take a kid who didn’t think he
could do something and in five
minutes’ time have him doing it.
Creatively, it’s quite rewarding.
”
30 PERFORM
James Caan
COVER STORY
A
fter a brief absence from the limelight, Oscar-, Golden
Globe-, and Emmy Award nominee James Caan is now
back as the star of the new hit NBC TV series “Las
Vegas” and hit film Elf. The dedicated actor took a few moments
between takes on the set to tell PERFORM™ what drives him to
succeed, how he stays in the game, and how he places his role as
a father above all else.
James Caan, known as “Jimmy” to friends and fans alike, has
appeared in more than seventy feature films. These include cul-
tural and critical landmarks such as A Bridge Too Far, For the
Boys, Funny Lady, Honeymoon in Vegas, Misery, Rollerball,
The Gambler, The Way of the Gun, and Thief. Of course, he’s
CaanCaanby Jeff Mucciolo
ThePros of Being
Film legend
James “Jimmy” Caan
went from humble
beginnings in Brooklyn
to the heights of
Hollywood success.
After taking time off to
be with his family, this
real-world “tough guy”
has returned to reclaim
his title and is showing
no signs of slowing down.
“I think my proudest achievement
is that I’ve never missed a day’s
work in my life.
”
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James Caan
COVER STORY
“Medicine is moving right along.” He should know—he sits on
the board of the Joan English Fund for Women’s Cancer
Research, and he and his wife, Linda, strongly support its various
fund-raising activities.
When asked what advice he would offer people about enjoying
life, it’s this: “You’ve got to stay in shape, and that’s the key
thing. I mean, even now, with all my shoulder surgeries and what-
not, I’m still able to do what I want—it just takes a little effort.
Don’t look at your birth certificate and give up. I know some
guys near eighty who still go to the gym, and they can outrun me
and you. It’s just a state of mind. There are so many things now
that can keep us young and fit. There’s a lot available to people
out there who want to continue to do whatever it is that they like
to do for a long time.”
Just being Caan
Throughout it all, Caan doesn’t see himself as anything special—
just an experienced actor who has had success, thanks to hard
work and dedication. “Something I’m proudest of is that I’m still
doing it, enjoying it, and still in demand. So that’s probably the
crowning achievement, as far as I’m concerned. And getting respect
from the young guys that I watch and [who I] respect myself.”
“Even now, with all my
shoulder surgeries and whatnot,
I’m still able to do what I
want—it just takes a little
effort. Don’t look at your birth
certificate and give up.
”
As further proof that this screen legend practices what he
preaches, Caan has managed to squeeze in an appearance in the
upcoming film Dogville, in which he plays Nicole Kidman’s
father. Although he’s thrilled to still be doing the parts he wants—
and only the ones he wants—Caan does occasionally miss being
the up-and-coming Lothario: “I’m getting a little tired of these
young, pretty girls coming up to me and telling me how much
their mother loves me,” he jokes. Hey, Jimmy, take heart: at least
they didn’t say it was their grandmother…yet!
The Joan English Fund for
Women’s Cancer Research
The Joan English Fund supports scientific research to help with
early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of women’s cancers,
including ovarian, breast, uterine, endometrial, cervical, and others.
Joan English’s family created the fund after she lost her battle with
late-stage ovarian cancer in August 2000, at the age of sixty-nine.
James Caan sits on the fund’s board of directors and takes part in
fund-raising events with his wife, Linda. The fund is being used to
support the purchase of state-of-the-art research equipment, which
will be used to search for gene markers and tumor suppressor
genes. Using this equipment, researchers hope to see rapid break-
throughs in detection and treatment. Most of all, they hope their
findings will help more women win the fight against cancer.
The fund also supports the work of Dr. Ferid Murad, M.D.,
Ph.D., a Nobel Prize winner and professor and chairman of the
Department of Integrative Biology, Pharmacology, and Physiology
at the University of Texas Medical School.
To learn more about the fund,
visit http://curewomenscancer.org.
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James Caan
COVER STORY
Caan hits the jackpot in “Las Vegas”
In his first starring role in a television series, Caan plays Big Ed
Deline, the head of an elite surveillance team that is charged with
maintaining security for the fictional Montecito Resort & Casino in
Las Vegas. What are the odds that Caan can ride his latest role to
the top? Let’s just say, NBC quickly renewed this funny, sexy series
for next fall after it was ranked the #1 new adult drama this season.
With his history of tough roles buoying him, Caan has an
imposing presence, and is a natural as the chief of security who’s
not afraid to mix it up when one of the casino-goers gets out of
hand. “Las Vegas” lets him show off his razor-sharp sense of
humor, as well as his guiding force as a father: At the Montecito,
he serves as father figure to the members of his young and (of
course) beautiful security team, including actors Nikki Cox,
Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims, Josh Duhamel, and others. As with
anything James Caan does, he is fiercely committed to the future
success of the show. “It takes time. Next year
hopefully will be a lot better than this year, and I
hope it keeps growing to the point where we’re all
pretty happy.”
On keeping in shape
From football, to a black belt in karate, to nine
years on the rodeo circuit, Caan has clearly led a
physically demanding lifestyle. How does he do it?
“I’ve had eleven shoulder surgeries!” he exclaims
with a hearty laugh. “When you’re young you
think you’re indestructible, you know? I’m going
to be sixty-four, which is really hard to say because
I still feel thirty-two.”
Despite his occasional aches and pains, Caan
confides that he has no plans for slowing down.
He remains a firm believer in the power of modern
medicine as an aid to his longevity. Caan is partic-
ularly enthusiastic about the future of medicine.
Breaking through barriers
After years of being out of the mainstream, Caan realized that
to support his growing family he would have to make a return to
acting. “I woke up one morning and I didn’t have any money.
Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, that’s all I can
say.” But after being one of Hollywood’s golden boys for so many
years, Caan soon learned that Hollywood is quick to forget even
its most celebrated stars: “People kind of forgot me, so it wasn’t
as if I thought that I could just come right back.”
With his mind set on getting back into acting, Caan relied on
what had gotten him to the top the first time around—hard work,
followed by more hard work. After a string of progressively
larger roles in the 1990s, he’s reclaimed his golden-boy status.
In 2003, he starred as Will Ferrell’s workaholic father in
the Christmas blockbuster film, Elf. And now he’s “the man”
on “Las Vegas.”
James Caan
By the Numbers
75 feature films
9 years on the professional rodeo circuit
6 years coaching Little League, football, and soccer
4 Golden Globe nominations
1 top-rated new adult drama —“Las Vegas”
1 Academy Award nomination
1 Emmy nomination
1 black belt in karate
0 days of work missed
0 regrets
Actors James and Scott Caan (son) James Caan and cast on the set of his hit TV series “Las Vegas”
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Grape Expectations
TRAVEL & LEISURE
W
e stand in the crisp fall air and watch as a half dozen workers quick-
ly load trays of grapes onto a forklift, feeding them into the destem-
ming and crushing machine. It’s the last of Ingleside Plantation
Vineyard’s fall harvest, or as they call it around here, “the crush”.
By mid-October, the crush is ending for vineyards like this one on Virginia’s
Northern Neck. Colder mountain regions may have several more weeks to go.
Harvest is a tough business—watching the weather report, making sure to have
enough workers at the right time, and crushing the grapes before they go bad.
Doug Flemer, whose family has owned this farm since 1890, recalls rushing to
pick grapes before a hurricane hit, as well as the harvest of 1996, when it rained
every weekend. “A lot of vines just didn’t get picked that year,” he says.
Virginia’s hard-to-predict weather makes each year’s wine a bit different, simi-
lar to the wines of France. In both regions, people look forward to barrel tast-
ings. In California, where the weather is more stable, wines taste nearly the same,
year after year.
The grapes being crushed today were handpicked under sunny skies and put
into trays known as lugs. The lugs were stacked in a refrigerated truck overnight,
to kill bacteria and make the grapes pop open in the crusher.
“All the juice from these grapes is white,” says our guide, Bruce Perrygo. If this
juice were going to be used to produce a white wine, the grapes would go into a
press that keeps the skins separate from the juice. Since this is going to be a red
wine, the skins are put in with the juice and are fermented with yeast, which
turns the sugar into alcohol.
The noise of the crushing machine, the strong smell of ripe fruit, and the hun-
dreds of fruit flies buzzing around don’t quite fit the romantic image of wine-
making that we had in mind. But this is just the beginning. The art and science
of winemaking start after the crush. It can be a long process—often years—of fil-
tering, testing, tasting, and aging. There are many decisions to be made, and all
of these choices will affect the taste of the wine.
It isn’t just for breakfast anymore
Winemaker Bill Swain takes a sip of the juice in his laboratory-like workshop,
located in the barn of his century-old farm. He measures the sugar content of the
grapes with a special meter while they are still on the vine. He also uses his own
taste test: When the grape seeds taste like Grape-Nuts®
cereal—rich, sweet, and
grainy—they are ready to be picked. The winemaker’s art is the ability to predict
what this raw grape juice will taste like after years in a bottle.
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Expectctations
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ExpectationsVirginiaWines Come of Age
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Grape Expectations
TRAVEL & LEISURE
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Grape Expectations
TRAVEL & LEISURE
The father of American wine
Virginia has more than eighty farm wineries like Ingleside—
twice as many as ten years ago—from the Chesapeake Bay to the
Cumberland Gap. Ingleside is one of the older Virginia wineries,
producing its first commercial wines in 1980. It already has a
great reputation in Virginia’s young wine industry, where age is
measured in decades instead of centuries.
In international tasting competitions, Virginia labels are rank-
ing up there with the big boys from France. Even California
Wine Guru Robert Mondavi said that Virginia would soon
become a world player in the wine business.
Although President Thomas Jefferson is credited as being the
father of American wine, and he chose the first vintages to be
stocked at the White House, no one really knows if he lived long
enough to try any of his native state’s fine products.
Jefferson began experimenting with American grapes, but he
stopped when the Revolutionary War broke out. Short-term suc-
cess was achieved in the mid-1800s with a mix of American and
European grapes. Some of these grapes—Norton, Catawba,
Niagara, and Concord—are still grown today. Sadly, most of the
vineyards were destroyed in the Civil War. Then, in the early
1900s, Prohibition brought the whole process to an end. Wines
were not produced again in Virginia until the 1960s. In the
1970s, Chardonnay, Reisling, and Cabernet Sauvignon began to
be bottled in the area. Virginia now ranks eleventh in wine pro-
duction among the fifty states.
Growing places
Only time will tell how Virginia’s young wines will fare against
the best wines of the world, but it didn’t take long for several
new wineries to make their mark. Virginia’s biggest success story
may be the Williamsburg Winery, the largest in the state. We
were amazed to learn
that it produces one
quarter of the wines
made in Virginia—
about sixty thousand to
seventy thousand cases
a year. That’s a lot of
wine—especially since
the owner created his
first wine, Governor’s
White, only fifteen years
ago. It is now the most
popular of all Virginia wines. The Williamsburg Winery has been
invited to several international tastings, where its wines were
poured alongside some from European vineyards that date back
to the Renaissance.
The Kluge Estate Winery and Vineyard Farm Shop, run by
Patricia Kluge, is not as large as the Williamsburg Winery. Kluge,
owner of a huge estate near Charlottesville, is already a wealthy
woman, but her dream is to become one of America’s premiere
winemakers. When her winery opened in spring 2003, the public
had one of its first samplings of her Bordeaux-style 2001 New
World Red and a sweet aperitif called Cru.
Just three years old, the winery introduced its first vintage in
fall 2002 with 289 bottles of a limited edition 2000 New World
Red, each bottle signed by Kluge
(whose profile is on all her
labels), and boxed in a case made
of American walnut, designed by
Lord David Linley. Kluge has
spared no expense in achieving
her vision, putting together the
world’s top winemaking people.
The wine is, as you’d expect,
expensive. Still, we found the
Farm Shop to have the friendly
feel of a country store, with a
shop for potted herbs and
Virginia preserves, and a restau-
rant where you can eat lunch
while you sample the wines.
During Virginia’s Historic Garden Week, Kluge opens her gar-
dens, the chapel she designed herself, and her conservatory of
exotic plants to the public.
A few miles away from Ingleside, a brand new winery,
Oak Crest, opened its tasting room to the public in 2003.
The stone fireplace and outdoor deck tables make a cozy setting
for tastings. Conrad and Dorothy Brandts and their two sons all
juggled full-time jobs while building their vineyard, stopping
whenever they ran out of money. Making wine seems to be in
Conrad’s blood. When he was still in high school, his German
grandfather taught him how to produce wine for their family.
In 1985 he purchased fourteen acres on Virginia’s Northern
Neck. In 1986 he started planting vines and, a decade later,
started building the winery.
The Brandts make small batches of Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, but their specialty is wine made
from the white Symphony grape, which is similar to those used
in German Rhine wines. The couple doesn’t plan on getting rich
making wine. It is something they love to do in retirement, and
that they can pass on to their children. Their small, family-
operated winery is a prime example that for some, winemaking
is more of a passion than a business.
Wine Pronunciation Key
Ordering wine can be
difficult—many of us have
trouble wrapping our tongues
around some of those strange-
looking names. The following crib
sheet will help you at the wine
store or restaurant:
Aperitif (a-par-uh-TEEF)
Beaujolais (bow-jho-lay)
Cabernet Sauvignon (kab-er-nay saw-vee-nyon)
Chablis (sha-blee)
Chardonnay (shar-dun-nay)
Fumé Blanc (foo-may blahn)
Merlot (mer-low)
Pinot Grigio (pee-no GREE-jee-oh)
Pinot Noir (pee-no nwar)
Pouilly Fumé (poo-yee foo-may)
Reisling (REES-ling)
Rosé (ro-zay)
Sancerre (san-sair)
Sauvignon Blanc (saw-vee-nyon blahn)
Vouvray (voo-vray)
Wine 101
Though there is an entire
universe of wines to explore,
the three basic categories
below will give you
a good head start.
TABLE WINES. The most commonly pur-
chased wines, these are reds and whites that
are served with a meal. Whites are chilled;
reds are served at room temperature. Reds
are aged and whites, for the most part,
are not.
SPARKLING WINES. These are the “bubbly”
wines, like champagne, that are usually
served on special occasions. Sparkling wines
are made around the world, the same way
as champagne, but with different grapes.
FORTIFIED WINES. These heavier wines, such
as port and sherry, are made by adding wine
alcohol or brandy. They are usually served
with desserts or as an after-dinner drink.
Post Grape-Nuts is a trademark of KF Holdings.
Mary Burnham is coauthor of Hiking America Virginia
and Exploring the Small Towns of Virginia and Maryland.
Year-round
Virginia Wine Events
More than 350 Virginia wine events, from individual
barrel tastings to giant festivals, take place throughout
the year. There are polo matches, grape stompings, bluegrass
concerts, garlic and mushroom festivals, and even winemak-
ing seminars. All events are listed in the annual Virginia
Wineries Festival and Tour Guide, which also lists all eighty
of Virginia’s wineries, with maps and directions.
For a free copy of the guide, please contact the Virginia Wine
Marketing Office at (800) VAVINES (828-4637) or visit
www.virginiawines.org.
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“Optimists coped by taking a negative situation and turning it
into something as positive as possible,” says Carver, who followed
these women for one year. “They said, ‘My life isn’t over; it’s just
going to be different.’ The pessimistic women were more likely to
deny the disease and essentially give up.”
Learn optimism
The good news for doom-and-gloomers is that they can train
themselves to have a more positive outlook. In his book, Learned
Optimism (Pocket Books), Seligman says you should start by mind-
ing your ABCs — that is, keep a record of your Adversity, Beliefs,
and Consequences.
Adversity, according to Seligman, can be almost anything — a
leaky faucet, a baby who doesn’t stop crying, or being ignored by a
spouse. Seligman says the next time a negative event occurs in your
life, write down your thoughts about what has happened without
going into your feelings. Your beliefs are how you interpret the
adversity or bad event. For example, “I just blew my diet” and
“I am incompetent” are beliefs. “I feel sad” is a feeling.
Next, write down your feelings and what you did afterward. Did
you feel sad, anxious, guilty? Write down as many feelings and
actions as you can. “I ate a carton of ice cream” is a consequence.
By completing this exercise, Seligman says, you’ll find that your
negative beliefs are probably exaggerated. Once you recognize this,
challenge those beliefs whenever they occur. “Don’t let your nega-
tive beliefs run your emotional life,” Seligman cautions. “Once you
get into the habit of questioning your negative beliefs, your daily life
will be much better and you will feel much happier.”
Hold that thought
In order to change the way pessimists think, Emmett Miller,
M.D., author of Deep Healing (Hay House), uses a technique
called “selective awareness”, in which people try to train themselves
to think positively.
“I tell my patients to focus on a success in their life,” says Miller.
“It can be the birth of a child, or a vacation when you’ve had one
of those perfect moments. You have the power to direct your mind
to think about whatever you want. Focusing on a place where you
felt good about yourself will give you more optimism.”
Optimists
have better lifestyle
habits, and recover
from illnesses
faster than
pessimists do.
brightbrightOptimists are healthier
as well as happier
by Samantha Jacqueline
it has started to rain quite hard, and you have forgotten to bring
your umbrella. You think:
(a) It always rains when I don’t have my umbrella with me.
(b) I’m going to get soaking wet and be miserable all day.
(c) This rain is going to be great for the lawn and garden.
If you chose (c), you are probably an optimist, and psychologists
say that optimists are not only healthier than those who have a neg-
ative outlook, they might live longer as well. Evidence also suggests
that optimists catch fewer infectious diseases, have better lifestyle
habits, and may recover from illness faster than pessimists do.
There are a number of ways to measure optimism and pessimism,
and the old saying about seeing the cup half full or half empty is
only part of it. According to one expert, it all comes down to the
way we explain the events in our lives.
Martin Seligman, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the
University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, says pessimists believe
their lives are an endless string of pitfalls for which they have only
themselves to blame. Optimists, on the other hand, do not blame
themselves for their misfortune, which they
believe is only temporary. In fact,
unlike pessimists, who tend to
give up easily, optimists
are inspired to try
even harder.
Cope with stress
Although a sunny disposition will not protect you against illness,
research has shown that optimists have fewer physical problems.
In a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, ninety law students at the University of Kentucky in
Lexington were followed from the beginning through the middle of
their first semester. The students, who were all healthy at the time,
were asked to fill out questionnaires to find out what their expecta-
tions were for their lives in general, as well as their expectations
for success in law school. The study revealed that the most
optimistic students had the strongest immune systems, which
protect against illness.
“Optimists cope better with stress, experience fewer negative
moods, and have a healthier lifestyle, all of which could help
strengthen the immune system,” says Suzanne Segerstrom, Ph.D.,
lead author of the study.
Let happy thoughts heal
In study after study, researchers have found that looking
on the bright side contributes significantly to a person’s
recovery. For example, when coronary bypass patients
were tested for their level of optimism before and after
surgery, those who were the most optimistic returned
to their normal activities at a faster rate than
pessimists did.
“The optimists got out of bed sooner, reported
a higher quality of life, and were less likely
to suffer a heart attack during the surgery,”
says Michael Scheier, Ph.D., of Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, who
tracked the patients’ responses to surgery
for six months.
Likewise, accepting one’s fate, rather
than denying the problem, is another key
factor in the recovery process, according
to Charles Carver, Ph.D., professor of
psychology at the University of Miami in
Coral Gables, Florida. Carver tested the
emotional well-being of fifty women
who were diagnosed with breast cancer.
Join the optimists
Hard-core naysayers might want to consider therapy, but
psychologists say it is extremely helpful to have a positive-thinking
friend or partner with whom you can talk honestly and get feedback
and support. It is also important to avoid negative thinkers.
“Seek out the people that you want to be like,” advises
Psychologist Christopher Peterson, Ph.D., of the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor. “It’s rough to be the only optimist in a fam-
ily or group of pessimists.”
Avoid pessimism
To a true pessimist, becoming a Pollyanna may sound as unlikely
as changing into a butterfly, but there is still hope. A recent study of
224 people middle-aged and older found that avoiding pessimism
may be important for lowering stress and improving one’s health.
“Previously, optimists and pessimists were considered direct
opposites,” says Research Psychologist Susan Robinson-Whelan,
Ph.D., lead author of the study, conducted at State University of
Ohio in Columbus. “We did not find this to be the case. It might be
easier for people who tend to be pessimistic to say, ‘I don’t have to
learn to be an optimist in order to be physically healthy, but I should
tone down my negative thinking.’”
Psychologists say that
optimists catch fewer
infectious diseases
and may live longer
than those who have
a negative outlook.
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