Retirement. The next chapter and renewal of life that Baby Boomers will all come to embrace within the next 10 years. Boomers will redefine retirement by staying engaged and keeping their creativity and curiosity going as they age. The “Golden Years” will be defined by aspects of Work-tirement, where boomers will stay involved in careers and pursue their own business ambitions, while others will define it with leisure activities and pure fun. In this issue, Work-tirement speak to those who will stay working into their golden years, while Retirement Through Your Eyes and Medicare information for boomers will prepare those who are looking to fully relax and enjoy themselves; all who will redefine retirement. Boomer travel and Boomer healthy eating are things that all boomers can enjoy with others this summer and cut loose to do some chillin’ and grillin’. As boomers take a bow and enter into retirement and their New Golden Years, we look at it as moving on to the encore!
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Preparing for the New Golden Years Preparing for the New Golden Years
Summer Fun & Indoor SunSummer Fun & Indoor SunSummer Fun & Indoor Sun Splash into these top waterparks for Splash into these top waterparks for Splash into these top waterparks for
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At last summer is here. With the changing weather, the kids and grandkids home from school and vacations to be had, why not plan your next vacation splashing in the fun that these top water-park picks have to offer for the whole multi-generational family.
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort - New Braunfels, Texas Located on the banks of the Comal River, Schlitterbahn is consist-ently recognized as the best waterpark in the country, as well as the most fun spot for families in Texas. There are 2 parks spread out over 65 acres with attractions for all ages, from lazy rivers to wave pools and even wild uphill water coasters. To keep prices reasonable, this family-owned park offers free parking and inner tubes, and invites guests to bring along a picnic lunch to save money on food.
Noah's Ark- Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin The Wisconsin Dells is known for its legendary waterparks and Noah's Ark is the largest of the bunch. The youngest family mem-bers can get their feet wet at Tadpole Bay or ease into
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waterslides while mom and dad ride along on the gen-tle bunny hills of Slidewinders. Everyone can get wet with the kooky sea sponge from the bottom of the sea at the SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D movie.
Zoombezi Bay - Powell, Ohio Zoombezi Bay waterpark is owned and operated by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. The park has 15 slides, a wild wave pool with 4-foot swells and the re-laxing lazy river at Croctail Creek. The whole family can get soaked on the loops and curves of the Tahitian Twister. After spending the day getting wet, plan to spend some time with resident wildlife next door at the Columbus Zoo.
Blizzard Beach - Orlando, Florida Blizzard Beach has all of the magic that visitors expect from Disney. The waterslides are fast and wild and the kids' play area at Tike's Peak welcome little ones with a snow-castle fountain and kid-sized slides. But the real draw is the impeccable attention to detail that brings the tale of this snow-capped Floridian ski village to life.
Six Flags White Water - Atlanta, Georgia Wiggles fans can climb aboard the S.S. Feathersword with water cannons, telescopes, climbing nets and slippery slides at the White Water. This is just one of the preschool-friendly attractions at the Wiggles Wa-ter World alongside slides and water play areas dedi-cated to Henry the Octopus, Dorothy the Dinosaur and the rest of the Wiggles gang. Older kids can explore the rest of the park and take a wild ride on the Run-A-Way River or make a getaway on the Mutiny Chute.
Indoor options are also a great way to enjoy the water with extra accommodations that can please everyone in the family. Not only do the indoor parks offer a variety of water slides, pools and water
activities, they also allow for dry options such as ar-cades, mini golf, and even quite areas for parents and adults who want to relax and read.
Great Wolf Lodge - Multiple Locations With 11 locations around the country, the Great Wolf Lodge is an ideal family getaway whether you live on the West Coast, the East Coast, or somewhere in be-tween. Accommodations are provided by the Lodge, making it easier than ever to travel with your family.
When the kids are ready to hit the pools, the first place they'll probably want to go is Fort Mackenzie. This 4-story tree house is fully stocked with suspen-sion bridges, swinging cargo nets and a 1,000 gallon bucket hanging from the (indoor) treetops waiting to drench your little ones. When you're all set to join the kids in the water, hop on the Howling Wolf in a 3-person toboggan to make your way down the winding 336-foot waterslide.
In addition to the waterpark, you'll find a spa for kids, bowling, miniature golf and Magiquest -- an interac-tive adventure that kids and adults alike can explore with magic wand in hand. While the kids are occupied, check out the Manitoba Tubs which include an adult-only jumbo whirlpool.
Sahara Sam’s - West Berlin, New Jersey At New Jersey’s largest indoor waterpark, Sahara Sam's guests will find 58,000 square feet of water
attractions including the region’s only indoor surfing simulator called the Flowrider. Among the many attrac-tions are a lazy river, an obstacle course and a kiddie slide for toddlers. If it’s warm enough to take your vaca-tion outside, then check out the Samazon Ropes Adventure, the world’s tallest ropes course.
Avalanche Bay; Boyne Falls, Michigan Encompassing 80,000 square feet of wet and wacky fun, the Bavarian-themed Avalanche Bay, outside Trav-erse City, MI, represents the biggest indoor waterpark in Michigan. The park opened its doors to record crowds on Memorial Day 2006, and has been a hot spot for vacationing families ever since.
Some of the rides beneath the facility's expansive Fiberglas roof include the Splasherhorn water roller coast-er, Rip Zone surfing simulator, Vertigo Cannonball tube slide and a 900-foot lazy river. The place also features hot tubs, video arcades, a climbing wall and protected toddler areas in an environment that stays at a balmy 84 degrees all day long.
Nearby, the Swiss-style Mountain Grand Lodge is a great place for families to relax. The hotel boasts 220 suites -- perfect environments for youngsters to kick back and watch cartoons after a morning of splashing around. Mom and Dad can relax here, too, as the property's Solace Spa (it happens to be Michigan's largest) offers an entire menu of stress-eliminating treatments and mas-sage.
Because of Avalanche Bay's proximity to the Boyne Mountain Ski Resort, many families visit as part of a larger ski vacation. Guests here can choose from nine different restaurants, including Everett's, an upscale bistro that offers an all-you-can-eat Alaskan king crab feast every Friday night.
World Waterpark; Edmonton, Alberta As if there weren't enough distractions at the cavernous West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, the fa-cility's 5-acre World Waterpark is one of the largest waterparks in the world. In all, the Canadian park boasts more than 20 water activities -- ample opportunities to soak even the driest mall rats.
The park was built in 1985, but recently added the Raging Rapids ride, an enclosed slide that sends daring tube riders through strobe-lit darkness, and the Tropical Typhoon, a dizzying funnel-slide that spins thrill-seekers in circles before dropping them into a splash pool. Other new rides include bungee jumping, hot tubs and a Caribbean-themed interactive area for parents and toddlers to enjoy together.
Elsewhere in the mall, there's certainly no shortage of ways to spend the day. The mega center includes more than 800 shops, some of which are included in Europa Boulevard, designed to mimic a Parisian street. Additional kid-friendly attractions are Galaxyland, an amusement park; Sea Life Caverns, an aquarium; and Deep Sea Derby, a bumper-boat adventure on an indoor lake.
The mall also incorporates two hotels: the zany Fantasyland Hotel, which has assigned themes such as Afri-can Safari and ancient Rome to 118 of its 354 rooms; and the smaller and more intimate West Edmonton Mall Inn, where the only theme among 88 rooms is luxury.
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Social Security:
Honoring All Who Serve
Every day of the year, Americans across the nation remem-
ber friends and family members who have served and sacri-
ficed for their country. Memorial Day is a day when we all
come together to honor those who have given their lives in
the defense of freedom and the principles we hold dear in
this country.
May is also National Military Appreciation Month. As we ob-
serve Memorial Day and Military Appreciation Month, we
would like to let members of our military know how much
we value what they do for our nation.
At Social Security, we offer a wide range of services for our
service members.
Families of fallen military heroes may be eligible for Social
Security survivors benefits. Learn more about Social Security
survivors benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/
survivors.htm.
For service members who return home with injuries, Social
Security is here to help. Visit our Wounded Warriors website.
You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors.
We use an expedited process for military service members
who become disabled while on active military service, re-
gardless of where the disability occurs.
The Wounded Warriors website answers a number of com-
monly asked questions, and shares other useful information
about disability benefits, including how veterans can receive
expedited processing of disability claims. It is important to
note that benefits available through Social Security are differ-
ent than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and
require a separate application.
Even active duty military who continue to receive pay while
in a hospital or on medical leave should consider applying for
disability benefits if they are unable to work due to a disa-
bling condition. Active duty status and receipt of military pay
does not necessarily prevent payment of Social Security disa-
bility benefits. Receipt of military payments should never
stop someone from applying for disability benefits from So-
cial Security.
If you’ve served in the Armed Forces and you’re planning
your retirement, you’ll want to read our publication, Military
Service and Social Security at www.socialsecurity.gov/
pubs/10017.html.
You also may want to visit the Military Service page of our
Retirement Planner, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/
retire2/veterans.htm.
At Social Security, we honor all those who served in the mili-
tary and we remember those who died for their country.
By Karyl Richson , Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security’s “Tripple Crown” of Social Media
Social Security has a horse in the race, so to speak. We offer
our own “Triple Crown” of social media at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Facebook is a great place to stay in the know when it comes
to useful information about Social Security. “Like” Social Secu-
rity at www.facebook.com/socialsecurity.
Twitter is another place to get regular updates in short bursts.
We promise to be brief as we keep you up to date in 140-
characters or less. Select “Follow” at www.twitter.com/
socialsecurity.
Prefer watching videos? We’ve got those too. The third part to
our social media “Triple Crown” is our YouTube page, where
you can find everything from informative webinars to short
messages from Social Security. You can view fun public service
announcements starring George Takei, Don Francisco, Chubby
Checker, and the reunited cast of The Patty Duke Show. You
can even watch Patty Duke apply online for retirement bene-
fits in her pajamas! Join the fun and get some useful infor-
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We use both charcoal and gas grills. Start with a good cleaning, removing all the old sludge and half cooked gunk thoroughly - cooking on a dirty grill is for ama-teurs, gang. For charcoal grills, make sure all the parts are intact and solid, nothing rusted away or loose. For gas grills, check the hose, regula-tor, burners, deflectors and grill-ing surfaces, again checking that everything is there and working right. Oil your grilling surfaces if neces-sary. Use a paper towel or cloth soaked in cooking oil and oil the grill before you light it. Similarly, once you have a fire lit in either style of grill, you can ma-nipulate coals or burner controls so that you have hot and medium and cooler areas on one grill, this way, you can have several things working, taking advantage of the differentiated heat. You'll also want to use your lid and your vents. Your lid allows you to trap heat other than the direct flame, speeding and even-ing out your cooking. Vents will do the same; by controlling how much air flows through the grill, you can raise or lower tempera-ture and control smoke, if you decide to use that. A thermometer is always a good thing. Knowing, with reasonable certainty, the working temp of your cooking space, and/or the internal temp of what you're cooking, takes the guesswork away and helps immeasurably in quality.
Finally, let us say that much grilling may be somewhat impaired by chillin', A.K.A. booze and fun. If you're the proud chef, save the lion's share of your merriment for when your work is done; proper cooking requires thinking. You'll have fewer mishaps
with fire and sharp things, too. And since we're discussing thinking, give a great meal the thought process it deserves. Plan, make sure you have everything in place and ready to go when you are. In a professional kitchen, we talk about "Getting your mise together." It refers to mise en place, (pronounced meez on plass), French for 'set in place'. Mise en place is a great concept to become familiar with and use. Get everything there, right where you need it, knock out the task, do a quick clean up and move onto the next.
The planting beds have been weeded, seeds sown, lawn mowed, and the grills pulled out for
another season of action. Whether your grill has been under a tarp, in the garage, frozen or in some other state of suspended animation,
it's time for grillin' and chillin'!
Eben Atwater is a Chef and writer who began cooking professionally in the 1970’s in Washington State and Idaho. In addition
to a food blog he publishes with his wife and partner-in-crime Monica, Eben is an accomplished musician and instrument
maker. He lives in western Washington State where he manages a bakery-café. Visit www.urbanmonique.com
Steaks To rub or not to rub? Rub. Take your steaks out of the fridge and let them get to room temp before you grill; an-other little pro trick that makes a big difference. Again, rubs don't need to go on until right before you grill, but go ahead and salt lightly when you pull them from the fridge.
Our rub consists of kosher salt, smoked peppercorns, sweet paprika, with onion and garlic powders. Use what you like; and go with a couple of teaspoons of dominant flavor note(s) and half teaspoons of your minors. Look at the thickness of what you’re gonna grill. You’ll probably be dealing with a steak roughly an inch thick. With that as a benchmark, plan on one good old rock and roll song per side, and you're good to go for a nice medi-um rare. Might sound goofy, but about 3 1/2 minutes per side over medium high heat, lid closed, vents open most of the way will get you where you want to be. Make sure to let the steaks rest for five to ten minutes after cooking - Don't test or taste or you'll bleed 'em out! Any questions?
Chicken Our preference is to buy a whole roasting chicken and portion it ourselves. Try what we do and leave the skin on as much as possible; it's a great grilling interface and it's delicious. Notice too that we left the bones and skin on the breasts; never throw out flavor! Poultry will pretty much always taste better and be noticeably juicer if you brine it. This is true regardless of the cooking method you plan to employ. For basic brine, use 1/2 gallon of fresh, clean water to 1/4 cup of kosher
salt. If you like a sweet undertone, add 1/4 cup of light brown sugar as well. Bring the water to a boil, add the salt and or sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Let the brine cool completely to room temperature prior to im-mersing your bird. If you're pressed for time, use half the water and add the rest as ice, yielding a faster cooling
time. If you want to add aromatic herbs, toss them in and allow them to simmer for 15 minutes or so. The same rub construction and application rules apply as they did for beef. In this version, we again used kosher salt and black pepper as dominant notes, with minors of sage, smoked paprika, and dried lemon and orange peel. OK, into the fire, as we say! Start the cooking bone side down, then flip. Notice also, that the skinniest parts most prone to overcooking are all faced out to the coolest perimeter of the grill, and the breasts are dead center.
With chicken, I like to get the grill interior temp to around 300º F, and make five or six flips throughout the cooking process with the lid down, minimal vents, and always
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keeping an eye on the temperature. Check to reach an internal temp of 165º F before pulling them off the fire and allowing to rest for at least 5 minutes, (Remember, don't mess with the rest: You want all those wonderful juices!)
Fish Here in the northwest, salmon is our go-to, and for good reason. The rela-tively oily, firm flesh grills wonderful-ly. Find something local and fresh whenever possible and go with that; fresh trumps fancy, every time. Our go-to salmon wet rub is simple and delicious. Use equal parts each extra virgin olive oil and unsalted butter (about an ounce each for a fil-let like this one), 1/2 ounce of good bourbon, two teaspoons of dark brown sugar, and a tablespoon of fresh lemon, lime, orange or grape-fruit juice as you please. Over medi-um heat, combine everything, taking care when adding the booze that you don't foam over. Cook until you have a nice, even consistency that will coat a spoon. Brush onto your salmon and light the fires! Fish should cook over medium heat, lid closed, vents open, (about 300º F) in the grill. Measure the thickest
part of your fish and allow 10 minutes cooking time per inch. Don't flip, just let it do its thing. A couple of minutes rest after grilling is all you need. Try this wet rub of ours and you won't need or want anything else on it, guaranteed.
We paired ours with Minnesota wild rice done up with fresh orange, and some gorgeous snap peas. Who could ask for anything more?
Chillin' So, the cooking's done, time to eat and time for treats for the chefs! Almost every-where these days you can find locally made beer and wine. When it comes to pairing with the goodies we've shown you, that's what you want to aim for. Find a local that you've not tried and saddle up! For beef, try a nice dry red wine, or a brown ale. With
the chicken, a hearty white or a nice light pilsner will hit the spot. And for the salmon, consider a nice sparkler to cut the richness of the fish, or perhaps a tangy India Pale Ale. Get local, get fresh, and you'll never go wrong!
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