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Letter Rip
We love letters. Maybe it’s because our
grandmas always used to tape a quarter to our birthday cards when we
were little, and we now have this Pavlovian thing going on. Regardless,
we want to hear from you. Sing our praises, bust our chops, or just
tell us what’s on your mind. Send it to editor@americanwaymag.com.
 In our October 1 issue, Kevin R. Sheehan
wrote in to chat about everything from letter writing to traveling
inexpensively. Kevin’s letter gave us lots to think about, so, in
return, we’re giving him the title of winner of our Favorite Letter
Giveaway as well as the Escape Ultimate Laptop Travel Duffle from
Everki. This great product is designed with reinforced protection for
folks who want to travel with their clothes, personal essentials, and
computer all in one bag. Visit www.everki.com. Want to win something cool like this yourself? Drop us a line sometime.
HOT CHOCOLATES
For years, I have been referred to
as a road warrior, though my travels are not of the exotic kind I have
read about in your annual Road Warrior contest. I don’t fly to far-off
countries for work. I don’t rescue children or animals. I simply get on
American Airlines flights to visit business associates, family, and
friends.
I want to thank American Way for providing me
with wonderful reading over the years. I thoroughly enjoy the celebrity
city tours. I took a recent flight to Portland, Oregon, and as I opened
my American Way, there was the article “The Dish on Portland Shopping” [UpFront,
August 1]. On that trip, I was fortunate enough to have some free time,
and I took full advantage of your great suggestions for shopping in the
Pearl District, as well as in the shops on NW 23rd Avenue. Great
suggestions!
However, a real gem was missed: one of the best
chocolate shops, Verdun, in the Pearl District. Their chocolates are
simply the best, and I have been fortunate to have had some great
French, Italian, Belgian, and domestic chocolates there.
I enjoy the puzzles in each issue of American Way, and I am amused by the writings of Jim Shahin. I have also benefited from the recent addition of the music pieces in your DownLow section. I read the magazine from cover to cover, and I am always entertained and educated.
My
life of business travel has slowed down considerably, and soon my
travels will no longer be for work but hopefully for leisure. I will
miss my bimonthly fix of American Way.
Colleen Steer, Keller, Texas
Dear Colleen:
We love chocolate. We love it even more when someone makes us aware of
a great place to find good chocolate. Do you know how happy with you we
are right now?
POPPING THE QUESTION
My employers are musicians and fly almost every week to performances. Every time they fly, they bring home American Way
for me to enjoy. I read the magazine from cover to cover, and since I
don’t travel with the band, I get to “visit” all kinds of great places
through your magazine.
I especially like that you use a white
background for the articles, making it so much easier to read. We also
really appreciate the great service your airline provides to
instrument-carrying musicians.
As to the issue of office snacks
before microwaves, which Sherri Burns asked about in your September 1
issue, I’m guessing here, but I bet not many women worked in offices
before microwaves. If they did, they would probably have brought in
homemade snacks. The white-collared male workers would go out to eat,
and blue-collared male workers would bring homemade snacks and lunches
from home. Please keep up the great work on the planes and in American Way!
Patty Lebbing, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Dear Patty:
The stench of burning popcorn in our office microwaves has become so
overwhelming that we’re considering reverting back 40 years and
brown-bagging it.
ONE GIANT GOOF
Perhaps in your “40 and Proud of It” article [UpFront, September
1], symptoms of that milestone were making themselves known.
Considering the significance of the event, how could you possibly get
the year that Neil Armstrong walked on the moon wrong? Remember
watching those grainy black-and-white images live?
Barry McPherson, Los Gatos, California
Sure
we remember, Barry, but that was 35 ... oh, wait ... 37 years ago. See?
We’re still having trouble with numbers. Which is why we’re journalists
instead of mathematicians. But thanks to you and everyone else for
making us aware of our error.
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