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The museum hits you fast, pulling you in so many directions, like a Kansas tornado.
Only you're not in Kansas anymore. Or in 2023.
Not even close.
Welcome to The Museum at Bethel …
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Barry Lewis
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2/3/23
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It’s tough watching the new anti-smoking commercial.
You’ve seen it.
Young boy's voice sings: "Oh my darlin', oh my darlin', oh my darlin' Clementine, you are lost …
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Barry Lewis
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1/20/23
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There's an odd satisfaction in knowing that there's one thing that I will never need to buy again.
Something that I can forever check off life's perennial need-to-get list.
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Barry Lewis
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1/6/23
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I keep hearing that kids grow up faster these days.
That their iPhones, drones and VR Headsets have helped to eliminate the imagination of their youth. Well, if that’s true, then why …
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Barry Lewis
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12/23/22
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My sons helped me pick out our Christmas tree. Putting it up reminded me of a story I had read about the actress Natalie Portman.
A nice Jewish girl who was born in Israel, Natalie grew …
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Barry Lewis
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12/9/22
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I love the holiday season. It's some of the annoying traditions of the holiday season that I can do without.
Traditions that come back to me like bad fish.
I'm not talking about the …
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Barry Lewis
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11/25/22
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Now that we've decided who belongs in Congress and have dealt with the issues affecting red and blue states, maybe we can focus our attention on an equally pressing issue to our nation: Does it make …
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Barry Lewis
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11/11/22
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That’s not a Pete Seeger song. Just me lamenting at what has now become a yearly occurrence. Or should I say, non-occurrence.
I live on a country road in a town without a traffic light in …
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Barry Lewis
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10/28/22
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Our little white Maltese was thrilled when we got home after a full day out. Bitsy jumped up to greet us with a wiggle of her tail, a drenching face-licking and several hardy welcoming back barks.
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Barry Lewis
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10/14/22
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A friend came up to me at a recent 5K race and asked me if I ever run.
I reminded him that I compete as a walker. So, no, I don’t run. I walk. It’s what we walkers do. If I did run, …
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Barry Lewis
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9/30/22
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For as far back as I can remember, the long Labor Day holiday weekend, of all the long and short weekends, is the one I have always detested. Despised. Dreaded.
This bitterness began during the …
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Barry Lewis
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9/2/22
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Folks ask, “Do you miss living in the city?”
Sure. Sometimes it’s too quiet in the country.
And things are a bit too far.
I’d love to just hop on a train to see …
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Barry Lewis
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8/19/22
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I don’t mean to be a prude, but does everything have to be done in the nude?
I mean, besides the obvious.
I’ll let you decide what constitutes the obvious, but I’m …
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Barry Lewis
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8/5/22
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Will I never see my granddaughter’s beautiful smile again? Will I miss out on seeing my new grandson grow up?
What if I can’t look into my wife’s eyes when I say that I love …
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Barry Lewis
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7/22/22
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We were sitting last week around a warm crackling campfire less than 30 feet from the calm blue waters of Lake George, surrounded by those majestic and lush green-covered mountains that help make up …
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Barry Lewis
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7/8/22
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To the class of 2022, congratulations. You’ve endured and overcome some of the most trying and unusual years in generations, and you are an inspiration to us all.
I still can’t …
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Barry Lewis
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6/24/22
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You don’t need clowns on Memorial Day.
You don’t need bands, floats and cheerleaders.
I don’t even think you need a parade.
There’s not a lot to cheer …
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Barry Lewis
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5/27/22
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