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We bump into our neighbor who wonders what we thought of the bear?
The bear?
“The bear that went across your lawn,” she says. “You didn’t see it? It was just the …
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Barry Lewis
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8/4/23
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First thing that hits me walking into the new Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville is the familiar yellow-gold neon “Kutsher’s” sign in script that for decades was located just above …
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by Barry Lewis
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7/21/23
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We all can use some downtime in a dead zone.
To unplug. Disconnect. Leave our emails, tweets and Facebook postings behind. To be in a place where we won’t be tempted to “just …
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Barry Lewis
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7/7/23
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This is the week that I usually share a column I wrote when my children graduated high school. I still can’t believe that it’s been more than 17 years.
In that column I reflected on …
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Barry Lewis
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6/23/23
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If you’re like most Americans, you’ll celebrate the unofficial start of summer by grilling tonight.
But before you light another charcoal briquette or push the igniter, let me offer …
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Barry Lewis
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5/26/23
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There’s nothing like college graduation day.
You hear speeches. Lots of speeches. By politicians and business leaders. Educators and entertainers. Most you’ve never heard of. They …
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Barry Lewis
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5/12/23
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I want to throw my two cents, or more appropriately, the suggested 20 percent, into the ever-growing tip debate.
Most folks agree that waitstaff should be tipped. A good percentage will tip our …
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Barry Lewis
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4/28/23
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I loved it when the Marvelous Midge Maisel shouted, “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
The Catskills!
As Abe Weissman tried to figure out how he was going to squeeze the …
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Barry Lewis
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4/14/23
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The other night my grandson Evan reached out so his Pop Pop could stand and hold him tight. No better feeling than to stand and hold him. And hold him. And hold him a little bit more. Until Pop Pop …
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Barry Lewis
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3/31/23
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, and a happy birthday to my grandfather Max Greenberg.
I know you’ll find this a bit hard to believe, but there’s really not much that the …
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Barry Lewis
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3/17/23
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I hate to break this to you, but those friends and family snowbirds of yours are basking under the warm Florida sun just chuckling about the weather back home.
You know that, right?
They …
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Barry Lewis
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3/3/23
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Pitchers and catchers report.
Sounds nice, doesn't it?
Like the sound of a Tom Seaver fastball hitting the inside corner of the plate, freezing the batter who just took a called third …
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Barry Lewis
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2/17/23
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