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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 …
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Barry Lewis
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8/29/25
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I’ve been told that I reminisce too much about Woodstock.
Sure, I’ve got a Woodstock peace sign hanging from my rearview mirror. Yeah, I’ve got one, no two, alright, I have …
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Barry Lewis
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8/15/25
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My Sullivan County summer officially began, not off of a calendar date, the end of school, or even when the temperature finally hit 90, but on July 9 at exactly 8pm, when James Newton, as he has for …
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Barry Lewis
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7/18/25
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A majority of you will gather with family and friends, frolic under the flag, fill up on fried food, and ooohhh and aaahhh as you watch fireworks light up the sky.
Others will just ooohhh and …
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Barry Lewis
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7/4/25
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This is the week that I share a column I wrote when my oldest graduated from high school. I still can’t believe that was 22 years ago.
Our three boys, like so many sons and daughters who …
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Barry Lewis
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6/20/25
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You may find this a bit hard to believe, but we’re a pretty sentimental lot, us dads.
Simple and sentimental.
For weeks, you’ve been asking what we’d want for …
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Barry Lewis
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6/6/25
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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 about.
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Barry Lewis
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5/23/25
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Twenty years ago, I took my twin boys to First Class Formal Wear in Monticello to get tuxedos for their prom. This is how the conversation went:
“Dustin, are you gonna ask Russ if …
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Barry Lewis
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5/9/25
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People opting to play music aloud rather than through headphones or jacking up the speakers in their car so everyone within a three-mile radius can hear the vile lyrics. Folks with a complete lack of …
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Barry Lewis
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4/23/25
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I’m not sure if Jesus had anything to do with planning the dinner menu for the Last Supper, but he was smart to keep it simple when serving the 12 apostles.
What with all the dietary …
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Barry Lewis
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4/11/25
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In a few days, I’ll be a member of the “Silver Tsunami,” also known as the “Gray Tsunami” and the “Silver Wave.” I don’t get a jacket with my name on …
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Barry Lewis
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3/28/25
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“Pop Pop my tooth came out!”
”Mazel Tov!” I shouted back to our granddaughter Catherine, who shared the news on a video call that she had lost her first baby tooth. …
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Barry Lewis
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3/14/25
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Watching the snowplow charge up my Sullivan County road, pushing aside the remnants from yet another winter storm, I couldn’t help but think about borscht.
Not to eat. To spread on the …
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Barry Lewis
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2/28/25
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What will life be like a century from now?
I know. You’re still trying to get through January. Who’s got time to think about 2125?
In 1925, one man made the time and thus …
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Barry Lewis
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1/31/25
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So, how many New Year’s resolutions have you broken?
Come on. It’s Day three. and already you have had too much to drink, too much to eat, or too much to smoke.
Some of you even …
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Barry Lewis
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1/2/25
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We hadn’t even finished the Thanksgiving leftovers when I heard Bonnie let out a disparaging observation: “Oh, great, now we gotta start planning for Christmas.”
“Excuse …
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Barry Lewis
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12/6/24
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“Hello, my name is Barry. I’m a turkey picker.”
“Hello, Barry.”
“It’s been nearly 365 days since my last turkey pick. But I can practically smell …
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Barry Lewis
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11/22/24
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Did you know that flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee. They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers. Neither did I.
You …
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Barry Lewis
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11/8/24
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I’d like to take some liberty with an old ad campaign for a bread company and suggest you don’t have to be Jewish to observe Yom Kippur.
I find that the Day of Atonement has a …
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Barry Lewis
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10/11/24
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