Sunday, September 4, 2011
I have just paid hommage to my home land. In Middleton, WI there’s a man named Barry Levenson who began collecting different flavors of mustard from everywhere he went. This hobby turned career when he opened The Mustard Museum in Mr. Horeb, WI (previously he was the Assistant Attorney General of Wisconsin). Recently that location moved a bit East to Middleton, WI. For years I have seen Mustard Museum catalogues my mom got in the mail. With a name like Mustard you have to have fun. Today however, David and I went to the official Mustard Museum and I met the one and only Barry Levenson who conferred upon me, by the power invested by nobody, the degree of Doctor of Diddly-Squat from Poupon U. Complete with a diploma and everything! David called the whole thing a “Glorification of Americana.” When there is so much stress in life and work and politics and healthcare, it is refreshing and quite inspiring to see a man who has made his living by dedicating himself to something he loves. Barry Levenson is a wonderful reminder to find what you love and make money doing it. Furthermore, I ask you, what kind of world would it be without the amazing variety and deliciousness of the world’s greatest condiment and should not we pay tribute?
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