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Jerk of the Week: The Missed High School Reunion I was very much into high school during my teenage years. I didn’t like my school very much during my freshman year, but I warmed up to it as a sophomore. It shouldn’t surprise you that a girl was the catalyst for my brighter outlook. Actually,…

Jerk of the Week: Brian and His Bicycle If you are a weekly reader of Jerks of the Week, first of all, thank you. Thank you for reading my deranged thoughts. I can’t say that enough. I really appreciate those of you who like to delve into the rants of a disturbed individual such as…

Jerk of the Week: Wynter is Coming I don’t agree with the designated dates of the four seasons. If you’re somehow not familiar with it, winter ranges from December 21 to March 20. And I think that’s a load of crap. You can’t tell me that Dec. 18, or 19, or 20, when the temperature…

Jerk of the Week: Sunday Parties This may sound unusual to anyone who has a life, but I was looking forward to going to birthday parties with my son Conrad this year. Conrad turns four in just two days as of this Jerks of the Week entry being published, so kids’ birthday parties may not…

Jerk of the Week: Champoo You might be wondering why in the world I’m doing a Jerks of the Week entry on shampoo. Well, shampoo and I have a complicated history. When I was young, I swam for a club team. I had crazy hair – first, a mullet, and then a mushroom cut –…

Jerk of the Week: The Angry Lollipop Lady I’m not a fan of Chinese food. It’s not terrible like sushi, but I find most of the items gross. Then again, I’m an extremely picky eater, so maybe I’m not the best judge of character when it comes to this stuff. My biggest gripe with Chinese…

Jerk of the Week: Questions from Conrad It’s pretty cool watching my kids grow up. It seemed like yesterday when my wife and I were at the hospital, awaiting the birth of our first child. I documented this in Jerks of the Week, of course, and I wrote about how I didn’t realize the hospital…

Jerk of the Week: Walt Goes to Vegas 2025, Part 12: The Cursed Kiosk We’ve finally done it. We’ve reached the end of the Walt Goes to Vegas 2025 series. This is the 12th of 12 parts. Unbelievable. I write these ahead in the summer so I don’t have to spend hours on Jerks of…

Jerk of the Week: Walt Goes to Vegas 2025, Part 11: The Corn Jerkers and the Baubles I spent two entries in this extremely long Walt Goes to Vegas 2025 series discussing the Tuscany pool. I have one more entry to share about the pool, which encompassed my final full day in Las Vegas. I…