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Jerks of the Week: Feb. 14, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Hospital for Childbirth, Part 2 My wife and I were in the hospital for 36 hours before our son was born. We spent most of the time watching reruns of Family Matters, The Office and The George Lopez Show, at least until the nurses…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 7, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Hospital for Childbirth, Part 1 I’d like to thank everyone for congratulating me on the birth of my son, Conrad. I posted that my wife was pregnant on the picks page back in September just to alert everyone that there would be one week,…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 31, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Lawn String Karen Man I always thought that people who care about their lawn was a trope on TV. In certain shows and movies, you’ll always see a man in his 40s wearing a tucked-in polo shirt and knee-high khaki shorts constantly mowing, trimming…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 24, 2022 Jerks of the Week: WalterFootball Summer Solstice Classics Present: Circuit Breaker Last week, I analyzed two Netflix Christmas Movies I watched with my wife. I also wondered why there were so many Christmas movies and not nearly enough summer solstice movies. The summer, after all, is the most…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 17, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Netflix Christmas Movies I must admit something to you all: I have a superpower. It’s true. No joke. My superpower is clairvoyance, and I’ve recently discovered that I have this ability when I was watching Netflix Christmas movies with my wife. This particular movie…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 10, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Mr. Man Boobs and Mr. Peach I’ve often described myself as an obese individual. Some of you may not believe this, but it’s true. In fact, I’m so obese that I had two Thanksgiving dinners! The second Thanksgiving dinner occurred Friday, Dec. 7. My…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 3, 2022 Jerks of the Week: Daughter for Purchase I have to hand it to my LA Fitness gym manager. She said that the hot tub at the LA Fitness, which had been broken since August 2020, would be open the Monday after Halloween. I scoffed at that projection, knowing…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 27, 2021 Jerks of the Week: The IHOP Trip I’ve always been a huge fan of IHOP. In fact, I once took a girl on a first date to IHOP. I know what you’re thinking: “Walt, you have no game if you took a girl to IHOP for your first…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 20, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Three Errands I don’t get to visit the gym often during the football season. In fact, I seldom leave my house. When I started my engine and pulled out of my driveway on a recent Wednesday, it was the first time I had driven…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 13, 2021 Jerks of the Week: Offensive YouTube Videos I often write Jerks of the Week entries weeks in advance just in case I don’t have the time to create one on a given week. I often have three or four in reserve, which I post about a month after…