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Jerks of the Week: Aug. 4, 2025 Jerk of the Week: The Tale of Two Supermarkets Grocery shopping was so simple when I was a bachelor. I recall one time when I was hanging out with a group of friends one evening. After we ate at Saladworks, I told them I had to pick up…

Jerk of the Week: The Broken Gearshift I’ve often described myself as the most libertarian person you’ll ever meet. Many, particularly the mouth-breathers on Reddit, believe that I’m some right-wing loon, but I would describe myself as a libertarian loon. I think everything should be legal, and I would love to abolish the federal government….

Jerk of the Week: The Gym Model It dawned on me recently that I haven’t seen some people I know from the gym since the beginning of the Covid era. An easy example is a very old lady I used to see with her son. This woman was definitely in her late 80s or perhaps…

Jerk of the Week: No Hats Allowed! I moved into my current home in the summer of 2010. Throughout the past 15 years, I’ve made fun of some of the kids in the neighborhood in Jerks of the Week, partly because I’ve been gypped by them. I realize, by the way, that “gypped” is a…

Jerk of the Week: The Price of Hot Dogs There’s been plenty of hoopla concerning the price of eggs over the past five months. Eggs skyrocketing in cost when Donald Trump took over as president was all anyone talked about. The mainstream media naturally blamed Trump for it, completely ignoring that the Joe Biden administration…

Jerk of the Week: Graduation Fart Smeller Have you ever had the realization that a year has gone by so quickly based on an annual event? This can work for birthdays and holidays just fine. For me, it was my son’s graduation. My 3-year-old son Conrad goes to the same Montessori school I went to…

Jerk of the Week: The Second Mortgage Play Place and the Instant Death French Fry Believe it or not, this is not another Jerks of the Week entry where I rant about how McDonald’s turned their backs on families by eliminating their play places. Although, I guess by mentioning that, this entry does actually qualify…

Jerk of the Week: The Dual Hospital Trip So, maybe there is a downside to these fast-food play places after all. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I’ve spent the better part of this past year ranting about how McDonald’s turned its back on American families by removing the play places in…

Jerk of the Week: King of the Playground Did you ever have a nemesis when you were a child? I sure did. His name was Jason, and I hated his guts. Scratch that. I still hate his guts. If I saw him today, I’d tell him to go f**k himself, even though I can’t even…

Jerk of the Week: Prayer and Despair at Burger King I’ve spent lots of time and energy lately complaining about McDonald’s. And I’m not referring to their price gouging, which is an issue on its own. In case you haven’t heard, it’s become apparent that McDonald’s price increases over the years have far exceeded inflation….