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Jerks of the Week: Dec. 9, 2019 Jerks of the Week: Downton Abbey: The Movie I’m sure many of you have heard of Downton Abbey. If not, it was a show on PBS that aired for several seasons. It was about a wealthy family that lived in a huge estate called, you guessed it, Downton…

Jerks of the Week: Dec. 2, 2019 Jerks of the Week: Our Healthcare System I think most people look back at previous events and things and view them more fondly than they should. South Park dedicated one of its recent seasons to this concept with ‘Member Berries. For whatever reason, people love nostalgia and refer…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 25, 2019 Jerks of the Week: The Most Popular Musicians My tale of how I don’t know anything about musicians begins with my first childhood job, which was at the Tacony-Palmyra Flea Market. I used to sell wares there during the summer. It was a nice-paying gig – I earned…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 18, 2019 Jerks of the Week: It’s Raining Men My wife and I discovered a new deli near the gym. It has lots of space for seating, but you can also place an order for takeout, which is something we’ve done once every couple of weeks recently. I was hoping…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 11, 2019 Jerks of the Week: Trick-or-Treaters, 2019 I’ve come to the sudden realization that I’m getting old. This notion entered my mind when I began preparing this Jerks of the Week entry. I was in sole charge of handing out candy this year for Halloween. My wife went to…

Jerks of the Week: Nov. 4, 2019 Jerks of the Week: The Mark Zuckerberg Testimony I can’t say I ever liked Mark Zuckerberg. I suspected it might have just been an aversion to him, so I thought about it and came up with a list of reasons why I wasn’t his biggest fan: He always…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 28, 2019 Jerks of the Week: The Worst Beer Purchase I don’t know when it happened, but supermarkets have begun selling beer in Pennsylvania. Depending on where you live, this may not be a big deal. For example, when I visited Charlie Campbell in Florida several years ago, I was…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 21, 2019 Jerks of the Week: The Worst Song Ever I’ve written about a handful of songs in Jerks of the Week over the years. The one that sticks out the most was Friday, by Rebecca Black. It’s hard to believe that I wrote the Rebecca Black Jerks entry eight…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 14, 2019 Jerks of the Week: Bank Robbers (Including Me) I must get something off my chest and come clean with what I’ve done recently: I robbed a bank. Twice. Please, don’t alert the authorities. I beg you not to do this. At least, allow me to explain first. It…

Jerks of the Week: Oct. 7, 2019 Jerks of the Week: Dumb Parents, Irrelevant Pregnancy and MeUndies There were a series of events that greatly pissed me off during a recent weekday. They all occurred with a few hours within each other, so I will discuss each of them sequentially. I made my way out…