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Jerks of the Week: March 19, 2018 Jerk of the Year: Tipping Starbucks Cashiers I’ve made my opinion known about tipping Starbucks cashiers and baristas in recent Jerks of the Week posts. In case you missed it, or have just forgotten, or quite simply don’t care, here’s a brief summary of what I think about…

Jerks of the Week: March 12, 2018 Jerk of the Year: Mega Jerks at the Gym Whenever people bring up Jerks of the Week to me, they always ask, “Walt, how is it that you find so many strange people to write about?” My answer is always the same: “Spend a day with me, and…

Jerks of the Week: March 5, 2018 Jerk of the Year: Nazi Hot Tub Man I’ve written 484 Jerks of the Week entries prior to this one. Given that I mention about three people on average in each post, we can estimate that I have discussed 1,452 jerks in the history of this Web site….

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 26, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, Part 4 In Part 3 of Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, I talked about how I nearly died twice in Minnesota, prior to the actual game. Fortunately, I survived until Super Bowl Sunday, which turned out to…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 12, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, Part 2 In Part 1 of Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, I talked about my troubles at the airport and on the flight to Minnesota. The worst part about the flight was this 2-year-old girl who was…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 19, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, Part 3 In Part 2 of Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, I discussed how my peacoat was stolen at the Steinberg Super Bowl party. This meant that I had to walk outside in sub-zero weather. It’s a…

Jerks of the Week: Feb. 5, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Walt Goes to Super Bowl LII, Part 1 You’ll be reading this when the Super Bowl has already been played, but I’m typing this on the flight to Minnesota, so I have no idea what’s going to happen. I assume Tom Brady will win…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 29, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Smart Barista, Dumb Comcast Worker and Best Friends I never knew 1-year-old birthday parties were a thing, but apparently, they are. If you were to tell me that they existed five years ago, I wouldn’t have believed you. “What the hell’s the point?” I’d…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 22, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Johnny Manziel’s Cousin and the Lifesaver Mint Conspiracy I meet “interesting” people in the hot tub at LA Fitness. A couple of months ago, I encountered what seemed to be a KKK member who wouldn’t let an old man sit down next to him…

Jerks of the Week: Jan. 15, 2018 Jerks of the Week: Crappy Italian Restaurant My fiancee sold her first property as a real-estate agent recently, so I suggested that we should go out to celebrate. Fiancee: Where do you want to go? Me: I don’t know, where do you think? Fiancee: You decide. Me: Argh….