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Jerk of the Week: The Grifter’s Dozen I was not a normal kid. I always knew this, but it was reinforced when I spoke to my aunt during my daughter’s 1-year-old birthday party. “Your son is so much different than you,” she said of my 3-year-old, Conrad. “He runs around like crazy, while you were…

Jerk of the Week: Monkey Pictures, the Croc Sale, and a Flat Tire I’m sure all of you have seen the viral video of the woman complaining about her husband. In case you’ve been living under a rock or Rosie O’Donnell’s shadow, an attractive woman in her 30s talks about how she nearly divorced her…

Jerk of the Week: Sweatshirts, Mac-and-Cheese, and the Lady in the Yellow Dress There are many things I took for granted prior to having children. For example, I’ve written about going to restaurants in a recent entry. Restaurants have become such an unknown phenomenon to me that I confused a regular patron with a hostess,…

Jerk of the Week: The Wiley Ballard Cat Ladies If you’ve been paying attention, you’re well aware that we’re enduring a population crisis in America. And no, I’m not referring to overpopulation. Blue-haired weirdos living in $4,000-per-month, roach-infested cramped apartments may think otherwise, but we don’t have too many people. Some of these strange individuals…

Jerk of the Week: Easter Egg Hunt 2025: Potential for Domination My wife asked me a silly question a few days ago: “Are you going to the Easter egg hunt this year?” Was I going!? I wouldn’t have missed it for the world! After all, it was two years in the making, as my son…

Jerk of the Week: The Big Shot and the Free Kite I had a disturbing dream recently. I dreamt that some sort of witch doctor kidnapped my 19-month-old daughter and turned her into a wooden doll. I tried everything to reanimate her, but I failed at every attempt. I even had to enlist the assistance…

Jerk of the Week: An Ode to Around the Horn I used to have a friend named Andy. We swam on the same club team growing up. We were also both huge fans of the 5 p.m. block on ESPN. This was more than 20 years ago when Around the Horn initially began airing ahead…