A Curmudgeon Rerun: Singled Out
This piece was originally posted on February 18th, 2019. I thought it merited another airing. TWC This past week, many Americans...
Who Had the Thumb?
Well, another week has come and gone. And to my constant utter dismay, people still aren’t behaving as they ought to. And since the...
Just Desserts
I scream. You scream. We all scream for ice cream . . . or so the saying goes. Frankly, there are many things to scream about—things far...
Breathtaking Views
As I travel the land bestowing corrections upon the wrongly behaved, I often find myself staying in hotels. I like hotels. Though these...
Words and Their Meanings: Awesome
It’s been quite some time since the most recent installment of my Words and Their Meanings series, but this will be the most awesome one...
Looking Up, Writing Down
This morning, as I sharpened my computer keys in anticipation of composing the very first Weekly Curmudgeon of 2020, I asked myself,...
A Curmudgeon Rerun: Crappy New Year
Greetings, beloved readers. This week, once again, I find myself hard-pressed to improve upon an earlier holiday entry. What's more, I...
A Curmudgeon Rerun: Crappy Holidays
Dear Readers, As I sat down to write this year's holiday message, I reread this one from 2017 and decided it was well worth reposting as...
Are You Not Entertained?
Readers of The Weekly Curmudgeon may have correctly noted my frequent preference for the way things used to be. That is not to say that...
Watching People Walk
On a recent day in November, hordes of thrill seekers gathered along a major thoroughfare to watch a bunch of people pass along the...
Men in Space
“How is it they can send a man to the moon,” goes the popular complaint, “but they can’t make a [insert product here] that can [insert...
Guest Curmudgeon: Reading is Fundamental
This week's curmudgeoning duties have been taken over by a friend who is affectionately known within her circle as The Queen of Snark....
Telephone Extension
I have often bemoaned herein the erosion of social niceties that are being abandoned in favor of needless speed—the constant abbreviating...
Death and Fruit
Well, fellow curmudgeons, I’m feeling a little more grouchy than usual this week, and I know why. Halloween—easily the silliest, most...
That Time I Didn't Have the Flu
A few weeks ago, I could have sworn I had the flu. The symptoms were certainly reminiscent of the flu. All I could do for days was sleep,...
