<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[theweeklycurmudgeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[theweeklycurmudgeon]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/blank</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:52:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Give It a Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Curmudgeon has decided to take a break for a bit. And honestly, with all the stupidity, nonsense, and recklessness I've been forced...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/give-it-a-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ea32b09fd45e00160f0a9b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:17:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon Rerun: "Crappy New Year"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, beloved readers. This year, once again, I find myself hard-pressed to improve upon earlier comments regarding the entrance of...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-rerun-crappy-new-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c6757756608d0016446dd2</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 15:00:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Kvetch about Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proffer the idea that Christmas is a Jewish holiday and many will look at you as if you had three heads. Some will even be offended at...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-kvetch-about-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61bd2a8d2d3d1600167dc378</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:01:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon Rerun: "Rest Wrestle"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Rest Wrestle" first ran on December 18th, 2017. I sigh in despair as I begin this week's re-enlightenment, because once again, it's...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-rerun-rest-wrestle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b68e4780c1a900174258af</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:03:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon's Thanksgiving]]></title><description><![CDATA[For those who enjoy time with family (I’m told that some do), Thanksgiving is a lovely holiday. Though it commemorates a meal that...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-s-thanksgiving</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a1ef85a44f9400166d69df</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:00:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusive Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the late 50s and early 60s, the comedy duo of Nichols and May performed their clever and popular sketch comedy duets. In one of these,...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/exclusive-service</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6199e81219564e00160959ee</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:00:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dots and Dashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most insidious plagues of our time is the deteriorating respect for punctuation—those crucial little font adjusters and wisps...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/dots-and-dashes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6191f6e4ce629b0017ef0a1e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:00:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon Rerun: "TSA (Torturous Stupidity at the Airport)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Curmudgeon has been busy traveling for work lately. As this has unavoidably involved making my way in and out of airports and to and...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-rerun-tsa-torturous-stupidity-at-the-airport</link><guid isPermaLink="false">618851169b9b1b0016240648</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 02:01:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumb Dinosaurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I’ve been thinking about the dinosaurs—you know, those goofy-looking, lumbering, unsophisticated creatures who became extinct...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/dumb-dinosaurs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6176160c60ab1a00170d9195</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 14:00:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do You Believe in Magic?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On an election night not too long ago—let’s say . . . oh . . . around 2016 or so—I found myself at the home of some friends. (Yes, the...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/do-you-believe-in-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">616c3125a9305f0016835c58</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:00:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon Rerun: "Breathtaking Views"]]></title><description><![CDATA[(This column originally ran on 1/20/2020) As I travel the land bestowing corrections upon the wrongly behaved, I often find myself...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-rerun-breathtaking-views</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6163762152bea000165ed53b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:00:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shameless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accidents—as the well-worn and completely information-free saying goes—happen. That saying was once again proven true recently when...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/shameless</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6150061710295600167566b7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:00:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guest Curmudgeon: "A Host of Complaints"]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Jeff Bireley A hearty welcome back to Jeff Bireley. It's always a pleasure to have a fellow grouch stop by to share his latest beef....]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/guest-curmudgeon-a-host-of-complaints</link><guid isPermaLink="false">614802757e8e610016e0188a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:00:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>by Jeff Bireley</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Whom it May Concern]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of you may find what I’m about to write utterly mind-boggling, perhaps even to the point of finding yourself unable to accept this...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/to-whom-it-may-concern</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613ec6172e57c1001789e064</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 13:47:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Showtimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As more and more people get vaccinated and we gradually crawl out of our hiding places, group social events are timidly returning as...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/showtimes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612c700ceaed9e001624a7e7</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:00:25 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Much of a Good Thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Curmudgeon was a child, television was in black and white, and there were only three channels. And each night at midnight, they...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/too-much-of-a-good-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612329bb50d2a50015255db4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:00:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cult of the Positive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, the Curmudgeon gets in a bad mood. Perhaps that’s an understatement. Often, the Curmudgeon gets in a bad mood. And to be...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/cult-of-the-positive</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6119a795a51a370015dae838</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:00:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How You Play the Game.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve never been much for sports. I’ll give you all a moment to digest that, as I’m sure it’s a shocking revelation for regular readers of...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/how-you-play-the-game</link><guid isPermaLink="false">610f4fe3cc485400150c9991</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:00:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Curmudgeon Rerun: "Not Everyone is Special"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Not Everyone is Special" first ran on July 31st, 2017. I don't know when it became so all-fired important to lie to ourselves by...]]></description><link>https://www.theweeklycurmudgeon.com/single-post/a-curmudgeon-rerun-not-everyone-is-special</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60fd5ae9eb117b0015e2dfdc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 14:00:43 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>TWC</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eulogy]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York is a city of treasured traditions. 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