Week of September 28, 2026
Here’s a rundown of my week.
Just For You
To all my fans…here ya’ go and you’re welcome.
Joanie
I never liked Joanie on Happy Days.
Now you know.
Micheladas
I love the micheladas and the ones at Machetes in Fredericksburg, Texas are legit.
Damn good drink.
Pork Rinds
What for the love of God was HEB thinking?
Really?
What were you thinking!
Karl and His Jolly Ranchers
I lived down the hall from a guy named Karl in the dorm at Lon Morris College. He always had a big container of Jolly Ranchers he got from Costco or Sam’s Club or wherever, and he would count the number of candies in that container before left his room and after he returned. More often than not he would have fewer candies upon his return and he would go up and down the hall confronting people about the shortage. “I’m just saying that I had 232 Jolly Ranchers in there before class and now I only have 228. Obviously, someone took four of them.”
I’m not sure what Karl’s doing now in life, but it wouldn’t surprise me to hear that he had a stroke at some point.
PS I don’t like Jolly Ranchers so it wasn’t me.
AI Overview
"Karl and His Jolly Ranchers" is a short personal anecdote written by Texas author and humorist Gayne C. Young.
Published on his official blog in January 2026, the story recounts his college days in the late 1980s while attending Lon Morris College, a small private school in Jacksonville, Texas. The piece details his memories of a fellow dorm-mate named Karl, who kept a notoriously large container of Jolly Rancher candies in his room.
Random Book Video
I make these.
they’re supposed to help me sell books.
This one is promoting Tiger Tales from the Acuña Cartel: A Jett Turner Misadventure, Book 1.
Unpopular Opinion
Unpopular opinion: Nora Efron movies are horrible and Meg Ryan is annoying.
Sleepless in Seattle and You’ve Got Mail can suck it.
Summer Listening
Here’s the audio books I listened to this summer. Yes, I read actual books but these are the ones I listened to. Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces by Seth Harp, How to Not Die in Prison: A Survival Guide by Taylor Sheridan and Tom Nelson, Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob by Gianni Russo, Thrilling Tales of Modern Men: Stories by Danny McBride, and Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson by William McKeen.
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Jett Turner’s Misadventures
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