by Tom Stortz | Dec 29, 2025 | General |
On 11/13, I was hot. I was up $4,000 since 11/2 and my gambling account had over $5,000 in it. When I opened my DraftKings account, I wanted people to see how smart I was. Winning does that—it makes you want an audience. On the 16th, I lost a $1,200 bet on the Chiefs...
by Tom Stortz | Dec 24, 2025 | General |
It’s 9:12 a.m. and I’ve already made breakfast, lost four games of chess, set my two teams for the fantasy championship, worked out, and started writing a blog post. This is exactly what I’d do every day if I didn’t have a job. Once I finish this, I’ll check in on...
by Tom Stortz | Dec 22, 2025 | General |
Here’s an excerpt from a post written by me in 2008. Typos left in. So it’s 2am and I’m not tired so let me hit the blackjack tables. I join a table by myself and a couple of people join. Some fairly attracted “actress” from LA who I was...
by Tom Stortz | Dec 17, 2025 | General |
This Monday I had jury duty in Philadelphia. I promise my story won’t be as good as Sam’s, but it does involve weather incompetence, civic theater, and a sandwich incident. Jury duty was delayed two hours due to weather, which apparently didn’t reach about 50 people...
by Tom Stortz | Dec 12, 2025 | General |
New to Newtown, I need a real gym. The one in my complex isn’t cutting it – barely any equipment, and I managed to hurt my knee the first time I stepped on their treadmill. I’m not risking it again on that rinky-dink piece of shit. There is a first-class, very...
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