by Sam Stortz | Apr 15, 2024 | General |
Tom ain’t the only SplittingTens blogger who can lose money sports betting! Below are the NBA futures bets I’ve placed this season in order from worst bet to best, with my prized bet saved for last. THE STINKERS These were all preseason picks that somehow...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 10, 2024 | General |
Precisely pic.twitter.com/mbnnpIHVbD — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2024 Some Free Time I’ve had some free time lately as I’m not traveling. Considering I spent more than half of March away from home, having 5 days at work, and then also home each...
by Sam Stortz | Apr 5, 2024 | General |
It is Friday. Every Friday I bike home from work and on my ride I see happy patrons at bars and restaurants enjoying a happy hour drink. This makes me happy. I fantasize about going to a local bar by myself one of these times and just ordering a beer;...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 2, 2024 | General |
I’ve been slow posting this trip from the beginning of March, but it’s important to record uncommon events. Jeff, Julia, and myself took this trip together as a business/personal trip to Paris for 3 nights, Stuttgart for 2, and then 3 in Lisbon. I’ve...
by Tom Stortz | Apr 1, 2024 | General |
After striking out completely on the DP World Tour and PGA, it all came down to household names Retief Goosen (35-1) and Sarah Schmelzel (50-1). Goose was playing well, but struggling to make a birdie. A bogey on 17 by Alker tied Goosen for the lead with 1 to play. On...
by Tom Stortz | Mar 31, 2024 | General |
I’ve been alive for 14,700 days. That number struck me as I woke up at 3am yesterday. It seems like a big number, but it’s not. I was hanging out with some dogs and one of them was 6 and was slowing down. That’s only 2,500 days. Considering you spend...
by Tom Stortz | Mar 26, 2024 | General |
Why would I buy half a limo? Do I get the front half? The back half? The top half? These are inconsequential details. The important point to remember is that I have a limo…you do not. Is there a back story behind this purchase? Not really. Hafer’s friend...
by Tom Stortz | Mar 26, 2024 | General |
It was past 1am on Saturday night and I’m sweating the Oregon game. I have $250 on Oregon +2.5, and I’m trying to make up for my previous two underdog losses, so I’m stuck pretty good. Concurrently, I have $20 each on Sam Baristow (130-1) and...
by Sam Stortz | Mar 25, 2024 | General |
We are less than FIVE weeks from race day. This will be the last update I do until the week of the race. Since my last update four weeks ago I’ve had pretty steady training, running 73, 75, 67, and 69 miles each week. I had a two day head cold where I only ran 1...
by Sam Stortz | Mar 21, 2024 | General |
This was inspired by Tom’s most recent post discussing some of the issues the US is dealing with today. When I read Tom’s post, believe it or not, I mostly agreed with the issues highlighted; I think the migrant problem is real, social media censorship is...
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