by Tom Stortz | Sep 15, 2023 | Gambling |
I hit a nice one yesterday to end my horrific gambling Josh Downs-turn. The only way to get out of a gambling hole is to keep betting. This one, along with Evan’s over lock last night, gives me some juice to hopefully run back up to 7k which was back in March...
by Tom Stortz | Sep 13, 2023 | General |
I post really funny stuff. New funny posts starting today. Every Wednesday. Every Wednesday. Rain or shine, there is going to be a new funny blog post. (if anyone other than Sam knows where this comes from, good on you.) Seeing Red I hit a nice drive on 10 and had 100...
by Sam Stortz | Sep 11, 2023 | General |
Every Wednesday evening and Sunday afternoon, a bunch of nerds gather in Rittenhouse Square to play chess. I have known about this for a couple of years, but like a kid in the school yard, I’ve been too scared to go. I’ve even been in Rittenhouse while...
by Tom Stortz | Sep 6, 2023 | General |
I’ve always paid for people to work on my car. If you’re going to say I didn’t put the right kind in, you’re wrong, I used 10-W-30. That scene strikes me when I consider flying down a turnpike at 80mph’s knowing my life is in my own...
by Sam Stortz | Sep 3, 2023 | General |
This is one of those great titles that makes sense in the moment because this post is boring and it’s a fantastic contrast against Tom’s ‘Roaring Back’, but it will not make sense in 5 years when I am rereading my old blog posts in isolation....
by Tom Stortz | Aug 29, 2023 | General |
You’re either a leader or a loser and leaders need to lose to become better. I’ve been losing. Highlights Down $2,800 sports gambling since 7/1/23 Lost 168 rating points in Chess since 8/13 Hurt foot and Achilles training for 10k Evan beat me in golf Got...
by Sam Stortz | Aug 17, 2023 | General |
Meghan and I have been offered a unique opportunity by our landlord and we’re turning to the brilliant minds of the SplittingTens readers to guide us. Here’s the Deal There are three units in our building and we’re the top one. The bottom two are...
by Tom Stortz | Aug 16, 2023 | General |
Oliver Anthony – Rich Men North of Richmond This is the most watched video in the past week. The rich men are DC politicians. Why So Popular? Well, God, if you’re 5-foot-3 and you’re 300 pounds / Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds /...
by Sam Stortz | Aug 11, 2023 | General |
I’ve lived in two Philly one-bed apartments: Old City – $1,600, 750 square feet Rittenhouse – $2,000, 810 square feet Right next to the legendary Stortz Tools is a brand new apartment building called 214 Vine (sick name). It’s accepting leases...
by Tom Stortz | Aug 8, 2023 | General |
After my haircut, I went to the Willow Grove mall to see what it looked like. I had recently read an article in the WSJ about property values plummeting and how $100 million dollar properties were being auctioned off for $9 million. This isn’t news as e-commerce...
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