by Sam Stortz | Mar 7, 2026 | General |
Less than an hour ago, a teenager tried to ruin my afternoon. The question is, did I let her stupidity win, or did I overcome? Meghan worked this morning, so Harrison and I took a boys trip to Doylestown. We walked around, got coffee at Starbucks, picked up my running...
by Sam Stortz | Mar 1, 2026 | General |
This isn’t a story about Chess. It’s a story about REDEMPTION. 6 weeks ago I EMBARRASSED myself by admitting that I had an addiction problem. Not to something cool like drinking, or gambling, or cigs, or drugs. No. Instead, I was addicted to blitz chess....
by Sam Stortz | Feb 28, 2026 | General |
In case you’ve been living under a rock, this story on the Ursinus website is going viral. Actually, it’s kind of hard to find, and in the 24 hours it’s been up not one person has reached out saying “I saw you on the UC website!”, which...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 27, 2026 | General |
How do I describe solo travel when you have almost unlimited resources, no fear of any social situation, and no real responsibilities? Let me begin. Day 1 I arrived in Amsterdam on Thursday morning and checked into a nice NH hotel. I hit the attractive receptionist...
by Sam Stortz | Feb 22, 2026 | General |
In 2018 my neighbor stole $40 from me (I got it back). In 2021 an anonymous neighbor stole my Yankee Candles from our lobby. In 2023 I did the PETTIEST thing I’ve ever done in a parking war with a different neighbor. And now, in 2026, we have a new entry to the...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 17, 2026 | General |
It’s easy to admit you’re wrong if you don’t care about being right. I had a sandwich for dinner. Sandwiches are for lunch. I’m heading to Amsterdam tomorrow so I wanted to use up what is in my fridge. I had enough bread and American cheese,...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 16, 2026 | General |
Last Tuesday I was making sales calls in New York and my car stalled while it was one in a customers parking lot. I had parked and turned my car off. I realized I was in the wrong lot and turned it back on, reversed, and started driving. Within 10 seconds the car...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 9, 2026 | General |
For the next 27 days I’ll be in Philadelphia for about 9 of them. This weather has been god awful so it’s a nice time to get out. Traveling is nice because your world goes on without you. It’s in the back of your head that you’re important but...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 5, 2026 | General |
One of my biggest concerns as an American is the rest of the world hating us. Who exactly? On the plus, we stole a dictator, bombed a nuclear program in the Middle East, and regularly defend a European nation from Russia (self serving undoubtedly, war is great for the...
by Tom Stortz | Feb 3, 2026 | General |
One day you wake up and you’re 42 years old. You can’t pinpoint where the 15,430 days went, you just know they are gone. You wonder “how did I get here?”. I felt this way this morning wondering if I’ve been putting my head down all these...
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