by Tom Stortz | Jan 5, 2026 | General |
I wrote this yesterday morning and now rumors are circulating. Rumors started late Sunday from political insider Blois Olson, who cited unnamed sources saying Walz met with Sen. Amy Klobuchar to discuss his future. The speculation ties to a massive fraud scandal in...
by Sam Stortz | Jan 4, 2026 | General |
From day one, an obvious AI concern has been deceiving people with fake images or videos. Up until today I hadn’t encountered any meaningful deception despite it feeling inevitable. But today… today it happened. While scrolling Twatter I saw two AI clips...
by Sam Stortz | Jan 1, 2026 | General |
Over the years Tom and I have written thousands of blog posts. The simple question “why” comes up often. I can’t speak for Tom, but I thoroughly explained my “why” in this great post from 2023 which still holds true. I write because: I...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 1, 2026 | General |
2024 Post |2023 Post | 2022 Post | 2021 Post | 2020 Post | 2019 Post This marks the seventh year of my financial and life tracking. I don’t expect many people to care about reviewing financial numbers like this—doing so requires discipline, and most people would...
by Tom Stortz | Dec 30, 2025 | General |
If you haven’t seen the Nick Shirley video, you’re missing one of the biggest current-events moments of the week. With 127 million views in days, it claims to expose Minnesota–Somalian government fraud. And the reaction to it? That’s where it really gets interesting....
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 Sam Stortz | Dec 17, 2025 | General |
Buckle up. This is a story. PART 1 – Convince Me with Authority, Documentation, and Information I received the following phone call today: Hello this is Lt. Tim Campbell with the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, is this Mr. Sam Stortz? Not a great start. I...
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...
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