by Tom Stortz | Jan 28, 2021 | General |
I was 11 in 1994. The move from tapes to CD’s was beginning to boom. I know I listened to Counting Crows August and Everything After on tape and then owned all of the CD’s that you’ll read about. This time period was an explosion of incredible music....
by Tom Stortz | Jan 27, 2021 | General |
This is an obligatory post to shout out the guest poster who rallied behind GME on January 8th when the stock was around $20. It’s been the talk of the town the last few days as it jumped from $20 to $340. That’s 17x in a short time. Christ, that’s...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 26, 2021 | General |
I peer around the corner to see if my neighbor is smoking cigarettes’ outside. The suspense is nonsense because it doesn’t stop me one way or another from going home. If he, sometimes them, are out there, I know the small talk is coming. What’s your...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 24, 2021 | General |
The toes on my right foot are throbbing. Prior frostbite and 29° temperature are a chilling combination. The 16th hole at Makefield Highlands is an uphill 450 yard par 5. After 2 shots, my ball is 100 yards out and 5 yards in front of Evan’s. Evan says,...
by Sam Stortz | Jan 24, 2021 | General |
After a break from sports betting, I opened the flood gates last night with a $300 deposit. Money flowed easily after smashing a live bet of LaSalle +9.5 at halftime against A10 rival Richmond (they were down 39-40). Lasalle went on to win outright which Gourlay hit...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 22, 2021 | General |
Pennsylvania Casinos I draw your attention to the 3rd column. This is the amount of revenue generated by that casino on the total handle. The handle is the total amount of money wagered. So when you subtract the winnings from handle, you get the revenue. How does one...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 21, 2021 | Ground Floor Four |
This is becoming a weekly Thursday post. Let’s bring it back to the childhood days and rank 4 N64 games. PS1 is the better system in terms of solo games with the Square and Capcom franchises (Final Fantasy, Resident Evil), but N64 didn’t need the multi tap...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 20, 2021 | Financial, General |
I’m not qualified to give financial advice. I’ve rarely found many people in life who are. The people who get certificates assuring their quality do not have poor intentions. Yet, when you must give them 1% of your money (or more) to invest, instead of .1%...
by Tom Stortz | Jan 18, 2021 | General |
My mom made me peanut butter sandwiches for lunch in elementary school. I was a crunchy guy. Creamy lacked pizazz and jelly was slimy. Just white bread and peanut butter. These were my favorite. I’m sitting in the dentist chair last Monday preparing for a cavity...
by Sam Stortz | Jan 17, 2021 | General |
Reading my 2020 goals made me realize that most of these goals suck. 2021 goals will be better. Completed Don’t break my new phone screen for the entire year – Easy when you’re not blacking out every weekend!Lose less than $2,000 gambling – Easy when...
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