by Tom Stortz | Sep 10, 2025 | General |
The Stortz family is on a vacation for a week in Avalon, NJ. It’s the one time of year where we all get together to annoy the shit out of one another. There are a few kids running around – Jude, Josie, and baby Harrison – who spice up the day to day...
by Tom Stortz | Sep 4, 2025 | General |
Suburban life has been predictably boring, so last night I treated myself to the pinnacle of excitement: a steak and potato dinner at Firebirds. I’d scoped it out before – wall-to-wall collared-shirt douchebags trying way too hard at the bar. This time, I...
by Sam Stortz | Aug 30, 2025 | General |
It’s 7:15am on Saturday, August 30th, 2025. I am 34 years old today. I have a coffee, Melon, and my laptop. Meghan and Harrison are upstairs sleeping in. It rare these days to have time completely to myself like this, which is part of why I haven’t posted...
by Tom Stortz | Aug 29, 2025 | General |
She lies and says I don’t want to spoil it in the first line, but you probably know the lyric. Four plain words, sung a thousand times. It could be any song. Yet…I think you know it. The best lyrics are simple and somehow hold a whole life’s worth of...
by Tom Stortz | Aug 25, 2025 | General |
ChatGPT is nasty, I’m not sure who is even writing this anymore. I find myself trapped between two opposites: when there’s nothing to do, I’m restless with boredom; when there’s too much to do, I’m overwhelmed by the weight of preparation. Either way, I end up...
by Sam Stortz | Aug 17, 2025 | General |
I listen to less music every year than the year prior. Partly due to the increasing of quality podcasts, but partly due to decreasing quality of new music. The four piece rock band is on death’s door. For old timers like me, that’s a bummer. Here’s...
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