That New Apartment Living

That New Apartment Living

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...
The Decline of the Mall

The Decline of the Mall

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...
My New Podcast Rec

My New Podcast Rec

I am a self-described podcast fiend. About 1/3 of the podcast content I consume is sports adjacent. This is good for every time of the year except right now. Lately I’ve had to look elsewhere to get my fix and this weekend I stumbled upon a podcast that I am...
Recording History

Recording History

The other day I was going through some old things at Stortz Tools and saw what I believed to be a German passport from 1844. I could barely decipher the worn cursive writing and the parts I could make out weren’t even English. It felt like I maybe stumbled upon...
Why Is Free Speech Confusing?

Why Is Free Speech Confusing?

Back Off Banana Breath I was reading an article in the WSJ about Twitter changing its name to X. One quote was, “Those who don’t see eye-to-eye with Musk’s politics or interpretations of free speech will back off.” This was referring to the...
Car Robbed In Northern Liberties

Car Robbed In Northern Liberties

When I got back from Florida last Sunday, I went to my car and noticed the sunglass compartment was down. That was odd considering I don’t wear sunglasses and have never flipped it down, ever. I didn’t think much of it other than, “how could that...