I Might Have Gotten Scammed

I Might Have Gotten Scammed

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...
More Love, Less Lunch

More Love, Less Lunch

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...
Trump – What Can’t He Do?

Trump – What Can’t He Do?

I don’t post much about Trump despite having strong opinions on him. In short: He doesn’t bother to disguise his corruption, hypocrisy, narcissism, and just generally being a bad person which has somehow worked in his favor, as everyone is numb to his...
Fighting the NAC

Fighting the NAC

New to Newtown, I need a real gym. The one in my complex isn’t cutting it – barely any equipment, and I managed to hurt my knee the first time I stepped on their treadmill. I’m not risking it again on that rinky-dink piece of shit. There is a first-class, very...
Things I Think About: How I Spend Money

Things I Think About: How I Spend Money

Let me tell you a story. In June of 2023, fresh off a brilliant Broad Street Run, I was due to purchase new running shorts. For over a decade I’d primarily run in Eastbay shorts. In fact, I have an Eastbay receipt from 2014 where I spent $7.99 per pair. But this...