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...
Football is Back Tonight!

Football is Back Tonight!

Preseason kicks off tonight with the Jets (-1.5) and Browns. Betting on preseason is as degenerate as it gets because you’re working off intel about players who usually don’t get to play professional football. Aside from the first drive or first quarter,...
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...