Gamblers split tens

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 a bit. Adding the...

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 strutted in...

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 in two...

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 feeling. One of...

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...

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 Coachella 2005 vs...

31.5 miles north to be exact. I don't expect this move to transform my life, but I do expect it to drastically reduce my commute time. I've noticed that suburban life will be different than the city. You can't walk everywhere for food People in Newtown are yuppies...

I was listening to a podcast with a programmer when the host asked him how becoming a father changed his life. Here's his paraphrased answer: Starting a family wasn't on my list of priorities. I was in my early 30s and felt I understood the boundaries of life, of what...

Same concept, I write a post and let ChatGPT improve it, then I edit. Do you like this style? Let’s get something straight: other countries don’t pay tariffs - we do. More specifically, I do. And then, so do you. Tariffs drive up costs, which raises prices for...