Gamblers split tens

If you haven’t seen the Nick Shirley video, you’re missing one of the biggest current-events moments of the week. With 127 million views in days, it claims to expose Minnesota–Somalian government fraud. And the reaction to it? That’s where it really gets interesting....

On 11/13, I was hot. I was up $4,000 since 11/2 and my gambling account had over $5,000 in it. When I opened my DraftKings account, I wanted people to see how smart I was. Winning does that—it makes you want an audience. On the 16th, I lost a $1,200 bet on the Chiefs...

It’s 9:12 a.m. and I’ve already made breakfast, lost four games of chess, set my two teams for the fantasy championship, worked out, and started writing a blog post. This is exactly what I’d do every day if I didn’t have a job. Once I finish this, I’ll check in on...

Here's an excerpt from a post written by me in 2008. Typos left in. So it's 2am and I'm not tired so let me hit the blackjack tables. I join a table by myself and a couple of people join. Some fairly attracted "actress" from LA who I was chatting it up with although...

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 confirmed my...

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...

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 actions. He's...

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...

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 was...