Hello, My Name is Kevin Schwarm
A free spirit's take on work, life, travel, & consumerism

I was out running errands about a week ago and decided to stop at Panera to get some coffee. As I paid, I bumped into an old friend I...

In his article in the NY Times on 11/15/23, Peter Coy claims that changes in tipping technology and customs have shifted the balance of...

On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. This atrocious attack was done toward mainly innocent Israeli...

Some people are confused between democracy and republic – they are often used interchangeably. According to my Internet research, a...

Over the last several years, I met with physical and mental health providers, landscape architects, and other professionals about...

Article in Fox News on 6/28/23: Joe Rogan praises Trump for 'perfect' answer declaring he would end Russia-Ukraine war as president. All...

I ran into Frank at our local café, whom I hadn’t seen since pre-Covid. At the time, I knew he was a Republican and had voted for Donald...

Recently, Nikki Haley (Nimrata Nikki Randhawa), the former Governor of South Carolina, entered the race for the 2024 Republican...

I know you’re running again for President in 2024, and your age is a liability to many of our electorate, but I have some suggestions for...

As most people know, Ron DeSantis has been the Governor of the state of Florida since early 2019. Before serving as governor, he...

The massacre in Nashville marked the 17th school shooting in the United States this year, according to tracking by the Washington Post....

This blog post results from reading social media commentary on the latest online news articles. Some of these comments may be extreme...

Now that the weather has gotten colder, I don’t see my neighbors too often in the yard so one of my opinionated neighbors decided to text...

Well, I met Bill at our local grocery store, and all he had on his mind were the poor folks on the Western coast of Florida after...

It was time to mow my front yard, but first, I had to pick up loose sticks and other debris from my lawn. As I was doing this, my...

I was getting a fence installed in my yard a few weeks ago and as I supervised, Bill, a neighbor, walked by and wondered what I was...

It was a windy and warm Sunday afternoon and my interest involved doing some basic landscaping in the front yard. What could go wrong? A...

I ran into him again. My neighbor, I'll refer to him as Bill. Bill and I have lived in the same neighborhood for nearly 20 years. We’d...

An irreverent and snarky look at what makes America great. If I can't be funny, at least I'll try to be interesting... How Not to Show...

During his first State of the Union, President Biden was speaking of the need to better support the veterans after they return home from...