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

This morning, my wife received a text message apparently from AT&T about additional international calling fees regarding “Number 5”...

This AdBlocker software was first noticed several months ago. I thought it was interesting how an ad, even though apparently a legitimate...

Faux News, Years ago, Fox News displayed their brand as “Fair and Balanced.” Interesting that you don’t hear that expression any longer...

United States COVID: 51,136,442 Cases and 821,335 Deaths - Worldometer (worldometers.info) The focus of this article is on the United...

This past week and for the first time in 10 years, the Green Bay Packers opened up shares of their common stock. For a mere price of...

Governor Ron DeSantis Governor Ron has decided to ban any mask-wearing in Florida public schools and to ensure his message is received,...

Is Bad News Always Good? Is bad news always good for a brand or company? Take the Sierra Club (I almost typed cult), a report recently...

I first visited West Berlin in 1982, after spending too, too many days (7) in the Dutch capital. I loved all the bikes, hikes and dikes...

According to Wikipedia: On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was stormed during a riot and...

The Phoenix Suns defeated the LA Clippers last night to take the Western Conference Finals, 4 games to 2 which means the Suns have made...

Here's a picture of Michael Carrick, former Man United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, current Manager of Man United. These two former...

O’Hare Airport Transit System Upgrade Delay – CBS News Chicago - May ‘21 Many more people are traveling again which means O’Hare is...

Last week, on Tuesday, I had two appointments to attend to. My first appointment involved the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles so my...

This week, I read an online article on USA Today saying that Brett Favre wants politics out of sports. He's quoted as saying that,...

This blog post is referencing the Business Insider article on March 26, 2021, entitled, "Nikki Haley Says Biden Weak on China After He...

A Recent News Article with Some Commentary: Swiss voters approved a ban on full facial coverings including niqab (veil for the face,...

What a diehard Trump supporter may say now about Trump, the insurrection, and the stolen election. (Plenty of Satire, a dose or two of...

Two quick articles, one on football and a really good trash talker, the other is politics, I'm not quite sure I know which institution...

You want to view a 40-second video/audio news clip on the internet which is preceded by a 30-second commercial. Weak Sauce. When reading...

Just to set the stage, I grew up in the 60s and 70s on a long block filled with kids my age. Without computers or cell phones, one...