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

This is a Chapter from my forthcoming book: The Curious Path I Couldn't Resist. It's several stories about escaping from a crowded home and playing basketball alone in the backyard. The thoughts I had about my experience shooting baskets were from well over fifty years ago. Those who enjoy this game may like the "more in-depth" prose later in the article.

This is a letter I'd like to send to Bill Gates. Because his reputation has taken a significant hit after it was recently published that Gates met with the disgraced sexual predator (Epstein), this letter offers a chance for Gates to do something positive to help improve his reputation. Will it work or make a difference? Please review in order to decide for yourself.

Math is an Invaluable Skill

Just to be completely transparent, soccer or international football was never my primary sport. Uniquely, I played in gym class only because our gym teacher had played and coached, so I learned a few things. Which brings us to the more present, 30 years ago, you could only see a few pro soccer games on TV, it's not like that today. I'll admit to watching international football about 15 years ago. I flipped back between the English Premier League and the Bundesliga (the German

Geopolitics Solved Forever Outside a Suburban Grocery Store? A satirical view of two men speaking of fact and fiction in a supermarket. Facts are stubborn things; just because he heard an opinion or something on the radio or TV doesn't make it automatically true. I've used satire to show the ridiculousness of people not afraid to give their opinion even though the facts may not be all there.

When you have a simple plumbing job, be careful about employing a company that has a flat-rate pricing model. Another lesson I learned was that even though this company on Google has very good reviews, it pays to thoroughly research the company. Just by relying on Best Pick Reports without additional research may not suffice.

Has America Traded Democracy for Autocracy? There are some of the electorate and politicians who are trying to reign him in, but it's a fierce fight that Americans need to do to keep our democracy and not slide any further into autocracy. He is not a King! Regardless of what he thinks.

It was a major mistake of mine to continue to plan grass seed, year after year, water it religiously, and then see it dye once the sun appears for the majority of the day. Look at the entire problem holistically and realize the issue may be underneath the grass, the condition of the soil could be the culprit.

After the 2024 election, political analysts were trying to determine why Trump won the election by defeating his opponent, Kamala Harris, by 1.5%. Was it that stubborn inflation that started around COVID-19, that was slowly reduce later in the Biden administration? Were people just angry because prices didn't come down fast enough? Did most Americans not realize that the supply chain issue during COVID not play a pivotal role in world wide inflation? Another issue was immigra