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

About a month ago, my wife and I were near a beach in Door County when she realized she was hungry. Two food trucks were nearby; unfortunately, only her second choice was open. She ordered a bagel with cheese (quite small), and the woman, more interested in TikTok than service, handed her the bagel and showed her the cost ($10.50). The woman then pointed to a microwave near us and suggested heating the bagel for two minutes. At the end of the transaction, the suggested tip me

Would a 18-game NFL season be doomsday for the Players? The NFL owners and current commissioner eventually want to propose a 18 game NFL regular season. A reaction by many NFL analysts is that this will be more harmful to the players, having to play an additional game. Why not add a game but design a system where NFL players will not be harmed by the extra game. I visit another way to interpret this proposal.

Trump was elected in 2016 to serve his four-year term. At that same time, Trump committed to honor the national security position of the U.S. Now, ten years later, does it not seem that Trump is overtly supporting Russia in their war against Ukraine? A war that occurred because Russia invaded them. In the meantime, Russia is supporting Iran in their war against the United States. What's going on here?

At Least We Got Some Pandas... Last week, President Trump and President Xi, of China, met at the White House for some diplomacy between the two largest economies in the world. Please consider all the video and audio clips Trump claimed over the last few years: China is ripping us off, they're stealing our technology, they're supplying Iran with weapons, etc. It's funny, Trump was cordial and didn't appear to bring up those topics in his meetings with Xi. Did he engage in TACO

A few days ago, former President Obama said Democrats should use the idea of strict AI regulation in their fall campaigns. It's becoming a critical issue in the fall of 2026, and many AI employees and leaders appear to agree we need to pause development to ensure we haven't reached the point of no return. Recently, AI agents have carried out tasks without much human interaction and some of these agents have indeed escaped controlled testing, by breaking into systems online. W

A layman's view of the Iranian War. Not being a military person, I'm sharing what I've learned by following this War over the last six months. Even though the United States and Israel bombed Iran in June of 2025 as U.S. officials claim all three nuclear sites were extremely damaged, we’re back at war with Iran. Indeed, because of the seriousness of this conflict, I needed to outline and explain, in my estimation, how well the War has gone since the US and Israel attacked Iran

Because the NFL season doesn't start for several weeks, sports talk show hosts have to find something to talk about. Hockey is rarely a topic on these talk shows and if the baseball becomes a topic, that can be covered in ten minutes before moving on to the gridiron, professional football. One example, from the Dan Patrick Show, where Dan, broaches the topic of NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks. On a number of occasions recently, Dan has said that overall quarterback success shou

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