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

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...

Definition: Identity politics is a term that describes a political approach wherein people of a particular religion, race, social...

While painting at home or working in the yard, I typically enjoy the company of the audio nature to keep my mind occupied as I go about...

IMPETUS BEHIND AMENDMENT 4 Desmond Meade, who was convicted of a felony and later earned a law degree after his release became involved...

We've all had challenging or frustrating events on certain websites over the years. To that end, I felt compelled to share my recent...

Athens and Crete Youth hostels were quite inexpensive in Athens so I spent a week deciding how to proceed for the last two months of '82...

Satire (Noun): the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in...

Satire (Noun): the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in...

During this pandemic, I was trying to determine what I can and can't do from a safe and healthy perspective. With limited social...

Recently, in late June, there was a Trump rally in the town square at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages – that made the rounds on...

This quiz will test your knowledge of how President Trump feels about his present and former cabinet members. The initial comments by...

An irreverent and snarky look at what makes America great! Do Wearing Face Masks Need to be Political? Recently, it appears that some...

This article, in part satirical, is about how American English speakers use some brand names as a verb in everyday language although not...

In mid-May, my wife and I spent several weeks in Clearwater Beach waiting for the self-quarantine to end in Illinois when my wife said...

So on May 12, 2020, ESPN published their ‘Top 74 Players of All-Time’ list on espn.com. Before I perused the list, I told myself I would...

Most every Christmas, we get together with my wife’s family in Central Florida. Typically, we have a grab game where we go around either...

IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT YOU DONALD TRUMP It’s more than curious that Donald J. Trump’s signature will be on the stimulus checks mailed to...

According to the Washington Post’s article on Saturday, April 25, there were nearly 2,000 protestors in Madison, Wisconsin, who descended...

My mom had a three-foot measuring stick and if you exceeded that length, you qualified for frequent dishwashing. In other words, at that...

First, it was Bill Belichick’s birthday yesterday, so I wanted to wish Bill a Happy Birthday. Look, even though it was Bill’s birthday...