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

The Games of the Olympiad were most recently held in Tokyo, Japan. Scheduled for 2020, something really messed up '20 so the games were...

Flopping may be defined as, "The action of deliberately falling or stumbling in order to give the appearance of having been fouled by an...

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...

My second visit to Berlin although it's actually my first visit since the unification of Berlin as well as Germany about 30 years ago....

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...

Imagine you are a rookie outfielder from Japan, currently playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Akio grew...

In the wake of Sports News... INTRODUCTION Tim Tebow, a former NFL quarterback is attempting a comeback with the Jacksonville Jaguars....

My brother recommended YouTube TV a few years ago and a year later pulled the plug on DirecTV in favor of the new streaming service. At...

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...

An attempt to provide some interesting stories and events from my days of sometimes engaging in reckless behavior. Etiquette can be...

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...

(It's not always about how you start, but to be successful, you have to finish strong.) MICHIGAN VERSUS OHIO STATE A few days ago, in Big...

Four key geographical characteristics influence climate. They include Latitude, Elevation, Topography, and Bodies of Water. My focus in...

Beach Pics & Familiar Stranger, Chuck Chuck I’m often on the beach when the sun decides to call it quits for another day. During that...

Gulf of Mexico Waves Over the years, I’d probably visited Florida's Gulf Coast at least 6 times and during each visit, the Gulf was quite...

Introduction Part of our family has decided to quarantine in Clearwater Beach since December 14th. Coming from Chicago, we’re fortunate...