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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Trump has done nothing wrong. This, according to one MAGA supporter I recently spoke with. Indeed, a comment like this needs a rebuttal. Again, facts are stubborn things and are not subject to opinions or biases.

Russia, Russia, Russia So, we declared war on Iran, and now oil prices have significantly increased. So, with at least a 20% increase in oil, which country benefits the most? A country that’s north, not close to the Middle East. I country that illegally invaded Ukraine. A country that wants to reclaim the territory that it lost after the Cold War. Yes, Russia is getting more money for oil, which certainly helps them, especially with the war with Ukraine. Trump says he’s tryin

I knew about the results of the US versus U.S.S.R hockey match in 1980 before it was on tape-delay. Having to watch the game while the majority of others didn't know the results was a painful and challenging endeavor.

On February 9, the NYTimes published an article called: “Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada.” Essentially, this article is about opening a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor (the US and Canada) to help streamline trade between the countries. Currently, there is a monopoly in which one family (The Morouns) owns the only other bridge between these two cities. However, powerful people in the US (not interested in representing al

This article merely outlines some of the things Trump has done and said over the last few weeks. Will this ridiculousness ever stop??? He doesn’t want to release funding for a major rail tunnel in NYC until Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after the president. He hosted a Governors' meeting at the White House, but he’s only inviting Republicans. Is this how we're making America great again? His Truth Social account recently added a video portraying the former presi

Reading the Epstein files, I think it’s time for the federal government to take action. Perhaps not the kind of action people think. These alleged women today claim that famous and wealthy bank execs, politicians, and business leaders engaged in sex while they were underage, which is a farcical charge. I believe this is a conspiracy, but not the type you're thinking of. You see, most wealthy individuals (through the two releases of the Epstein files) claim they didn’t know Je

I volunteer at a local hospital in the area, working a four-hour shift each week. I work in Guest Services, which means I'm behind the counter at one of the two hospital entrances, greeting guests and patients. Essentially, we deliver flowers to patients, push certain patients and guests in wheelchairs, and direct or walk visitors to the right areas. From my perspective, it’s only four hours per week, but if you do it for several years, you get a good idea of how the organiza

I reached out to a former friend whom I knew at the university. Dave and I decided to meet for coffee at a central location to catch up. He currently lives in rural Wisconsin. It had been over 40 years, so I was somewhat hesitant about how our meeting would go. Years ago, Dave was young and impressionable, but he typically analyzed things from a fresh and objective perspective. Here’s the conversation. I walk into the café and notice a semi-recognizable person in the corner,

Since 2010, six teams with losing records (but division winners) have hosted playoff games. In each of these situations, these six teams faced opponents with better regular-season records. You see, according to the NFL, each division winner is guaranteed a first-round home playoff game regardless of their opponent's record. This unfair competitive imbalance in the NFL will occur again this year. The Carolina Panthers won the very weak NFC South with an 8-9 record. Therefore

The song and dance by the Trump administration regarding the Epstein Saga. Sharpie Shortage The Trump Administration had 30 days to release the Epstein files, and on the last day of those 30 days, they publicly said they wouldn’t meet that deadline in full. It was reported in online media that 117 pages of a single file were entirely redacted in black. Why weren't more files released by the deadline? Did they run out of black Sharpies? Many people from Both Parties want Trans