Guys. I talk about business, money, investing, travel, Tennessee sports, charity, and more recently(and most importantly), a lot about Jesus. I'm a middle aged, overweight, autistic man. I know I am not everyone's cup of tea. I get it. Just unfollow me. I won't hold it against you at all. I understand. But you don't ever have to see me on here. It's pretty easy to make me go away. 🤷‍♂️ If you just show up to argue on every post and never ever have anything constructive or kind to say, just move on? Why would you continually scream at me every time you see my posts? It makes no sense. I don't seek out your posts to cause you grief. I don't ask or take anything from anyone at all. I don't sell anything. I don't try to profit from anything. I just talk. I mean, other than a big move in spirituality, I have not changed on here. I am the same "arrogant", "narcissistic", whatever that I have been since day one. 🤷‍♂️ Just... go elsewhere.

You remember the other day when I said craftsmen are almost gone. Here's one.

Dude is dealing with an early morning catastrophic event and y'all worried that he's not in a suit???? I'd be pissed if he were. People dying in the water and he dresses up? The man put on clothes and got to the scene. And I'm not even a Democrat. But I ain't judging him on that shit.

Wait until you learn what happens when you get up at 4am while the rest of the world sleeps. You can get your entire day's work done before 7am because it's uninterrupted.

Give it a few minutes... It's gonna get much cooler. Some would call it a hell of a rush that is coming.

Fuck him and his bullshit apology.

Right now... You park everything except for the emotional well being of you and your son. Nothing else matters. Let the anger, pain, and grief flow and hold on to each other. You got this. You CAN get through this.

1998, I could fill up my Geo tracker for about $15 and drive all week. McDonald's had $.29 and $.39 hamburgers and cheeseburgers. Taco Bell had $.50 cent tacos. The local Chinese place has a $8.95 buffet. $40 would fuel the car and feed me all week. Good times.

And still, she holds. Come on, girl, you can hold a few more hours. You ain't finished yet. Just a little longer.

Hey. You don't know me, but I am part of Vol Nation, and I started a charity where we buy gear for opposing teams kiddos (cancer hospitals, usually) when we come to town. It's called @BeyondTheSnap. I would love to give little man a shopping spree and a Buckeyes Christmas from Vol Nation. Let me know if you are open to it. No strings attached or anything. I'll meet up with you when we get in town and make his little world a little brighter.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! ✌️🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Y'all wanna make this little man's day before the game? @beyondthesnap was created just for this. Who thinks we should shower a Buckeye's Christmas on little man? I'll do it if y'all are with me. Let's show this family what a Tennessee Volunteer is about.

Well. The day is here. Can't run from it. Can't hide from it. 25 years ago today, A punk 17 year old kid who thought he was a man learned that some things have permanent consequences. When we realized my girlfriend was pregnant, we hid it from our parents. Don't really know why, other than fear. We just didn't want life to change. We knew they would find out soon enough. We just wanted things to stay the same... Neither of us had a clue how bad of a mistake that was. They eventually found out about 2 weeks before this day. But on Christmas Eve, she went into premature labor. By the time I got her to the hospital, and the surgeon could get there, it was too late. We had to watch our daughter's heart stop on the little monitor, and there was nothing anyone could do. Our daughter was gone, and my girlfriend nearly bled to death on the table. For the longest time, I blamed God. I turned Atheist. Then agnostic, I hated him for putting us through this. We were just kids ourselves. But then I realized it wasn't God that did this. It was me. I was given the opportunity to do right. To live by God's words. We were in church, so I knew what she and I was doing was wrong. The sneaking to spend the nights together. The lying to our parents. I knew. His words were clear. Wait until marriage. Grow a family after taking his vow. Live by his word. He gave us the road map to avoid this pain. We ignored it. I was just a punk kid who thought he was "the man". Taking what was given without any care. Had I not been a coward, and had we got her the prenatal care she deserved, my little girl would be here. Maybe married and a family of her own. Instead..... she lays beneath that damn rock, forever paying the debt that I owe. I have never forgotten that day. I have never been a coward since. Ultimate responsibility for ones actions. I try my best to make up for not being her daddy. For not fighting for her. I do everything I can to stop the pain from being experienced by others. I've failed a ton in life.but nothing compares to the failure of this day. I'll never get over that little coffin going into the ground. Some things you just can't fix. If you are young and reading this, take this advice. You don't know anything. You're not remotely ready for the things life is going to show you. And for God's sake, you are NOT "the man" for the things you think you are. When you make a mistake, you stand up and look the person in the eyes and tell them what you did. You take responsibility for your actions. You let them hold you accountable in the light instead of hiding in the dark. Don't be a young punk like I was. Be the man you pretend to be. You have no idea what pain your decisions can cause, and the results can last forever. I'm not usually a negative person. I normally try to spread joy. But this day, every year, I have to fight this battle against that sorry POS I was at 17. I would give anything to go back and fix it. Sorry to ramble on. But no one else is here to hear it.

So... A taxi? You got in a taxi?

Those black Saudi helicopters in the air that night had nothing to do with it either.... Nor did the fact that the very next working day, congress was going to vote to legalize silencers and other gun restrictions and it was going to pass..... Nothing to see here.

My little dude looks awesome in red! I'm glad he had a night to remember. No disease can take away last night. Now we fight. Safe trip home, guys. I hope Santa can't fit all the goodies down the chimney!

I need a victory even if it is just a moral one. Call it corny. I plant a victory flag on this one, happily. A lot of people didn't lose everything today because 110 years ago, people built a structure to withstand the forces of hell, itself.

To give everyone a scale as to how big this was... this is the size of those little dump trucks you see it destroying compared to a standard SUV.... This was a massive, MASSIVE disaster.

Oklahoma fans... We are getting into town early tomorrow. Is there a children's hospital or charity there where we could donate some jerseys or something? Figured we would show some good faith and make some kids day to get them some new swag before Saturday.

No playoffs for Bama. What a damn night. Hell of a job, Sooners. Thank you from a Tennessee fan!!!!

THIS.... is the family I want on Rocky Top... Win or lose, respect the opportunity. VFL!

🍊🍊 Evening UPDATE!🍊🍊 Y'all.... this is amazing. You have helped me raise $12,400 for little man and the kiddos in the hospital! I have already sent @iron_brutus $2500 this morning to cover their travels, and the rest that you see in the pictures will go to making sure they have tickets if they want them, making sure little man has an awesome weekend and shopping spree for Buckeyes gear, and also to make sure the kiddos in the hospital are going to have a great Buckeyes Christmas. Thank you for all you have done! Also, the cashapp link is locked because of transaction limits, meaning so many people donated that I hit the daily limit, so if you can't donate there, that is why. It should unlock tomorrow. Thank you all! Have a great evening!!!

LOOK!!!!! An actual schedule!

Every place we have been for 2 days now has looked like this... Just truck after truck of people helping. It has been phenomenal to see Volunteers living up to the name.

It takes a man to step up and save a situation. Thank you, Ryan Day. You have my respect.

Welcome to the SEC, Oklahoma... It's not as cupcake as it seems. But thank you for the amazing hospitality. We will host you with pride next season. 100%. You all have been fantastic.

Let me explain what happened here, for those not thinking it through. Nico just gave away the game ball from his first SEC road win against a top 15 Oklahoma team. That's a dream keepsake, and he gave it up out of respect for his coach. That speaks way more than words can.🤷‍♂️

Media - "there is no Bama privilege" Also Media - "We now go live to the living room of Bama head coach Nick Saban where we will let him directly plead his case to the nation. No other coaches will be afforded this opportunity"

SERIOUS POST - This past weekend was a blast. What we accomplished in Oklahoma with the children's hospital was something that has changed my thought process on giving. I have always donated to cancer research and St. Jude, and that will never change, BUT I never considered the quality of life aspect of the children suffering NOW. I'm an engineer by trade, and I focus on fixing things. Solving things. So beating cancer was always #1. Sure, we have donated toys, helped with getting athletes to visit, etc., but this past weekend changed everything. Everything. Helping a "rival" fanbase was different, but the results were amazing. Not only did we get to give a ton of stuff away to children who idolize the players of that rival base, BUT it set a different vibe around it all. Everything felt "better". On game day, around campus, we heard Oklahoma fans talking to Tennessee fans about it. They didnt know I was standing there, and I never said it was me, and they had no clue, but it brought a common thing between us, and the vibe was fantastic. In the end, there is no way I can stop that now. The bang for the buck is far too great. Sure, we have to continue to beat the hell out of cancer until it is gone... but we can do something else, too. We can give the kiddos some joy in the meantime. So in the next few days, I will be moving forward with a plan to make it a weekly thing. Every week, for at least the games I can make it to. Maybe it grows into something that ambassadors can help elsewhere. Who knows. I just know it can't stop after 1 game in Norman. I'm not posting this to beg for donations. I will find a way to fund it personally, and just like this weekend, I will invite folks to join if they feel inspired to do so. The next stop will be Arkansas. I have a couple weeks to put it all together, and the work starts today. We put Norman together in 24 hours. 2 weeks is an eternity. Let's get to work. If we can, we must. Stay tuned.

A kid having a good time and a parent doing the best they can with what they have. That's what it is called.

** because Delta Airlines CEO requested it due to his bottom line being hurt. There. Fixed it for you. reuters.com/business/aerospa…

Hey guys... Jermod McCoy is just a Sophomore. So is Gibson. And Boo is a true Freshman. We have them for at least another year, and boo for 2. Let that sink in.

UPDATE- we will be in East Tennessee late tonight. We will open my shops up to collect items as of Tomorrow morning, and we will deliver it to the counties in need. Kelly and Evan will be there all day beginning at 8am, and the rest of us will be taking stuff where it is needed. If Morristown is closer for you and you want to help, we will get it there immediately. You have my word on that. Also, if you want to donate cash and it be immediately put to use for goods, my venmo is attached. We will be loading the truck as we come back into town through Pennsylvania and Virginia. Thank you all, and we will do what we can to assist without getting in their way.

Man. Bricktown is worth the Oklahoma trip in itself. What an awesome spot. We're doing dinner at the Spaghetti Factory, and then who knows what? I'm gonna find a good bottle of bourbon somewhere and see where we end up!

Report of accounting of funds. Here is where we are. Total donations $39,233.07 Remaining funds venmo $22,148.21 Remaining cash in hand $3000.00 Remaining in debit accnt $2788.04 Purchases $11,296.62 Tomorrow, after we visit Erwin, Elizabethton, and Greeneville to deliver today's haul, and we find their needs, we will draw this way down. For Thursday delivery. Thank you all.

Don't let Ohio State fans BS you. They ain't never played in Ohio Stadium in late December either. This ain't the NFL. 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

Hey Oklahoma.... Can y'all do us a favor and send Texas home with an L??? We would really appreciate it!

Dude walked in and kicked 300 yards worth of field goals to beat a top 3 offense in football.. Most Tennessee shit ever.

This woman is our Sister Jean moving forward. We will protect her at all costs.

Does the CFP Committee take notice that Bama didn't just lose to Oklahoma, but Oklahoma ran it down their throats all night long and Bama had NOTHING for them. It wasn't a fluke. It wasn't luck. It wasn't some BS. Oklahoma kicked their teeth in on both sides of the ball.

Nationwide drop-off was great. Carrie and her folks over there have helped so much this week. Thank you to all that helped us make the week amazing. Mission accomplished.

This OU QB is gonna be a problem. I'm having flashbacks to Mayfield in Neyland....

Goodnight, sweet prince. Champions never die. They just go on to the bigger game. Much love from VolNation.

That's gonna be a blast for a month or two... Then you will get stabbed. I've been there. I got stabbed.🤷‍♂️

🍊🍊 MORNING UPDATE🍊🍊 We have raised $7300 to get this young man taken care of!!!! Still working out details on if they can make it to the game, but if not, he will have an amazing Christmas. Also, any excess funds, we are going to do what we do and load up a ton of Buckeyes gear and take to the Children's Hospital in Columbus! Thank you all for helping us help them!!!

We have found the video games, and he commandeered my help!!! It doesn't get better than this!!!

We're heading to Nationwide to deliver the gifts to the kiddos at 10:30, and then heading home. Be glad to have a few days off. For those of you traveling today, be safe. Merry Christmas.

I promise you right now, they will not starve. Not as long as a single damn breath remains in any one of these Tennessee and North Carolina boys. That ain't happening. We're a little dazed from the initial hit, but we're getting up off the mat to fight.

🍊🍊 BIG NEWS🍊🍊 2 big things happening right now. First, we found a young man who is a buckeye fan that we are hoping to make a few memories for. Not sure if he can make the game because of the weather, BUT we will make a heck of a Christmas for him regardless! Second, @bbbc_athens and ai teamed up to get UGA gear to the cancer center in Atlanta back before our game, but work and illness limited my ability to attend, AND there were some corporate sponsors that needed some time to help us. We'll, they raised $5k so far, and we are going to raise money on our side as well. There are 97 sick kiddos there and we want to get all of them some goodies for Christmas. So my Venmo link is in THIS post. Do NOT click any other QR codes you see. I will not post them anywhere else but this pinned post. Let's make Christmas special for about 100 more kiddos!!! Thank you all!!!

End of day update. Sorry for the emotion, but today was rough. I'll get the numbers together tomorrow and give an account for everyone.

I'm a big dude. I don't have much room to talk. But damn, man. The kid is in a bed on oxygen, his feet turn damn near backwards, and y'all bringing him cake? Come on. He needs someone in his life that cares.🤷‍♂️

Delivered!!!! Again, thank you all very much for everything. We did good. Have yourselves a phenomenal weeked!

Seems like tickets and hotel covered then? I can get little man to the game. If y'all wanna come.

GameDay plans for little man and his family. (It's early and I am ugly. Don't hate)

Look. If what I am buying to feed people isn't making you happy, and your first world privilege has you sitting in a comfy home bitching that I didn't buy organic hummus or non GMO avocado toast, feel free to hook on up to your trailer, drive on down, and join me in helping.... Or miss me with the bullshit and stay SILENT on the sidelines. I'm not nice enough to ignore you. Thanks.

I'll tell ya this. When no one at Barstool would even answer people's tags or posts to help us get a young fan to the game vs Tennessee, he stepped up and personally covered the tickets... But y'all had a ton to say on my videos after the game to use me for clicks. Maybe you should do some self inflection and shut the fuck up? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

The NUMBER ONE TEAM is clad in big ORANGE!

Hey @TexasFootball you remember that time we did you that big favor and sent 30,000 Volunteers to fight after the Alamo, and kept Texas as a State??? Yeah. We're calling that one in. Hang 60 on TCU tomorrow for the W and we call it even. Deal?

I need to make this clear. If you are following our mission on here with ill intent, be aware that every one of our trucks are armed to the teeth and every single one of us in those trucks will flat out end you with zero hesitation and never even think twice about it. Don't be stupid. Nothing in these trucks is worth dying over.

Golesh is going to get an SEC HC job and become a nightmare for us, isn't he?

Fucking GBO!!!!

Nico could fucking NEVER.... That's our QB... If we don't miss 1 kick, he is the #1 Heisman candidate.

Recruits are feeling it!!!!

🍊🍊Mission ACCOMPLISHED🍊🍊 Notre Dame trip remains, but we did it. Thank you all!

Listen... You beat Florida by 30. You go to LSU and hang 50 on them. Then you kick Bama's teeth in in Neyland. I need a #1 vs #2 Georgia matchup. If we gonna dream, let's dream big.

I can spill the beans now! Thank you @dunkindonuts for stepping up to make this dream come true! You made this and the gifts to Notre Dame Kiddos possible! America Runs on Dunkin!!!!! Fantastic work!!!!

Not a problem. I'm at work, but follow me so I can DM you and we will work out the details this evening.

Now.... Imagine having to play Bama every year, and every other year in Tuscaloosa...... And it counting towards your SEC record... 🤷‍♂️ Kirby has beat Saban exactly the same amount of times that Heupel has...... with all the talent in the world.

My son and his best friend taking it all in. My son, right, was with me for Florida last week and I told him how bonkers it would be if we best Bama. His friend had never been to Knoxville or seen Neyland even though he is a huge fan. What a way to welcome him in.

Wanna know how cool Tennessee fans are? I loaned my lighter out to the guys next to me in the stands.... I saw it passed off and figured it was gone. TEN minutes later, a different fan handed it back. A $2 lighter was returned after God only knows how many cigars it lit.🤣🤷‍♂️

Georgia saved by the fix... Every..... time.....

We in this Thang

Just passed 30 or do linemen trucks coming in from Kentucky. Their taste in football and basketball teams suck... but those folks are damn good people outside of that. Welcome, and thank you all!

Imagine being an unchallenged starter and making $2M a year to be coached by one of the top coaches for your position, at the finest facilities in the nation, with 102,000 fans screaming for you each saturday.... While being 1 year away from a 1st or 2nd round spot in the NFL... And blowing it all up. That's just the damnedest thing for me to wrap my head around.

Last reload today.... Black Mountain NC tomorrow.

Why am I radicalized on these tariffs? Let me tell you a story. In 2020, in the middle of COVID, I got a phone call from one of the largest automakers in the world. They were in trouble. They were installing a billion dollar upgrade at one of their plants, and due to travel restrictions, they couldn't bring their engineers from overseas. They asked if we could help. So for 2 years, we went through all of the BS daily checks, covid tests, covid vaccines, etc. That they required and busted our asses to do their projects. They graded my company as their top integrator for the projects, and invited us to become a "preferred vendor" which is a huge deal. And then, in 2022, they asked us to do another large install, and I agreed. They needed about 30 men, and it was set to start Jan 5th 2023 and go through May. In October of 2022, they called and asked how late they could issue me a purchase order, and we still hold the block of time open. They said they were behind but needed to make sure we were secured for the work. I told them that as long as I had their word, I would hold the time block open. They had told us we were a valued partner, and I would keep my word to support them no matter what. So they kept sending us drawings, install packets, etc. Their engineers had no idea what their corporate folks were about to do to us. 2 weeks before Christmas, I called them to ask about a PO because I had to book hotels.... They informed me that I didn't get the project. That their Japanese integrators had placed a higher bid, but because the Yen had dropped against the dollar, they were cheaper so they got the work. A few cents an hour cost us 6 months work for 30 techs. That loyalty we had shown was completely forgotten over pennies. I had ZERO work booked for my company for the first 6 months of 2023 because we were supposed to be at their plant. $50k a week in overhead and zero work. They had bankrupted us, essentially. So all that talk of us being a preferred vendor. All that we sacrificed to pull them out of the mud during COVID, etc. None of that mattered. I mortgaged everything. My home, my company, everything to keep everyone employed. I essentially begged my clients to give us work at COST just to keep my guys working and their families with a roof over their head. I scrambled and booked any jobI could find all over the nation, which lead to us being gone for 300 days a year. It took all of 2023 and all of 2024 to pay back the debt I ran up to keep us going all because the yen dropped agaonst the dollar... So, yes.... I hope the tariffs crush them. I hope American manufacturing runs them out of the country. I hope China collapses in on itself as America rises. These other nations have done nothing but rape and pillage our manufacturing base and our tax payers. They purposely keep their currency devalued, they purposely allow slave labor tactics. It all ends now. So, yes. You damn right I back Trump. My workers back Trump. My American clients back Trump. He is doing exactly what we should have been doing for decades instead of watching good Americans lose everything so Mexico can get $1 and hour. Will we take a hit for the short term? Yup. Will every single one of us be better in the long term? Absolutely. I bet everything I have on it. Give him time to work. He's trying to make your life better.

What? Tennessee has 2 top 10 wins, and 5 or 6 ranked wins. Bama had 0 top 10 wins and like 2 top 25 wins. What are you talking about? Bama's best win this season was Ole Miss... who finished 8-4

Fellers.... I am a very married man. But I am telling you right now.... 1. This is the creature you are looking for. 2. When you find her, don't you dare break her spirit. Carry on.

Made it to Greeneville. Last stop for today. I'm on empty.

So if Georgia or Tennessee lose a ranked road game, they drop 10 spots.... Ohio State can drop a home game to their biggest rival who is shit... at home... and drop 4 spots. Make that make sense?

If Nico is out... Don't send Gaspipe out there to play scared. It's house money. Sling.... that.... rock... like you hate it. Let the cards fall where they fall.

Sometimes you gotta show them who the REAL UT is.🤷‍♂️

This was awesome. Ignore me explaining to my guys what they are seeing. They had never been to Neyland and I wanted them to understand.

Just so ya know... Cyber trucks have 1.9% financing right now and had a price cut of $20k And I now own one. Pick it up Tuesday in Knoxville. Finally got a deal done that I liked. So thanks to the Elon haters. Appreciate the savings.

Last week, my 12 year old daughter and her mom got into a disagreement over us not allowing her to have a "boyfriend" like all her friends at school. It was the "you don't want to let me do anything, I' not a child" thing. So I loaded her up at 11pm and told her it was time for her to learn a lesson about life. She was scared to death when I told her to get in the truck. So I drove her to my daughter's grave, and told her about my mistakes. She learned that her daddy has a past. She learned the pain I endured and the reason I don't want her to "grow up" too fast. I explained what I did wrong. That I knew I was doing wrong, and how bad the consequences of my actions hurt others and destroyed my life. I explained the pain of watching that heart monitor stop. Of watching that coffin going into the ground. I explained that had I listened to my parents and the teachings of the Bible, I would have suffered all that hurt. She asked questions that were hard to answer, but at the end of the night she learned that I'm human too, and that I am just trying to save her from hurt and suffering. Last night she asked her mom if they could go to church today, and they went. She enjoyed it and asked to go back next week. So I am going too. Dunno where this goes, but I feel like a different path has happened since the other night. Maybe she won't follow the path I did years ago. Time will tell. But I am proud of her today.

A 20 ounce bottle of coke is $2.00. A 2 liter of coke is $1.80.

Oklahoma fan @CodyDupler has arranged for TWO Semi-truck loads of Prime energy drinks to be delivered to our shop. If any fire departments, ems, search and rescue, first responders, hospitals, etc. Need energy drinks, let me. Know drinkprime.com/?srsltid=AfmB…

Hey... Um.... Just FYI. We are now bowl eligible... And um.... Bama isn't. 🤷‍♂️😁😬😬😬

The Pirates just played Rocky Top for us!!!!!

2024 CFP playoffs.... Everyone else - in Bama -less

That man shot 30,000 3s over the Summer..... All for THAT!!!!!!!! That's how you work!

Ask us to pay more, we pay more. Ask us to dress in black, orange, white, checkerboard, whatever, and we do. Ask us to fund NIL funds and we do. When do we start seeing the same commitment from the program to field elite teams? The fans never miss. We show up every week all over the nation.... When do we get what we are promised?

The Ole girl held strong... And SHE STILL STANDS!!!!!!!

I mean... That's right from his mouth. I dunno what else needs to be said. I hate that we have to talk about this because it's amazing that people are saying a double digit win in Norman is somehow not a huge deal. They've only lost 11 games there this CENTURY.🤷‍♂️

All I ever ask is we compete. It didn't go our way. But we belonged. I'll take that. Go do this the rest of the way.

God gave us a built in pressure washer.... what the hell else would we do???

That won't touch it, is my guess. Probably $1500 or so from the custom stuff I have seen.

Left elbow and forearm was down before the ball came out. Am I missing something?

Mission.... Accomplished! Let's GO!!!!!

Today is a playoff game... Tomorrow is my 18th wedding anniversary. The next day is my 43rd birthday. Then Christmas. The next few days are gonna be a blur. We need to win tonight to set it off right!

OU fans, How do y'all even fight in this heat? No wonder the tailgates are so nice... Dude's are gonna be like, "When it cools off in November, I'm kicking your ass"