Author: Steve Ainslie

When I was a kid, FedEx ran commercials with the tag line, “When It Absolutely Positively Has To Get There Overnight”. Given their dominance in the overnight shipping industry, I think the message (and their outstanding track record and customer service) worked. Today, I don’t receive much via FedEx. Most of my shipments come via…

I wrote a long draft post about immigration yesterday. In it, I included my thoughts on immigration, crime, deportation, my experience with immigrants, my disappointment at being unable to emigrate to certain countries, “fairness”, rules and other adjacent considerations. Today, after I reviewed my draft, I deleted it. Because what do I know about immigration?…

About a week ago I made a major change to my diet. So far, so good. I’ve dropped a few pounds. I am sleeping better. I have had no stomach or digestion issues. And surprisingly, I feel very energetic and enthusiastic. In addition to eating less, I’ve switched to eating just one meal a day….

I have liked Bernie Sanders ever since he first came on my radar when he ran for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. Of course, being anti-establishment, he lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton. He ran again in 2020 and was defeated by the democratic machine that backed cognitively impaired Biden. Bernie’s recommendations for universal…

It seems like every day there’s another news article touting the dangers of microplastics and the fact that they are now found everywhere – in our food, the soil, the soil, water and our bodies. The articles then go on to warn about the dangers (and potential dangers) these pose to human health. It reminds…

I watched clips of the recent Trump/Vance/Zelensky meeting to “negotiate the terms to end the Russian/Ukraine war” and, like many Americans, was once again embarrassed for my country with the abhorrent lack of professionalism, class and basic courtesy displayed by Trump and his team. Putting aside any geopolitical positions and implications of the war, this…

When politicians and pundits cry for “freedom of speech”, hold onto your wallet because they’re almost always trying to put something over on you. What most people mean when they protest about freedom of speech is: “I want to say whatever I want and not suffer any consequences…but I don’t want you to have the right…

Since 2021, my weight has slowly creeped up a few pounds each year. Winters are especially noticeable because I tend to eat more mindlessly when it’s dark and cold outside. Generally what happens is I’ll pay attention and try to eat less for a few weeks until I get back to an acceptable weight. That…

Generals always prepare to fight the last war – especially if they won it. George Clemenceau I have been reading the book “Generations” by Jean Twenge. It it she presents compares and contrasts 6 American generations: Silent – Boomers – GenX – Millenials – Gen Z – Gen Alpha. Twenge says, “They have had vastly…

If you had told me when I was younger that I’d spend nearly every day thinking about death, I would have said you were crazy. And yet, now, I think of death all the time. I don’t fear it. Nor am I suicidal. Death became an integral part of my life when my stepdaughter died…