Author: Steve Ainslie

I have been playing the drums again now for several weeks and my foot/ankle seems to be holding up well with no lingering pain, no achilles problems and no plater fasciitis symptoms. I am stoked about this. Since I hadn’t played in over a year, I expected to be rusty and uncoordinated. I was, a…

Today I donated two more pairs of pants to the thrift store. The first was one of two pairs of jeans I purchased for dating in 2022. I kept the other pair to wear when it is really cold or on the off chance I ever have another date. I was hanging onto the jeans…

After hearing Alan Watts being referenced on a number of podcasts and recalling an inspirational audio clip of him speaking, when a recent podcast guest recommended reading “The Wisdom Of Insecurity : A Message For An Age Of Anxiety“, I borrowed it from my library. The first 1/3 of the book was an enlightening and…

I saw these “perfect for singles” homes that Lennar is building last week. If they had a garage and were located in a place I’d want to live, I’d be super interested.  I probably won’t ever downsize to an apartment or condo because my dogs are somewhat barky and I’ll never be dogless. But a…

I just completed rounds 8 and 9 of purging my stuff. Yesterday I boxed up my dress shoes (bought in 2022 worn twice), 2 pairs of pants (bought 6 months ago, worn few times) and a fleece vest (bought last summer, worn twice) to resell to REI for ~25% of what I paid for them….

There’s been a lot of coverage in the news and tech podcasts lately about AI enabled deep fakes because of some recent deep fake porn videos of Taylor Swift and a deep fake robocall from Joe Biden to New Hampshire voters. Apparently AI can generate realistic fakes from publicly available video & audio clips that…

Recently I heard Felice Cohen on a podcast about minimalism and simple living. I was so impressed with her intentional way of living, that I arranged for her be a guest on the Solo podcast and I ordered her book, 90 Lessons For Living Large In 90 Square Feet from my library. The podcast episode…

On a podcast last week, one woman explained that she decided to spend more money on clothes because she had a history of buying “cheap clothing” and not taking care of it. She talked about throwing her clothes on the floor, not washing items properly, kicking her shoes off and leaving them anyway and in…

I got a text from my sister a few days ago concerning my mother. It was two alert me about two different incidents regarding normal daily activities that my mother can no longer manage by herself. Since I have limited contact with my mother, I am often unaware of how bad things have gotten. Plus,…

After dinner, I often surf Reddit looking for something interesting to read or watch. Recently, I’ve been visiting the GenX subreddit and it’s been a blast. There are always a few “remember when” posts that have pictures, videos, music or text of things from my youth. Last night someone posted a video of jumping his…