Author: Steve Ainslie

Anytime a person asks for advice on how to make friends, build connections, find a mate or not be lonely, somebody is guaranteed to recommend volunteering for a cause that “you care about”. Many companies I worked had an annual paid volunteer day where they solicited employees to team up and work together for a…

I received the same message from two of my favorite essayists this week. In a speech to an audience of Comic Book creators, Neil Gaiman told them to create good comics. He then defined “good” as comics you (the author) would like to read. Gaiman said writers should pay attention to their obsessions. He said…

Once I realize that I am repeating myself, usually after having done so multiple times, I get frustrated – with myself. This is one of the reasons I’ve had to step back from certain friendships. It’s why I used the staff log when managing employees. It’s why I don’t try to “train the algorithms” to…

I am considering (obsessing about) adopting another dog. So much so, that I filled out an application at Saving Grace and am waiting for them to contact me with an approval so I can make an appointment to meet some dogs. In the past, anytime I did this, I came home with one. Except, this…

While out walking my dog this weekend, I overhead two mothers talking about “back to school” for their sons. They were talking about bus stop locations, signing up their sons for sports teams and something about collared shirts and khaki pants. It reminded me of my time served in Catholic School during the 3rd and…

It is lovely that Trump and 18 members of his hoard crackpot sycophants are facing serious charges related to attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. It couldn’t happen to a more deserving crew. I don’t for one second believe the world is fair. Nor do I believe in karma . Nor justice. Nonetheless,…

I hate when I’m directed to the site quora when I am googling for an answer. There are three reasons for my vitriol. Today, after I was pushed to quora for an answer when scanned the “fake answer” ad I, the lead sentence was, “I made more money playing Solitaire online last month than…” That…

When I was younger I read the daily newspaper. I always read the advice columns – Dear Abby, Hints from Heloise and Ann Landers. I enjoyed reading them because they presented solutions for situations that I had never encountered. People wrote in with problems about marriage, child rearing, relationships, cleaning, cooking, work and more. It…

Many podcasts ads that I hear fall into the scam category – supplements, aromatherapy, essential oils, hair growth products, erectile dysfunction, and “nutritional” water. I try to skip all ads, but sometimes am busy doing something where I am forced to listen. The commercials for these products remind me of the old tables at Wendy’s…

A few weeks before he died, Steve Jobs said that the reason he authorized his biography written by Walter Isaacson because he wanted his children to know why, “I wasn’t always there for them, and I wanted them to know why and to understand what I did.” When I first heard this several years ago,…