Author: Steve Ainslie

I caught up with a friend of mine who I hadn’t spoken with in a few months. He’d just returned from a weekend trip to DC with his girlfriend. When we spoke, I think he had me on speaker phone. Or else, he was relaying the conversation to her because she would jump into our…

I am reading the book, “The World: A Brief Introduction” by Richard Haas. In it, he presents a history of the major regions and countries in the world, with a focus on post World War I to present day. He writes about wars, alliances, economics, struggles, governments, and crises. It’s been fascinating. I was quite…

There was a leak of a Top Secret US Military Briefing Presentation posted online this week. The document included information about: The independent media is presenting this as a major story. The White House is trying to spin it as misinformation while also threatening to prosecute the person who leaked this document for treason. The…

Lately I’ve been fascinated with language – specifically the English language, its history, the origins of words, and its usage. I’ve been reading a lot more this year since my local library branch reopened. I have been writing more. And I’ve been been listening to more podcasts – ranging from political commentary to comedy to…

Today, as I was listening to a podcast where yet another unqualified Millennial was spouting off some pseudo-therapy buzzwords about attachment styles, astrology, and self-diagnosed mental illness, it suddenly clicked for me. Therapy talk and pop psychology has become entertainment! That’s why it has become so prevalent online, in podcasts, on TV and in books….

During a recent interview, the recently hired CEO of WeightWatchers described the company as “a technology company”. Wait…what? I’ve never been involved with WW, but have had family and friends who’ve been members. For as long as I can remember, WW has been a membership based weight loss and dieting company that used had weekly…

I recently finished the book, “Outgrowing God – A Beginner’s Guide” by Richard Dawkins. Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author and well-known atheist. This book dissects the “history” behind many religions. He breaks down facts vs. myths about religious concepts, scared texts, beliefs and practices. I skipped large sections of the book because I’m already…

I detest bullshit – especially when it is bullshit that we all recognize but refuse to acknowledge out loud. My tolerance level for bullshit has dropped to lifelong record lows ever since I retired. Why? Because I no longer have to pretend something is true just to keep my job or earn a bonus or…

I am no longer categorizing posts. I think I have only been doing this for myself for quite a while. My most recent list of categories was: I think no one, other than myself, has had any interest whatsoever in how I’ve categorized my posts. I initially used categories to help my readers find posts…