Author: Steve Ainslie

A few days ago, when I put on a shirt I hadn’t worn in a while, I looked down at the sleeves I had shortened with disappointment. I used a stitch that looked terrible. On top of that, neither cuff was sewn straight. One was even double sewn in places, as if a drunk man…

On my Solo Podcast episode a few weeks ago, we were discussing the host’s 10-year plan for the Solo project when he said, “I was made for this.” I can relate. I’ve said that many times. When my wife was undergoing treatments for lung cancer she needed to lean hard on me for everything from…

The Solo Podcast episode has gone live. I was pleasantly surprised by my voice – a little nasally, but not nearly as Kermit-the-Frogish as I had expected. I came away from listening to it thinking, “Wow, I sound really confident, energetic and not the least bit monotone.” I was expecting to come across as flat,…

Now that summer temperatures have finally arrived in Raleigh, I decided to rearrange my clothing on the shelves in my closet. It was time to move my winter shirts to a lower shelf and organize my summer shirts by size and sleeve length. Since I moved here four years ago, I’ve transitioned from wearing size…

Since I wrote You Can’t Fill The Hole a few days ago I’ve been thinking about this concept and seeing it exhibited in people close to me. I know when my friend is struggling with his Loneliness Hole because he’ll call me everyday (long with a rotation of other friends), instead of once a week….

TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Podcasts and blogs have made it possible for anyone to post content online. As a result, there has been an exponential explosion of user generated content. Most of it is bad. We now have millions of: One of the least interesting current trends is videos of someone watching someone else’s clip and…

I have come to the collusion that 95% of online content is regurgitated pap or else completely made up. This includes what’s published on legitimate sites like WebMD and BBB to forums, user comments and reddit. People are quick to publish whatever they are thinking, as if it is factual. If you don’t believe this,…

I still think about Ellen nearly every day. The good memories have supplanted the awful ones from the final eight months of our lives together. I cherish these memories. We created a wonderful life. I’ve noticed that I only have a desperate longing for her now when I am in an emotionally agitated state. When…

Although I turned off the email notices for newly adoptable small dogs in my area, I haven’t been able to resist checking Petfinder everyday – just in case the “perfect” dog for me shows up. This weekend, at least 4 chihuahua mix breed dogs popped up at local places. They were cute, but because they…

I don’t play slot machines. There’s too many times that you pull the lever and lose. The enticing part about slot machines is that, every once in a while, it will come up three cherries. For me, that rare occasion is not worth the frustration of all the losing attempts. Sometimes, I am playing the…