If you are struggling to lose weight, I recommend listening to this podcast where Ezra Klein interviews neurobiologist and author Stephan Guyenet about the “evolutionary mismatch between our brains, our genetics and our environments.” Instead of the typical dieting blather offered by everyone and their mother, this was a scientific discussion about how modern food…
Author: Steve Ainslie
19 Years Later
Tomorrow will be the 19th anniversary of the day I quit drinking. I don’t pay much attention to dates like my birthday, holidays or anniversaries and my sobriety date is no different for me. If it didn’t happen to coincidently fall on St. Patrick’s Day back in 2004, I would likely forget it every year….
Widowers Not Like Me
After my wife died I searched for forums, books, blogs and podcasts about being a widowed man at 50. I wasn’t expecting I would find answers to the sadness I felt. I was hoping I would find stories of others whom I could relate to – that maybe through their stories I could learn something…anything…that…
Addressing The Wrong Problem
Several of the comedy podcasts I listen to talk about dating and relationships – a lot. I guess that’s because dating is a popular topic among the “key market demo” (aka Millennials and Gen Z’s…not me). No doubt, like life coaches, podcasters can also become an expert just by saying they are one. No credentials,…
Follicular Foolishness
A decade ago, I read an article by Mr. Money Mustache about cutting his own hair with electric clippers. At the time, I was growing my hair long, so I wasn’t getting haircuts. But it got me thinking. A few years later, when I got tired of dealing with long hair, I purchased Oster clippers…
D.I. Why
I get an inordinate amount of pleasure repairing my own stuff – especially when it is something that I never tried to repair myself before. My latest repair attempt was with my 24 year old fridge. At times, I have noticed that the fan in my freezer gets really loud and sometimes the temperature in…
The Beautiful People
For the past few weeks, I’ve been taking an online course on Gesture Drawing. Gesture drawing is quick drawing of people in action. It is supposed to “help artists focus on the essence of the pose rather than small details, prioritizing flow and movement to quickly capture the subject”. I had read in a forum…
Spotting Fakes
With the recent news tsunami about ChatGPT and AI, there has been a lot of talk about AI being used to create term papers, images and video. On the Joe Rogan podcast, Joe often worries that we won’t be able to tel what is real anymore vs. what has been faked. He shows examples of…
TikTok Ban
For what it’s worth*, here’s my prediction surrounding all the hype from politicians about banning TikTok because it’s a “security threat”** for the country. It ain’t gonna happen. Here’s my reasoning: First, TikTok is so popular right now that there would be a major uproar from kids, teens, high schoolers, college students and young adults….
Bad Genes
Before I met my wife, I always assumed I wanted to have kids. I expected to graduate from college, get a great job, get married and have 2 or 3 kids. Although I had no experience with babies, I had been a lifeguard, an assistant math teacher, a swim instructor and a pseudo-sibling to many…