I have been struggling for the last two months to come up with an idea that will increase my artsy skills and make my writings a little more enjoyable to read. This new project is called “A Patchwork of Life- In Pictures, Quotes & Stories”, otherwise known as POL). Continue reading Project 2027 – My Patchwork of Life In Pictures, Quotes & Stories
I personally am getting fed up with all the current stuff that now dominates Internet traffic. In my youth TV was labeled the vast waste land. I kinda think that same name applies to so much of what lands on … Continue reading Disconnecting From The Internet Noise
This post is about my artsy side and how I intend to use it going forward on RJsCorner. 2022 through 2024 I was very much focused on my artsy side. I still can’t believe how much I improved in that … Continue reading An Artsy I Will Go…
I am not going to be like so many other writers that put off to the last paragraph the answer to a question that starts off in the title block. Nor am I the type of writer who drones on … Continue reading Maybe the Secret to Simplicity Is…
I know it has been 4 weeks since I posted here. Some of you have even noticed. Thank you for your concerns. Yeah, these weeks have been filled with some annoying health problems, but that was not the primary reason … Continue reading I’m Back…
I wish I could say the above image is my life now, but I would be lying if I did that. Continue reading I Wish I Could Say…
Some people have the false assumption that age always equals wisdom. Yes, some old people like me are wise because we worked hard all our lives to gain that wisdom. Continue reading Proof Of Wisdom – Not Always
Here I am on a Sunday morning without much on my agenda. I wonder what I will do? Continue reading Feelings…
I think maybe in another year or two I will be ready to live in a RetCom apartment. But then I realize that I have been in one for the last five years. Looking back of course is much easier than looking forward, so I now realize that I didn’t need to become a RetCom resident five yeras ago. Continue reading I Think Maybe In Another Year Or Two…
For this post I want to talk about some of the advantages of life on the margins when it comes to having no affinity to joining groups, particularly the herd or mainstream. Continue reading The Advantages of Not Belonging
“Fitting in” to me is a dirty word. To me it means you are living someone else’s idea of life. OK, let’s get on to how this relates to my RetCom life. I thought moving to my RetCom would require me to fit in. Continue reading Just Be Yourself
One of my lifelong problems is that I get bored too easily. Many times that happens soon after I have completed a focused mode project. I then say “What’s Next” and just can’t seem to figure that out. Continue reading Be Accountable For Your Boredom?
If you have been around RJsCorner much, you know that I am in a philosophical mode these past few years. Part of that has to do with my 2026 “Words Of Wisdom (WOW) project, but a bigger part has to do with learning how to think. That is what philosophy is all about. Continue reading Immanuel Kant ?
RetComs are strange places that many of us are forced into due to circumstances pretty much beyond our control. Some, like me, are “elder orphans”. We basically have no one to depend on when difficult times arise. Continue reading Being Unseen…RetCom Life
I’m feeling amazingly calm today so I thought I would give you a quick snapshot of where I have been spending considerable time lately. Continue reading Regular Visits To Bluish Haze
Age only matters when one is aging. Now that I have arrived at a great age, I might as well be twenty. Continue reading I Have Arrived…
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. Continue reading Passionately Curious
This post is about my Fundamental Purpose that I basically learned some 70+ years ago and has stayed with me since then. Continue reading Empathy – My Fundamental Purpose In Life
I have finally come to realize that there is a Fundamental Purpose that remains with us throughout our life. But there are also Life Purposes that come and go throughout our time on this earth. Continue reading What Is Your Life Purpose? …
Before I get too involved with this new topic at RJsCorner, I have put out there what annoys me the most about all the advertisements related to RetComs. Every time I see a picture from a RetCom it always has EVERY resident smiling Continue reading My Pet Peeve About Retirement Community Images
Friedrich Nietzsche was a unique philosopher of his time. He certainly came up with some controversial ideas. But some of them were simply genius. Continue reading Nietzsche & The Herd Mentality
I’m going to give credit where credit is due with this quote. I asked Open AI what was the essence of simplicity was. The above quote is what came out. I’m sure that very few people would give AI as the source; they would instead sign the author as themselves Continue reading The Essence Of Simplicity & The Future of AI
Socrates was born almost 2500 years ago in Greece. During his life he certainly had a lot to teach even us even in the 21st century. Continue reading Learn from Others…
I’m kinda considering moving to another RetCom, so I am now looking at the possibilities. Do I limit myself to a CCRC or maybe consider the other end of the spectrum and look into a 55+ facility with no medical … Continue reading RetCom Relocation?
I have always been very frugal with money, at least after I managed to get some of it. During my college years I had almost none of it left after tuition and room & board. So, spending money didn’t really … Continue reading What not to spend money on.
The post today is going to be about chairs. I know the title says something different, but I promise the link between chairs and anatomy will become clear pretty quickly. Continue reading An Anatomy Lesson From An 80 Year-Old
Simon & Garfunkel had a lot to do with me growing up. Even though I haven’t heard any of their songs in almost 40 years, I can still recite many of the words. The song that these words came from was called “The Boxer” from their album Bridge over Troubled Water released in 1970 Continue reading And Disregard The Rest…
It’s hard to imagine that the philosophy of “Simplicity” has been in existence for 3,000 years or more! I have not done much study of the day-to-day life of Greece, but compared to today, it must have been utterly simple back then Continue reading Simplicity, 410 BC Version
An important part of this new RetCom cornerstone here at RJsCorner is to give those of you who are not currently RetCom residents some suggestions about how to evaluate the facilities you might visit in the future. Critical to that is “The Pros & Cons List” Continue reading The Pros & Cons List
Three years ago today I said goodbye to my beloved µRV. This is the last picture I would take of it as it was leaving the parking lot. Continue reading Goodbye to my µRV
I have been struggling for what I want to do with my artsy side throughout 2026. It just seems that I can’t settle on a new path forward. Maybe I am trying too hard and should just take it off the burner. Continue reading Celebrating My Artsy Side
I recently came across at article by Jane Francis over at the Medium (click HERE to see the article) about 8 “Weird” Things that highly people intelligent do. Seven of the eight things just seem normal to me. I guess … Continue reading I Thought Everyone Did That…
After initially thinking about this statement, I found it kinda depressing as if I concentrate of failure, but not success. It took a while to put these words in the proper context. Continue reading I Think A Lot About My Mistakes…
“Highly intelligent people spend a lot of time overthinking. ” Continue reading Overthinking… My Way Of Life
What made me choose a RetCom over just staying at the homestead? That is what this post is all about. Continue reading What Made Me Choose a RetCom?
Living in the moment is something that has always been hard for me to do. For one thing I overthink everything, for another is that for the most part my “present moment’ is usually pretty boring. 95% of my last … Continue reading Don’t Dwell In The Past
I recently read an article that likely explains a final piece of the puzzle as to why I am the person I am. That is because of a lifetime lack of support. Continue reading A Final Piece Of My Discovery Of Self
They might not have read a newspaper, but they have absolutely read everything in their social media account, and believe every word of it. Talk about ignorance. Continue reading About Ignorance
My life has probably been more interesting than most. It mainly has been about the adversities I have constantly struggled with. Looking back I primarily see the ironies instead of the adversities. In the past 18 years I have told … Continue reading Life Is Bizarre
This is going to be a very convoluted story so hang on to something. I realize that I put out a post in my RetCom Life series about this same subject, but I want to fill out those thought a little more here this time around. Continue reading My “Eternal Self” – Round 2
Whenever I look in the mirror or get up out of a chair, I don’t see the white hair or hear the groans, instead I see my virtual 42 year old self. Continue reading I Don’t Belong Here …
I was originally going to use RetCom Life (on the margins) to give you a month by month stories about my five years of living in a retirement community. But, the more I thought about it the more I wanted to just do it freestyle. Continue reading My Last Prologue, I Promise…
There is so much all of us can learn from Albert Einstein. This is maybe one of the most important ones. Continue reading Explain It To A Six-Year-Old
Philosophy and Reasoning have been high on my list for further study for a couple of years now. Before that it lingered in the back of my mind, but rarely came to the surface. I think these two items are near the top of my list now because of several factors. Continue reading About Philosophy and Reasoning
I have decided to dedicate the weekends going forward to creating artsy objects. I have compiled quite a collection of digital apps that assist me in that process. So, I will be taking some of the photos in my massive portfolio and, using the tools I now have at hand, I will create “My Mind’s Eye” images. Continue reading Weekend Artsy
