During my almost 60 years of traveling across America, some of my favorite places to visit were reenactments. The picture here was from one of those times. For years after I went deaf I could still remember the sounds a flute made. Continue reading The Sound of a Flute
I have written about my three foundations of my life more times than I remember here on RJsCorner. But it always seems that as I age they bring yet another unique viewpoint to my life. Continue reading Think for yourself – Revisited
Too many people are constantly on the search for the “Perfect Life”. They seem to think that “if I just get [this] or [that] everything will be perfect”. Of course, I kinda see it differently. Continue reading A Perfect Life??
A biography of Einstein was the first “big boy” book I read. I was nine-years-old at the time but the story of Einstein clung to me in the decades since. In fact, at such an early age I was convinced … Continue reading I Have Done My Share
Curiosity, for Einstein, was a method. He would sit with a question for a very long time. His thought experiments were intense Continue reading Curiosity killed the cat, but maybe made a genius
I came across this sign in Wallace Idaho on June 6, 2009. I’m pretty sure it was made in jest. Wallace is a pretty place but the center of the universe?
But then again the Christian Church in 1633 put Galileo on trial for heresy… Continue reading Center of the Universe
I know it depends on your age but to me they brought to mind a popuar song by Kenny Rogers in 1978 entitled “The Gambler”. Who knew the words came from Voltaire in the early 1700s. Continue reading The Cards Life Deals You…
For some reason I am becoming more of a perfectionist as the days now pass. It seems that most things must be done three times before they are “right”. I’m not sure when this started. Continue reading Becoming A Perfectionist
Everyone has a spiritual side whether they admit it or not. There are just some parts to our world and life experiences that can’t be explained mathematically or by rationalization. How do we handle those things? Continue reading Everybody Has a Spiritual Side
I am presently trying to discover where my artsy side is taking me this year. Maybe I will figure it out before the year is over. One thing I am discovering is that color is essential to future work. A very preliminary work to describe that is shown above. Continue reading Eccentricity & The Arts
I have to admit up front that I have rather comfortable retirement years. I don’t have to worry about where the money is going to come from. But, I do worry to a certain degree if that comfortable next egg will suddenly disappear due to the insane political environment of today. But that’s not the purpose of this post. Instead, it is about donating to different worthy causes. Continue reading Without Expectations
I don’t remember when I came across the term “Cafeteria Catholic”. For those who haven’t figured it out yet, it means that many Catholics pick and choose from all that is presented to them, instead of just taking everything they are told as true. Continue reading And Disregard The Rest… But Not Publically
When I went deaf 40 years ago and learned sign language, I quickly was told that the sign language that I learned was fake, and that I was polluting the real ASL. Continue reading The REAL Sign Language
Quote For Today Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin … Continue reading With All Your Old Nonsense…
I don’t know where this saying came from, but I have quoted it many times throughout my life. We, as a country, and I as a person, have certainly be through a lot of good and bad times, I can … Continue reading Never As Good As You Hope Or As Bad At You Fear
For various reasons I have spent my long life on the margins and don’t regret it one bit. It has made me the unique person I am. But sometimes envy creeps in when I encounter certain situations. I realize envy … Continue reading Envy
In conjunction with moving my creative artsy stuff back the RJsCorner I have also decided that the best way to handle this is to put artsy and quotes together Continue reading Synergy – Artsy & A Quote
I wasn’t one to ever admit that I read Ann Landers gossip column, but she did have a certain wit about her that drew me in. The above quote is certainly one of those. Continue reading … Know How To Swim
I have decided that maintaining two blogs is just not worth the effort. Soooooo, Artsy is moving back to RJsCorner. Continue reading Artsy Is Back…
There are just too many people who are risk-averse in this world today. They think being wrong is some grave thing to be avoided if at all possible. Then there are those of us who see being wrong is simply part of the creative process. I personally am wrong more than I am right. Continue reading Being Wrong
A good percentage of RJsCorner is about all the adversities I have had in my life and how, to one degree or another, I dealt with them. With my apparent focus on those things, I often forget about the good stuff that has given my joy. Continue reading Introducing – “Patchwork/Memories” -PM
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 