This is my last post on my recent 6,000-mile trip through the South and Southwest. The lessons learned from that trip will last me a lifetime, or at least what I have left of it. I am ready to declare what I discovered, and maybe more importantly, act upon those discoveries. Let’s start with a high-level look back on the trip: This trip fulfilled one … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 8 – Wrapping It Up…
Now that I am in the closing stages of reporting on my On-The-Road adventure in the South and Southwest. It’s time to talk about my observations and prejudices of that area of the country. Pictures just don’t seem appropriate for this post, so there will be none. Historically, I still have trouble getting past the Civil War and slavery issues. In some ways, I think … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #7 – The Mindset Of The South…
This is the third museum I visited during my recent three-day trip across the Gulf Coast States. I kinda think it was my favorite museum of the trip. 😎 Besides eating lots of oysters on my trip across the Gulf Coast States, I happened onto one of the most interesting museums I visited on this on-the-road adventure. It was the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 6 – The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
It’s about time I finish up my On-The-Road epilogue posts, so I am going to do that over the next four days. Generally when I travel, museums are my main stops. I just think they provide a good history of the area I visit. The Gulf Coast States are no exception. I visited several museums in this trip and will highlight two of them here … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 5 – Gulf Coast Art…
I didn’t take this picture, but I love the story it tells me. Continue reading Avant Garde – Surrealism
For this Hodgepodge Saturday, I give you complications. Let’s face it, human beings are complicated creatures. If we just follow our own path, no two of us are alike. This picture says all that to me. It is also a good description of how my mind runs in a hundred different places at the same time. 😎 (click on the picture to see a larger … Continue reading Things Are Complicated…
I have certainly had my “bouts of listless depression”, especially in the last twelve months. I just can’t seem to shake this mood, or discover its fundamental source. But, then I did I am listless when I am list less. I will admit it, I have been a list maker all my life. Practically everything must be written down before it can be officially accomplished. … Continue reading I’m Listless
I don’t know if this is a “man” thing or just unique to me, but I kinda think most of us have these thoughts at sometimes in our lives. Proving Your Worth All my life I have always been afraid that I wouldn’t amount to anything. I was constantly worried that I was just sucking air, and not giving anything back. Unfortunately, I inherited a … Continue reading Proving Your Worth
Sometimes we are forced into a group not of our choosing. In the working world, we most often don’t get to chose who our workmates are. They are chosen for us. It’s been a while since I was in that situation, but due to my deafness and Aspie traits that was about the only time I was eventually welcomed as a valuable member of a … Continue reading Forced Associations…
Procrastination, overthinking, whatever you want to call it, is what I typically do. I recognize I overthink, in fact, I overthink about overthinking. It’s time to make a decision! I have decided that I will stay where I am and will visit that decision on an annual basis. So, I am calling this place “Home”. It is where I will live now and for the … Continue reading RetComLife # 37 – “The “Decision”
I know I don’t need to use a big word here. I could have just said “couch potato”. But, since I am a wordsmith, I am always on the lookout for the most descriptive description. How does “sedentary” fit in with Retirement Community Life? That is what this post is all about. During my recent On-The-Road trip that covered 6,000 miles of the South and … Continue reading RetComLife – Sedentary…
I have decided to use the weekends going forward to give you some short snippet posts cataloged as “Happy Hodgepodge”. This one is probably one of my favorite photos in my portfolio This Sunday’s picture was taken in New York City’s Central Park on our last visit there before moving back to the Midwest in 2000. (Click on the picture to see a larger view) Continue reading Central Park – 2000
With this post, I am introducing you to Avant Garde Saturday. I don’t know how long this theme will last, but given my portfolio of this kind of stuff, it might be a good while. The post for each Saturday in this series will only be an image with a caption below it. Maybe I can get you to appreciate what your mind’s eye can … Continue reading Avant Garden Saturday
With this post, I want to clue you younger folks in on a deep secret. No matter how old you are you still think that you are no more than 30 years of age. Here I am about to end my 75th year on this earth and I still see at myself as that naive kid who went to Purdue University in 1965. No, I … Continue reading I’m Still Twenty Something…
How about a “Words of Wisdom” post today at RJsCorner. No two people have the same life story. Yeah, some people’s stories rhyme, but the details are often quite different. Since deaf Aspies are one in three million or so, I suspect my story is more unique than most. I tell my story here as a way of clearing my mind. Dozens of things pop … Continue reading Everybody’s Got A Story…
Eliminating possibilities is how decisions are often made. There is seldom a “sure thing” answer to any problem. What we, or at least I, have to do is to start by eliminating things until there is only one choice. That is what I am doing right now. I spent 3+ weeks traveling around much of this country to try to decide where I want to … Continue reading RetComLife – Eliminating Possibilities
I have spent a lifetime studying American history, and a big part of that has been visiting museums. I dare not even try to count how many I have been in. There are many types of museums, and until recently the American history version has been my favorite. But, it seems in my elderly years Avant-Garde things are the front-runner. I now just seem to … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #4 – The Dali Museum
One of the things that has almost been a constant here at RJsCorner for the last few years is my statement that I embrace change and loathe routines. My recent On-The-Road journey across the South and Southwest U.S. has proven that to be for the most part inaccurate. I still like to experience change once in a while, but I have come to recognize that … Continue reading Oh, Those Dreaded Routines…
The very foundations of my religious beliefs revolve around the teachings of Jesus. I no longer call myself a Christian as that word has become so tainted by those who think they need to add their input to what Jesus said. Jesus made it clear that THE root thing in following him is for us to love each other as God loves us. To me, … Continue reading Loving Jesus…
Ok, this will be one of those weird posts, so don’t pile on until you have read it all. Before I finish out the title to this post, I need to give you some background. Streaming TV is my TV life now. I gave up cable/satellite almost a year ago and have not looked back. In addition to the fact that my monthly TV viewing … Continue reading She’s A Woman, & Therefore Disabled…
“Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone has a different question paper.” — Jeremy McGilvrey I am constantly on the lookout for quotes such as this one. I think one of the major problems today, and perhaps always is that too many young people don’t think enough of themselves to see the unique … Continue reading Copying Others…
It’s time for another epilogue post on my recent On-The-Road trip to the South and Southwest. This one will give you more pics and details about one of the most picturesque town I have ever been in. Sedona Arizona is unlike any town I have been in. It is surrounded by buttes. To this old Midwestern guy buttes just aren’t part of my dictionary. Take … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #3 – Sedona Arizona
Through the comments I have received on this blog recently, I have come to realize that RJsCorner is becoming a “virtual village” of people from around the world. I currently have regular readers and frequent commentors from London, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and numerous other countries. Comments from those outside the U.S., add a unique perspective to my words and I just … Continue reading A Special Thank You…
While on my 3+ weeks on the road, I actually lost almost 4 lbs. That kinda surprised me but in looking back I realized the source of the loss was the absence of local eateries in many of the areas I visited. The Midwest, or at least the part I come from has pretty much unmasked now and things are starting to return to normal, … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #2 – Stages of the Pandemic & The Death Knell of Local Eateries
Earlier this year I got a small calendar from a small Amish store that I frequent a few times a year. I just love their pickled asparagus and other things. I usually say no when these things are offered, but for some reason I took this one, and I’m glad I did. Monthly they have a picture with a quote below it that seems to … Continue reading Life Is A Great Balancing Act…
My 6,000 mile roadtrip through the South and Southwest had many goals and unattainable expectations. But, I have learned from experience that having unattainable expectations is far superior to having none at all. I have many planned epilogue posts coming that will give you more details of the effect this trip had on me and my future plans. I need time to more fully develop … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 1 – The Weather And Landscape.
I got back yesterday from my 6,000-mile trek across the southern half of the U.S. It was an enjoyable and informative 3+ weeks. As reported in my last post, the final milestone for this trip was to visit a long time blogging buddy. By that time, this 75-year-old body was getting pretty weary and longed for home. I decided to skip re-visits to Mesa Verde … Continue reading On-The-Road Post #11 – I’m Back…
I really did intend on blogging every day during this trip, but just couldn’t manage it with all the other things to take up time each day. If it is any consolation I will be doing more in depth posts when I return, and will also give you some valuable lessons that I have learned from this trip. Three days ago, I went to an … Continue reading On-The-Road Post #10 – Days 16-18 -Cacti, And Sealing A Friendship.
I have spent the last three days in Arizona. In many ways, it is beautiful, or at least very different here than home. One thing I can say it that it is very HOT an DRY. I didn’t expect that so early in the year. Their fire alert is set to VERY HIGH. Except for Flagstaff, it has been in the 100s during the day … Continue reading On The Road #9 – Days 13-15, Arizona
I don’t do this very often, but I am going to give full endorsement to the hotel I spent two days on my layover in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is the second time I have spent multi-day visits to Santa Fe. The first time I came here my wife and I spent a few days at the La Fonda hotel which is just off … Continue reading On The Road #8 – Day 15 – La Posada
Here I am on the final day of my three-day layover in Santa Fe and I can say it has rejuvenated me for the rest of the trip. I spent the first night in a RV park just outside the city and the last two days in a very nice hotel a walk away from the famous town square. My µRV appreciates it too as … Continue reading On The Road #7 – Days 11 -14. It Worked!!
Here I am in Clovis New Mexico on a Sunday morning. Getting ready to check out of my motel in a couple of hours. The sun came up about 5:45 this morning, so of course I, as always, got up with it. Yesterday at this time it was already 84 degrees in Brownwood TX, here it is now 44 degrees. Part of it is probably … Continue reading On The Road #6 – Day 11 – MyFavoriteTexas Town
Here I am at the end of Day 1 in Texas spending another night in a hotel room. It managed to get up to 99 degrees today. I wonder what the temperatures will be in mid-July? It was like being in a bag of popcorn in a microwave oven today. I was literally surrounded by thousands of cars whose frantic drivers were pinging off the … Continue reading On The Road #5 – Day 10 – Texas In Two Days.
Here it is 6am and I am sitting in a hotel room in Houston Texas watching a thousand cars go by every minute. Welcome to the big city, I guess. I spent the last three days traveling along the Gulf of Mexico coastline from St. Pete Florida to Beaumont Texas. I’m in a hotel room because it is just too hot to be camping or … Continue reading On The Road #4- Day 9 -The Gulf Coast
I have been taking this month-long vacation much too seriously. It’s as if I expect it to solve all my life’s problems. With these kinds of expectations, how can it be anything but a disappointment? I know that I overthink everything and this is no exception. I have seen a couple of retirement communities now, but nothing that would lure me away from my current … Continue reading On-The-Road #3 – Day 7 – Just Have Fun…
What can I say about “The Villages”? It is the world’s largest retirement community. Here is a little about what they say about themselves: The Villages® community in Florida is one of the largest age-restricted active adult communities in the state. What started as a small neighborhood in 1978 became a sprawling community that will eventually be home to an estimated 70,000 households of 55+ residents. The … Continue reading On-The-Road #2 – Day 3. About “The Villages”
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