Can you believe that we have actually survived the last ten days? It just seems infinitely longer than that to me… Only 1451 more days before we can make a very necessary, no I will say absolutely critical, change. I pray to God that it won’t be too late. I have vowed here at RJsCorner to use the “T” word as little as possible so … Continue reading Not My POTUS…
Let’s face it most of our major city downtown areas fall into disrepair due to ever tightening budgets. Many try to revitalize their city centers and some are successful. One of those cities is Louisville KY. It has been a while since I was there but their “Fourth Street – Live” was quite a hopping place even in the middle of the week. They deserve my … Continue reading Downtown Revitalizations..
This is a revisit of a post I wrote here in 2012. It still applies today. Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Dont do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, … Continue reading The best God joke ever … Revisited
I just love this Facebook entry on my friend’s page. It says it all on what being an American should be about. You can do your thing but don’t try to prevent me from doing mine. Diversity…… Continue reading About Being American
This post might ruffle some feathers so if you are not in the mood I suggest you don’t read any further. When you think of the phrase “cult indoctrination” I image some pretty dark things come across your mind. Cult leaders are usually people with an enormous egos and a corresponding quest for power. Think of Jim Jones if you are old enough or maybe … Continue reading Cult Indoctrination…
My Republican friends seem to think that competition is the only answer to reducing healthcare costs. That logic is used as their reason to try to privative Social Security and basically eliminate Medicaid. But in reality the GOP seems to be just pro-business in all regards. Whatever CEOs want they should get is their mantra. It is nice to see at least one major politician that seems … Continue reading Stifling Competition..
I just realized that I have not given a truly autobiographical post in quite some time so here goes. This one is about my college years and particularly how I earned a major portion of the money needed to pay for my education. When I was in college now fifty years ago one of the things that almost everyone, or at least those in the … Continue reading Oh, The Food…
For the last 70 years or so the job of “Leader of the Free World” was automatically bestowed on the person occupying the Oval Office. That just doesn’t seem to be possible this time around. The person in that room is simply too erratic in his nature to assume that mantle even though I am sure HE thinks it is a worthy of that title. … Continue reading VACANCY — Looking For a Leader of the Free World..
Chill Out Be Cool Go With The Flow Stay Calm and Take Your Meds Whatever you want to call it, it is now time to take things in stride. That is don’t get too worked up about the coming age. That will be my motto going forward from here. It does no good to get worked up about thing that you have little control over. … Continue reading Whatever You Want To Call It..
In 2014 we went to the State Museum of Pennsylvania on our way back from NYC. It was one of the best of all the state museums we have been in. It celebrates all aspects of its history. Here is a small gallery of the art from that visit. As usual click on any picture to see a larger slideshow view Continue reading Pennsylvania State Museum
The political spin machine is running at breakneck speed now. It doesn’t matter whether what it contains is true or not, it seems so many people believe anything that you tell them. Yeah, it’s the Democrats fault that so many millions will lose their health insurance upon the repeal of ACA…. because they shouldn’t have given it to you in the first place. Simply speaking … Continue reading It’s The Democrats Fault You Lost your Health Insurance
I think I have let it be known here that I am not a fan of winter especially the snow and ice part of it. I am bringing up this photo not to tell you what it is like today but what it was like about this time in 2012. It just makes this winter season so much more bearable to remember what past ones … Continue reading Winter…
I have been thinking about Mesa Verde lately; maybe because a picture from it is currently my desktop image. 🙂 It has been five years since my last visit. I think it is time for another one. Continue reading Thinking About Mesa Verde
After yesterday the Loony Season is now officially upon us.The NYT comes through again. I try to be an eternal optimist but it seems especially difficult this year so I definitely need these talking points from Tucker Nichols. Continue reading Eternal Optimist Talking Points for 2017
There seems to be many opportunities cropping up on this first day of a new administration for resistance to draconian change they intend for our democracy in the upcoming years. I am particularly happy to see Christians in this mode. No, not all Christians are among the 81% of Evangelicals who pushed the current administration in office. In reality they are a small percentage of that … Continue reading People of Faith For Resistance..
Tomorrow is an extremely sad day for many of us in America. Not only for the 53% of us who didn’t vote for the one who won electoral college, but even those who did but now realize the mistake they made. This coming presidency will be like no other our nation has ever faced. It will likely be the epitome of the “Post Truth Age”. How we … Continue reading Like No Other…
I need another ISOA post to take my mind off this very stressful week. For this week’s ISOA (in search of America) post lets go to the Oklahoma State house in Oklahoma City and focus particularly on the paintings and sculptures there. This was one of the most lavish state houses I have been in and it was also the most paranoid as far as … Continue reading Oklahoma State House..
I will be the first to admit that the last eight years have not been America’s best. We were far too entangled in partisan warfare to really accomplish what is needed to keeping America the envy of the world. And then there was the election of an extreme egocentric narcissist to be our future leader. As many are saying now the USA seems to … Continue reading Our Collective Futures…
Here we are in mid-January in the Midwest so there isn’t much growing. But that doesn’t prevent me from enjoying the flowers I found in the Des Moines Botanical Gardens a few years back. I haven’t had to deal with much snow so far but I still got the winter blahs…. so I need plenty of flowers. 🙂 As usual click on any pic to see … Continue reading Flowers In The Middle Of Winter…
I need a smart TV, no I am not talking about one that connects to the Internet and has streaming features for Netflix and Amazon, I have that but not the bandwidth needed to use them from my snail’s pace Internet from AT&T. I am talking about a smart TV with facial recognition. I need one that whenever it sees the face of our soon-to-be president … Continue reading I Need A Smart TV…
This is going to be one of those personal posts for me as it delves into my inner being but it needs to come out. I think it is natural that when a person starts to realize his mortality that he tries to summarize his life and the world around him. For some it is about legacy, some just tr I have been doing that a lot … Continue reading Disappointment …
Here is a little snippet I ran across on my Facebook page about Social Security. Are you feeling the Bern now?? By next Friday, I’m sure you will… If only…. Continue reading From the Bern…
Something that has always been unfathomable to me is the U.S. unconditional support of the state of Israel. Why do we continue to throw billions of dollars of our borrowed resources into that country year after year when in reality they almost never heed any of our advice. A two State solution with the Palestinians is the most obvious workable solution to this decades going … Continue reading Why Unconditional Support??
My bird feeders certainly get a lot of activity during the winter months. We feed about 100 lbs of seed a month during that time. One thing that always amazes me is that those coming to the feeder usually come in droves. The squirrels were here in mass this morning. There were four of them who did not get included in the picture! Soon the … Continue reading Coming In Droves…
One of the most impressive city projects I have ever seen is the Wildnerness Park that extends through downtown Omaha Nebraska. I goes on for about a mile with bronze after bronze celebrating the buffalo that once populated so much of that State. Here is a rather extensive gallery/slideshow but it is still nothing like actually seeing them in person. As usual click … Continue reading Omaha’s Wilderness Park
For this 5 star Monday I wanted to show you a picture of one of my girlfriends. My wife doesn’t mind my love affair with her. I got her in April 2012 and she had only 7 miles on her. This picture was taken somewhere in Utah but I can’t really remember where.but I know it was her maiden voyage out west. This pic has been … Continue reading Sasha in Utah..
Today I thought I would talk to you about my struggle with the inconsistency of the Bible. Philip Gulley who has written several books on this topic is a well know Christian author of the Quaker persuasion. He is one of my favorite authors of any genre. Let’s start this topic with a quote from one of his books. For what good is grace—this unconditional love … Continue reading To Those Who Need It The Most…..
Since Saturdays have a pretty low viewership I thought I would start a new top level category of posts primarily for this day of the week. That way a few less of you will come to realize what a loony I am. 🙂 I am cataloging these posts as Crayon Marks as most of these thoughts seem to be like crayon marks scribbled across my brain. They come and … Continue reading Crayon Marks Scribbled Across My Brain..
It was down to zero degrees last night here in Indiana. I sometimes wonder how all my feathered friends cope with these conditions. The picture below is one that shows one way they cope. They get all puffed up to maintain body heat. Here is to you my friend. I promise to keep the feeder well stocked during these cold winter months so come back … Continue reading All Puffed Up…
Omaha is perhaps my favorite city. It has a small town feel but is ripe with history and preservation. The sculptures strewn throughout the downtown area are awesome. It is also the home of the Durham Museum and Father Flanagan’s Boys Home. We spent four days there on two separate occasions and still haven’t seen all there is to see. For more pictures of Omaha … Continue reading Omaha…
I just took this picture looking out my back window. It seems this guy is waiting for dinner but there was no one at the feeder at the time.. Continue reading Waiting For Dinner…
As a young boy in the 1960s I was always fascinated with space exploration. I stayed up all night in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong step onto the moon. So while I was in Smithsonian in 20111 I took numerous pictures of the space shuttle. This is perhaps my best one. Continue reading Space, The Final Frontier…
No I wasn’t out till the wee hours celebrating last night. As a matter of fact I was cozy in bed by my usual 11pm. So why I am confused that the new year begins on March 1? That is because I just came across this snippet that in early Rome the new year was celebrated on that date and that kind of seems … Continue reading Happy New Years – March 1
I am not going to make out a numbered list of things I hope to accomplish in this new year as those lists seem to quickly get lost in the spin of life. But there are some high level topics to be considered: RJsCorner I need to resolve to not get upset about what happens in the political world this coming year and to especially ignore the everyday things from … Continue reading New Years Resolutions??
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