I can still remember my view of the 1960s when I was in college. They were primarily about how the old guys in Washington were messing things up. College campuses were raging with demonstrations against a senseless war in Vietnam that eventually cost us over 58,000 my generation. The Chicago police were beating up peaceful demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention. Inflation was running in double digits. … Continue reading The Visions of Youth
I have always been fascinated by poetry. But in my early years I was taught that poetry was for sissies and no young boy wants to be a sissy. As typical with many young people, I was introduced to poetry by Edger Allan Poe and particularly “The Raven”. The words of that poem certainly painted a vivid picture. Most of Poe’s works were dark in … Continue reading Poetry at RJsCorner??
This is my first attempt at writing a post in free verse. Please forgive me if it is not up to your standards. I will try harder the next time. Here I am in my 73rd year. How did that ever happen? If my genes determine things, I have a handful left. These times aren’t what I dreamed them to be. Hateful rhetoric is … Continue reading Painting with Words – I Am Tired Of Being Tired
Notre Dame Being a Hoosier, when I think of Notre Dame it is about the university a hundred miles north of me. Seldom does the 850-year-old church in France come to mind. When I heard that church in France was ravaged by a tragic fire, I felt a chunk of history was gone. I hope the French people don’t start arguing whether to restore the … Continue reading Snippets – Notre Dame, My Base, Facial Recognition, Stupid Things.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, … Continue reading It Was The Best Of Times…
Math was never my strong suit in college. Because I graduated from a small rural high school, I didn’t have the required math courses going into the engineering curriculum. So, I had to take a bunch of remedial courses in my freshman year. What a pain! I like the idea of the Math family solving some of their own problems. Why put them off on … Continue reading Snippets – Math, Brexit, Razor Wire & Tax Breaks
For this techie Saturday I want to tell you a personal story about my techie world. But, before I do that I need to give you a pre-story that will help explain the post-story. I never had a mid-life crisis as is often described in the social realm. When I turned forty, which is when most have their crisis, I was six months into my … Continue reading Old Age or …
One of the ten pillars that drive my life is to embrace change and I certainly do my share of it here at RJsCorner and my life in general. The coming changes include looking both forward and backwards. I know one thing for sure, and that is, I have had my fill of things political. It does nothing but bring dread into my life now. … Continue reading Embracing Change… Again??
I don’t know exactly when this round of” Us vs Them” started, but it is proven to be flat out destructive. Let me spend a few minutes here trying to show you the damage it has done and what we might do to reverse it. From what I can find making those who think differently than you do in the political arena started in earnest … Continue reading Common Bonds…
I managed to get through twenty years of my work life without cubicles. But then it had to happen. When my job was moved from Indiana to New Jersey in 1996 I went with it. I really didn’t have a choice as I needed four more years of a full pension, so off I went. Our new facilities there used to be a large warehouse … Continue reading Cocoons
Senility?? I can remember in the late 1980s thinking that the then president just might be in the beginning stages of senility. He just seemed to forget so many things and was forever depending on Nancy to finish his thoughts. Is that happening again? It seems that the current Oval Office occupant can’t even remember where is father was born. Is this the beginning of … Continue reading Sunday – April 7
I have a password manager that has 168 passwords in it. It is the only way I can see to manage all those logins. I will admit, contrary to what that tool warns against, that many of the non-critical fluff type sites I visit have the same name and password. But I do have several more critical sites that have very complicated and unique passwords … Continue reading Techie Saturday – Passwords Be Gone…
I have decided to take on another “special project” here at RJsCorner and that is to re-read George Orwell’s novel 1984 and write some posts about the similarity to what is happening today. So much of what is coming out of the executive branch of our government seems to originate from Orwell’s novel. I was fascinated by the book the first time I read it … Continue reading 1984 Revisited
It used to be that trust was a foundational thing in a person’s life. It used to be if a person lost the trust of others, he was proclaimed to be persona-non-grata until he proved he was trustworthy again. How did the reversal of that happen to so many in our American society? That is what this post is all about. I’m sure you know … Continue reading It’s About Trust
I know the calendar says it is Spring, but that is not obvious to me. But, I am beginning to see the signs. The bird feeder population is going down Hulls from about 400 lbs of sunflower seeds need to be picked up Sticks and mole hills are abundant in the yard as usual The daffodils are coming up The lilac bush is sprouting I … Continue reading Spring Has Sprung??
Sometimes I get into dry spells here at RJsCorner where I just can’t think of something for my daily posts. When that occurs I usually pull up a quote that strikes me from my list at iHearts143Quotes.com. That is the case for today’s post. I am certainly one to embrace change and loathe boredom, but having said that I do enjoy my morning routine. Part … Continue reading One Small Thought…
Now that the Mueller Investigation is finally over I hope we will no longer be totally engulfed with the daily news of possible scandal and can finally concentrate on what is actually happening to our democracy. Yes, we have an incompetent in the Oval Office but our attention should be to keep him from doing irreparable harm for his remaining one year and nine months … Continue reading Clearing The Distractions…
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