I am a scribbler on the margins. The body of the first draft of any post here seldom gets through without some serious corrective scribbles on the margins, at least the e-margins. I don’t use much paper anymore, so maybe I should call it virtual scribbling. Lately, I have been trying my hand as actual scribbling and doodling and have discovered that at least in … Continue reading Scribbling On The Margins
Let’s face it, mainstream thinking makes very little accommodations for creative thinking or risk taking. I worked for a number of years for a very conservative mainstream company nicknamed “Ma Bell”. Back then she controlled everything when it came to communications type stuff. When I started working there as a young engineer I had many ideas about how to make things better for both us … Continue reading Being a Creative Person Means Living On The Margins
In case you didn’t know this picture is of a jellyfish. They are so beautiful in an aquarium surrounded by blue lights, but they are sometimes deadly in nature. While jellyfish stings are painful, most are not emergencies. … But stings from some types of jellyfish — such as the box jellyfish (also called sea wasp) — are very dangerous, and can even be deadly. Just for your info here is a picture … Continue reading Something So Beautiful, But…
Lumpy Pie is the dessert of choice for far too many of us. As you can see from the graphic above its primary ingredients are lazy-minds and proud-ignorance. For those with half an ounce of brains this pie is just too bitter for us. There is no hint of sugar in the recipe. There is no love or empathy either. Lumpy Pie is just unpalatable … Continue reading The Making of Lumpy Pie
I want to use this post to try to do a “check in” about my spiritual life. I need to do this on a periodic basis to be sure I am moving forward spiritually. It is just too easy to sit back and say “I have learned enough”. That will never happen to me as long as I draw a breath. If you are not … Continue reading I Believe
I thought long and hard what picture I would use to launch this new section of RJsCorner. I chose Williamsburg because it is my favorite place to visit. I have been there three times, and stayed in the village on the last visit. It is American history personified. Continue reading Williamsburg Virginia
I love the quote above from L. Frank Baum. I don’t expect many know anything about the author so I thought I would enlighten you 🧐 Here is a little bit about him from my friends at Wikipedia: 41 novels, 83 short stories, and 200 poems is quite an accomplishment. But, I’m certain his book about Oz will label him in history I can’t say … Continue reading About Imagination…
I celebrate the fact that I got my second shot of the vaccine over a month ago. But, if you listen to all the “experts” they say nothing changes, yet…” We can’t celebrate until the rest of us are there also. That’s fine with me but I would like to be able to see when that is. I assume when everyone is eligible for the … Continue reading It’s Great To Be On The Other Side Of The Vaccine, But…
I don’t know if you noticed, but I am doing yet another overhaul of my blog sites. I spent January of this year separating them into four different sites. I am now bringing them all back home to RJsCorner. There are a couple of reasons for that. One is that it was just too complicated trying to keep track of where I was with each … Continue reading Bringing It All Back Home…
As written on a previous post cooking has been a significant part of my life since I was 10 years old. That was when my mother left us for greener pastures. I started cooking some of the weekly meals for Dad, my younger brother, and me. Dad was a cook in the army, so he learned how to make milk gravy and pork chops. That … Continue reading LOM – On The Margin Recipes
Yesterday’s conviction in the Floyd George murder trial was a defining moment where justice was finally served. Hopefully, it will result in implementing tragically needed change in it the way our police forces are arranged We will no longer allow rogues to invade police departments and if they get in they will quickly be removed. We will require more than 19 weeks training before you … Continue reading A Defining Moment
The most terrorizing thing for many white men, and particularly evangelicals, is that everyone now is demanding a seat at the table. There are unarmed revolutions going on now in most countries of the world saying that we will no longer live invisible in the shadows of white men. Those demanding a seat at the table are a very diverse group, much like the population … Continue reading A Seat At The Table…
You are going to hear a lot from me about the topic of “Herd Mentality” here on LOM. Unfortunately, that is where most people seem to live. We are social animals, but that doesn’t mean that we should live our lives letting others think for us. Living on the margins and thinking for yourself is a much more satisfying place to be. But, I will … Continue reading LOM – Herd Mentality
I just don’t know how much longer the GOP can exist. For as long as I can remember, they invariably shoot themselves in the foot on a regular basis. Yeah, McConnell is doing everything that he can think of to hold on to the GOP base. The problem with that is that the base is constantly shrinking because of the stupid things he says. Talk … Continue reading McConnell’s Backfire & The Coming Implosion Of The GOP
There is a difference between worshiping Jesus and actually doing what he told us to do. I remember the documentary entitled “From Jesus to Christ” in 1998 on PBS Frontline. It was the serious beginning of my spiritual search for meaning. Becoming more familiar with the actual events of the period of the first 150 years of the common era (CE) helped me understand how … Continue reading RLL – Worshiping vs Following
In order to be an artist, you must pretty much reside on the margins. I’m sure the artist’s name who made the above painting has long been forgotten, but his life lives on through his art. That is indeed a noble legacy from living on the margins. Continue reading LOM – Pueblo Art
Sixty years ago, when the Interstate Highway system was being developed the word “Infrastructure” was limited to only roads and bridges. Since then, it has been expanded to mean “things needed for the operation of a society”. It is nice to see that President Biden’s latest plan includes all those things. But, as usual, the Republican want to limit it to a 60-year-old definition that … Continue reading Infrastructure… A New Meaning?
I don’t know about you, but I kinda think it is time to start celebrating. We have had a dreadful year fighting this virus, but the end is now in sight. We had an anguishing four years with a ranting incompetent narcissist in the daily news. Simply speaking there haven’t been many reasons to celebrate life in general. When I started Life On the Margins … Continue reading LOM – A Celebration…On The Margins
I see where it was discovered that many of the domestic terrorists who attacked the Capital building were trained in their tactics by the US military. That shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone. The new Secretary of Defense is making it a priority to try to prevent future terrorists from getting that free training. That is a good thing, but I kinda think … Continue reading White Supremacists and the Military
One thing I like about Progressive Christians is that they call out hypocrites when they see them. We have to let the world know that White Evangelicals do not represent Christianity. Following Jesus is the basis for my spiritual life, but it is hard to convince others of that possibility, when there are so many hypocrites using his name to exclude others. Continue reading RLL – The Hypocritical Version…
Some people are forced to the margins, some seek them out, but for most it is likely a little of both. Being marginalized against your will is most often a bad thing. But sometimes good things can come from being forced there. Things that result in positive action. A case in point is the Republican Party’s attempts to keep people of color from voting. That … Continue reading LOM – Some Are Forced, Some Seek It Out…
I recently watched a new episode of Last Tango In Halifax which is a British TV show about two retirees who were in love in their youth meeting again and getting married. I have to say I am watching much more British TV now than ever before. Endevour is probably my favorite. But, that’s another post… Anyway, on that show, one of the retirees mentioned … Continue reading LOM – I am A Word Collector
The cartoon above from ProgressiveChristianity is probably the most effective way to counter those like the previous Supreme Court Justice Scalia. He proclaimed that he always looked at the constitution as what the founding father intent was. In other words he viewed the world with 18th century eyes and ignored anything since then. When the Constitution was written, it was law that African Americans were … Continue reading What About The Founding Fathers??
Wealthy Americans are concealing large amounts of income from the I.R.S. There is a very easy way to fix that. When During World War II, the federal government started withholding income taxes from workers’ paychecks. The withholding system remains the cornerstone of income taxation, effectively preventing Americans from lying about wage income. Employers submit an annual W-2 report on the wages paid to each worker, … Continue reading Those Cheating On Their Taxes
Before I get started talking about those who proclaim the Progressive Christian mantel I thought it would be best to give you what I see as the foundations of both Evangelicals and Progressive Christians. Of course, in about 500 words, so this has to be a truncated version of the story. Progressive Christians Progressive Christianity has been around for more than 500 years now. It … Continue reading RLL – The Fundemental Differences Between Evangelical and Progressive Christians
There are two basic things that captures my creativity, one is reflections, and the other is symmetry. I don’t really understand why that is, but that is OK. One of my favorite places to visit is Pleasant Hill Shaker Village near Lexington KY. The shakers were all about symmetry in most everything they did. This picture was taken on one of my first visits there … Continue reading Symmetry
Albert Einstein never wore socks. Matthews, Scott. 1144 Random, Interesting & Fun Facts You Need To Know From what I can find it was just one of his rebellions against the norms of the day. It was by no means the only thing he did to set himself apart for the crowd. Continue reading Trivia Saturday – Albert Einstein
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