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 … Continue reading New Years Resolutions??
Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to vote for president in my State of Indiana. In my thirteen times voting, only twice has my vote actually counted. Now that the lines are much longer than they used to be … Continue reading One Person, One Vote.. It Ain’t Happening..
No the title above does not mean that this is a tribute to The Sound Of Music. But it is about two of my favorite things and that is Hoosier Cabinets and historical re-enactors. I was once in the business of making Hoosier Cabinets reproduction. They were the home baking center in the early 1900s in many rural homes. I also totally admire all those who help us to understand how life was in past ages. This picture was taken at the Prophet’s Town State Park near Lafayette Indiana. Continue reading A Few Of My Favorite Things…
There is something about the innocence of newborns that are so appealing to us. This young heifer was found at my favorite historic village at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village near Lexington KY a few years ago. Continue reading Newborn Innocence …
Here is hoping you and your family have a peaceful and happy holidays. and Merry Christmas to all my Christian Friends Continue reading Be Happy
For my weekly bio post I thought I would talk a little about my blogging processes in particular but more generally about my thought processes which due to Aspergers is probably different than yours. Many of the more successful blogs around the Internet are niche blogs, that is they concentrate on one particular topic. Many that I read are of the retirement genre. Their readers pretty much know what they are going to get when they go to their sites. As they say like-minded people like to congregate together, especially during these trying times so they don’t want any surprises and … Continue reading I Am Just Not a “Niche” Guy…
“Time is money” is a well known phrase in the world today. If we expend time on behalf of our employer we expect to be paid for it. That seems to be a very American thing, my time is worth money is perhaps a bedrock of our capitalist society. Another tradition is overtime pay. That says that I will give you a certain number of hours a week of my time but if you intrude into my private life portion you must pay more for it. One of the things the Obama administration did is to make sure that employers are paying … Continue reading Time Is Money…
Happy Winter Solstice to all you light deprived souls out there. Things will finally start getting brighter Continue reading Happy Winter Solstice…
I have been remiss to put out a gallery post of my visit to the Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous this past May. Since I am a Hoosier I know I am supposed to see George Rogers Clark as a hero … Continue reading Vincennes Rendezvous
I am currently reading a book by Tom Friedman about the pace of change in our world today. I will soon be putting out a post on the book but the point for mentioning it here is that it has … Continue reading Hastening FDA Approvals …
I love creative things. Who would have thought to put hundreds of different eggs into a box? Someone thinking outside the box, pun intended, that is for sure. I know this picture came from my trip to Des Moines Iowa but I can’t remember which museum it was in there. Continue reading Box Of Eggs..
It is supposed to get down below zero tonight here in Indiana and I think all my feathered friends know it as they are in a panic mode below the feeder. I wish I could bring them all inside but I know that would be messy and impossible. :) Continue reading In A Panic…
About this time last century quickly finding the horse and buggy business evaporating. They had been left behind when the automobile was invented a couple of decades before. At about the same time a startup called Sears Roebuck and Company was taking business away from many local mom and pop stores. Is Sears and their similar competitors facing extinction here in the beginnings of the 21st century? I admit that I am one of those who buys the majority of my non-food purchases through on-line retailers. Amazon boxes frequently show up one my front porch after their two day journey from … Continue reading The Death Watch For Another Brick and Mortar Establishment…
One of my hobbies (yeah I have many) is to take photos of group pictures from past generations I find in my travels and elsewhere. This one is from the Indiana Historical Society publication.
The right side middle picture was taken in 1916. I enjoy zooming in on these type pictures and trying to imagine what one person’s life in that group was like. Continue reading “Pictures From The Past..”
This five star post is purely visual in nature. It was just one of those minutes that usually goes unnoticed. It was taken about twenty years ago in my first stand alone home north of Indianapolis. The small tree in the foreground was a cherry tree in our backyard. Continue reading Misty Morning..
I know the image of an old person is generally not linked to a dreamer but that is just what I am. Many think old people are just supposed to “sit back and watch”, their dream days are behind them. To that I say poppycock…. :)
Dreaming is a lifelong process that never ends. My earliest dreams were to try to touch the sky. For some reason I have always been attracted to looking up. Even as a very young boy in the early 1950s I could be found lying in the grass on a summer night looking up at the stars and dreaming about them and what the future might hold for me. Continue reading “About Dreaming…”
I spent a couple of summers during high school as a farm hand. A lot of it was putting up hay but some was helping with the planting and harvesting. I hate to admit it but some of these antique tractors were the same models that I drove during those years.
Everything is being automated now. Even the tractors are beginning to be driven by GPS enabled robots. Less then 1% of us are now working the land. Its good to look back on the past to see where we have been. I enjoy the continuing tractor shows here in the Midwest. Continue reading “Antique Tractors…”
If you have tried logging into RJsCorner this weekend you will likely find yourself confused. I am currently bringing up a new theme and that is most easily done in real time. I have had the old theme (layout) for about a year now so it is time for a change. Nothing stays the same much in life or on RJsCorner. I really like this new theme, I think it gives you more options for your visit. The “Featured Posts” at the top of the blog are the most recent six that I am probably particularly proud of. Often times they … Continue reading Please Pardon The Mess…
A part of my “In Search Of America” journeys is about documenting the many different containers used in our past. Each one is as much an art object as it was a functional container for our goods. They come in various sizes and materials. Here is a sample of some I have collected: Continue reading Containers Through History..
For this ISOA post I want to remember my honeymoon lodging at CoCo Palms in Kawaii Hawaii. We were there in April 1986 and it was almost dream like. At that time Kawaii was still very rural and Coco Palms was … Continue reading CoCo Palms…
I have been forgetful lately about one of my pledges here on RJsCorner and that is to write stories about my past. Sometimes I just seem to get too locked into what is happening in the world around me today to remember to step back and celebrate my early years. I know I have some nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews who at least casually follow me here and they have told me they love my stories. So here is one to you guys and I hope everyone else enjoys it as it as well. Maybe you can relate it … Continue reading *My Blue Collar Dad..
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 