Author: RJ Walters
I am an Independent thinking, highly functional person who is deaf and has some unique views and challenges in life.
Like all of us, I am a person who is composed of all my life experiences and that is what I write about here.
St Lawrence Seaway…
Our 2011 month-long visit to Eastern Canada was a very enjoyable one for us. We spent days traversing along the St. Lawrence Seaway. This picture was taken on our last day on the River. The next day we will start over to New Brunswick. We spent the night in a “don’t drink the water” motel on the seaway. I couldn’t sleep on the very lumpy bed so I took my camera and headed to the shoreline just as the sun was rising and managed to take the original of this picture. Continue reading St Lawrence Seaway…
NYC Sunset
New York City – Sunset The World Trade Center will be forever etched into the heart of America. I had the pleasure of visiting there on a few occasions. This picture was taken from there on a January evening in … Continue reading NYC Sunset
Earth As a Proving Ground??
Why did God go to all the trouble to create the universe? By any standards that was a massive undertaking. I am one who believes in the day age interpretation of the Bible. In the last century or so God has given us the scientific understanding to know that the creation of the universe took millions if not billions of years to complete. Why did he go through all that trouble? But for God a billion years might only be a day. Who know? One explanation for God creating the universe including the infinitely small corner of it called the Earth … Continue reading Earth As a Proving Ground??
Carnegie…
Pittsburgh, PA – Museums Pittsburgh was the steel capital of the world for many years and of course Dale Carnegie was its king. The Carnegie Museum of Art is an impressive place to visit. Much of the “toys” he collected are … Continue reading Carnegie…
Cows…
Pleasant Hill, KY – Calf Cows are very much a part of the heart of America. There are even more cows in Wyoming than there are people. You could say that cows settled the central plains states and then people … Continue reading Cows…
Canadian Winters…
I frequently complain about how cold it is here in southern Indiana but I know that further north is gets much colder. This pic was taken north of Ottawa Canada during a visit there four years ago. I don’t know how long the house has been unoccupied but it shows its age… Continue reading Canadian Winters…
All Six of Them…
I knew the middle-class was dwindling but had no idea…. But as usual Congress will do the opposite… Continue reading All Six of Them…
A Winter Wonderland…
SOURCE: Grand Canyon Looks Like a Winter Wonderland After Snowstorm | TIME. I have books and magazines of thousands of pictures that I wish I had taken. Yes I get very jealous of those who are so much better at seeing life than I am. Michael Quinn is one of them. I have taken probably hundreds of photos of the Grand Canyon and I will likely show some here, but none of them compare to this one. Continue reading A Winter Wonderland…
Wallace Idaho
Wallace Idaho – Silver City Wallace Idaho is a small town in the upper skinny part of Idaho. It has less than a thousand people but a thriving downtown district. It was known as the Silver Capital of the country … Continue reading Wallace Idaho
Homestead…
Homestead PA – Steel City Homestead was perhaps the last of the giant mills to go down. It was on the Monongahela River and a place where thousands worked twelve hour days six days a week. And then came the … Continue reading Homestead…
Please make the dumb people stop talking!!!
I mean really, tell me again how people having access to health insurance is bad. Remind me again how the earth is invincible to mankind’s abuse. Explain to me why women don’t know what’s best for their own body. Why is it we need more guns again? I’ll be better off if we lower taxes on the rich? Please make the dumb people stop talking!!! SOURCE: Living Blue in a Red State. I usually look at Facebook each morning when I do my Web browsing and “Living Blue in a Red State” is part of that. I love this one. It … Continue reading Please make the dumb people stop talking!!!
Youngstown History…
Youngstown, OH – The Mill Steel mills were an important part of the Industrial Age of a century ago and Youngstown was very much a part of the legacy. If you are ever in the area I would highly encourage … Continue reading Youngstown History…
What Wealth Does To Your Soul – Part 2
With this post I will conclude my discussion about what might make the wealthy among us seem so callous to others needs. The source for these posts came as a surprise to me. Here is some more quotes from that article. A UCLA neuroscientist named Keely Muscatell has published an interesting paper showing that wealth quiets the nerves in the brain associated with empathy: If you show rich people and poor people pictures of kids with cancer, the poor people’s brains exhibit a great deal more activity than the rich people’s. (An inability to empathize with others has just got … Continue reading What Wealth Does To Your Soul – Part 2
Steel Mills..
Youngstown, OH – Steel Town Let’s spend this week on ISOA looking at one historical center. This is a picture of a picture found in the Youngstown Historical Center of the conditions in the shantytowns that were close to almost … Continue reading Steel Mills..
What wealth does to your soul
One thing that has struck me and so many others as a very deadly thing to our country is the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. Another is how many in the rich category seem to be uncaring and even callous to those who don’t have the luxury that they have. That fact struck me at a personal level when we were recently on a visit with some relatives. I know the age old mantra to not discuss religion or politics at family get-togethers but sometimes we foolishly ignore that advice. During some discussions with a niece the … Continue reading What wealth does to your soul
Gridlock Busters…The Genesis…
Gridlock seems to be endemic within our political system here in the U.S. for decades now but never so much as it is today. Those guys in Washington just can’t get along no matter what the circumstances are. The solution to this problem seems insurmountable using any conventional wisdom of the day. So it is time to attack the problem with some “off-the-wall” thinking. If RJsCorner is anything it is about off-the-wall thinking, it is about viewing things for a different angle. So why not tackle this issue head-on. Why not be a “Fixer” at least in a metaphorical sense? Someone … Continue reading Gridlock Busters…The Genesis…
Milwaukee Art Museum
I just finished watching an episode of American Chopper. The Paul Jr. Designs bike commemorating the World Trade Center Memorial was an awesome creation. It reminded me of the picture above. Continue reading Milwaukee Art Museum
Cows, Cheese, Brats &….
Northern Wisconsin – Cows Of course farming and dairy are very much a part of the heart of America. What State do you think of when you see cows? Usually, except for my west coast friends, it is Wisconsin. My wife was born there so we return often. She recently got a refrigerator magnet there that proclaimed that Wisconsin is Cows, Cheese, Brats, & Beer. That isn’t very far off the mark for how I see it… Continue reading Cows, Cheese, Brats &….
Cows, Cheese, Brats &….
Northern Wisconsin – Cows Of course farming and dairy are very much a part of the heart of America. What State do you think of when you see cows? Usually, except for my west coast friends, it is Wisconsin. My … Continue reading Cows, Cheese, Brats &….
Conformity… In The Name of God??
I am going to spend the next few Sundays re-blogging some posts from my now inactive blog over at RedLetterLiving.net. I spent over five years there working through my faith journey. I didn’t know it at the time but this was the last post I made there in April of last year. I think it is worth a second look as something encouraging in Christ’s church: I’ve seen the light go out in people’s eyes when they decide it’s safer to embrace a doctrine or a policy that their gut tells them is wrong than it is to challenge those … Continue reading Conformity… In The Name of God??
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