Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Museum Let’s revisit Pittsburgh and the Heinz Museum. It is one of my favorite museums because of its layout is so unique. I believe it re-purposes an old pickle factory. Above is just one of many … Continue reading Not Just Ketchup….
I am no way a sports fan but it is hard to ignore the size of the baseball bat in downtown Louisville KY. We spent a pleasant weekend in that city in the Spring of 2010. Continue reading Louisville Slugger
Ft Myers, FL – Edison Thomas Edison was without doubt the most proliferate inventor of the 20th century. He spent most of his time in his labs at Menlo Park NJ. But to escape the winter months up north he … Continue reading Thomas Edison – Snow Bird…
“Now someone else has to choose between working and spending time with their family,” Fisher said. Kmart has said that it asks for volunteers to work on the holiday, but other workers, like Kekoa Wailehua from Hawaii, said that they have been explicitly told they cannot request off on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. The petition has almost 10,000 supporters. SOURCE: Why the poor can’t catch a break on Thanksgiving – The Week. Shame on us vapid consumers for allowing this to happen. Why do we insist on others having to be away from their families on perhaps the most family oriented … Continue reading Shame On Us…….
Disney World, FL – Epcot Disney World is very much a part of America. It is a place where we can imagine a different world. One without all the hatred and conflict. Many of us do just that. I was … Continue reading Land of Enchantment
I would like to believe that we are all accountable for our actions. We should all learn that actions have consequences. It is something every father should teach every son and every mother teach every daughter. But there are also things in life that tell us otherwise. Some of us Christians have the idea that since we are just miserable sinners God does not hold us accountable for their actions. We therefore believe that God doesn’t really mind whether we do what he says because he knows we are so weak and pitiful and therefore expects nothing from us, including accountability. Some of us say our actions … Continue reading You Are Accountable For Your Actions… Or Maybe Not
fCotton Belt – 2002 I’m not sure where this pic was taken but it was obviously in one of our southern States where cotton was, and to a degree still is , king. Cotton is very much a part of … Continue reading King Cotton….
There are various complex models for this, but the general explanation is fairly intuitive: Modern economies are built on a mass market. But if the great majority of people don’t have much (or any) disposable income, then there is no mass market, and it’s harder to start a business relying on any kind of mass sales. And with weak consumer spending, existing businesses have little reason to invest in growth, and instead disgorge their profits to shareholders, exacerbating the trend. In the end, you get a hollowed-out, bifurcated economy, where low-grade goods are sold to the broke masses on razor-thin … Continue reading About Inequality…
Omaha,NV – Native Americans The right to vote is the very bedrock of what it means to be American. One-person-One-vote balances the playing field (or at least it could) for representation in our government process. It is amazing to see … Continue reading The Right To Vote…
Omaha, NB – Railroads Although this is a picture from an Omaha Nebraska museum it could have been taken from many other American cities. Railroads were a major part of our industrial age. Many futurists now predict a second coming … Continue reading Railroads…
A Snippet here…. A Snippet There….. Continue reading The Absurdity Of The Beltway Rhetoric….
“Why does Jesus want us to talk to him if he never talks back to us?”… May we empower, listen, learn and be led by this tribe of prophets. Maybe, just maybe, they will show us once again what it looks like to tangibly love God and neighbor SOURCE: Girls: The Hope of the Future | Jon Huckins | Red Letter Christians. The quote above came from a four-year old daughter of the author of the article. The article was mainly about the most recent announcement of a young Pakistani girl receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace. Jon Huckins thinks … Continue reading Modern Day Prophets…
Springfield, IL – Lincoln This statue of Abe Lincoln is found on the grounds of the State Capital in Springfield IL. It is where he spent much of his very shortened adult life. Lincoln was a man who seemed to … Continue reading Lincoln…
I can’t remember how many times I have been to Mackinac Island, I think four but maybe more. It is a peaceful place without cars. Bicycles are the main mode of transportation. Continue reading Mackinac Island, MI……
Waterford, VA – Mill Waterford VA is perhaps the most picturesque village I have ever visited. There are hundreds of beautifully restored 18th and 19th century homes and business within the town. If you want a peek at what America … Continue reading Waterford, VA….
AT&T has completed upgrading its fiber-network in Austin, Texas, to 1-gigabit-per-second broadband speeds, the carrier said Monday.The Dallas-based company, which started the Austin upgrade in August, has been working to increase the speed of its U-Verse with GigaPower fiber network from 300 megabits-per-second to 1Gbps. AT&T is racing to bring faster Internet to customers before its competitors. SOURCE: AT&T finishes rollout of 1Gbps connection in Austin – CNET. I am one of the fortunate ones along my road in that I am within the 1.5 mile distance from the AT&T central office. I can get my Internet connection at 0.003 … Continue reading AT&T finishes rollout of 1Gbps connection…
Mercer County, NJ – Grounds for Sculpture The “Grounds for Sculpture” in NJ is an absolutely fascinating place to visit. I would highly recommend it to anyone traveling through that area. The many sculptures throughout the grounds are for the … Continue reading The Working Man…
Self-driving cars would also create all kinds of positive possibilities in urban design. Tech-enabled transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft believe they can undermine the idea that every household should own a car or two. While the drivers for these companies are all human now, automated cars would be even easier to share because they could spend all their time on the roads. This could be the future—after all, Google GOOG is a major investor on Uber. Cars that aren’t beholden to a single driver would mean cities wouldn’t have to use up so much valuable land on parking … Continue reading Community Cars….
Somewhere in Missouri… Grave markers are an important way that we track down our ancestors. Continue reading Grave Markers…
How many of us are guilty of buying a certain brand of jeans or sneakers because we liked the way they made someone else look? We don’t just want to look like that person, we want to embody a bit of their identity by wearing the same costume. Brands are everywhere, and sometimes, as Swarthmore psychologist Barry Schwartz told us in “The Paradox of Choice,” deciding between them can be so overwhelming as to discourage making a purchase at all. But often, we know what we want: the consumption choices we make are guided by how we want to see … Continue reading Just Who Are You???
Cleveland, OH – Emporium This emporium in downtown Cleveland while pretty much vacant now was once a vital part of the city. These were the first shopping malls in America. Like this one they are pretty much abandoned now because … Continue reading Emporiums….
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 