Robin Myers –The Underground Church – Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus. Given for the past 1500 years or so, or at least since the age of Constantine, Christianity has been pretty much defined by what we are supposed to believe about … Continue reading Early Christian Practices….
The topic of this post has been on my mind lately especially since Christianity has become VERY political now. The image above is from one of my first blogs I started in 2008 entitled RedLetterLiving. This particular post was written … Continue reading Worshipping vs Following
When I was a kid I often heard that the USA was the great American melting pot. To me that implied that when people came to this country they gave up all their traditions and heritage and merged seamlessly into … Continue reading A Melting Pot vs. A Stew….
I have been there more times than I can remember. It was the place to go when I wanted to feel truly refreshed. There is just something about the place that always allows that to happen. It is about a … Continue reading A Last Time Memory
In my 78th year, brain fog seems to be a common occurence. Some morning I get up and am immediately ready to do some serious writing/blogging right off the bat. And then there are others when I can’t even seem to find my desk. Continue reading Brain Fog
“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few” — Stendhal (1783-1842) — The more I read about the history of religion the more I can begin to see that it has been … Continue reading All Religions Are Founded…
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 … Continue reading Cocoons
I like to think that I am a forward looking guy who embraces change, but sometimes I am stuck in my ways simply because that’s what I have always done. That was probably the hardest lesson to learn 25 years ago when I left the corporate world. I couldn’t imagine what my life was going to be like now that my time was my own. And, that is a lesson I continually am learning even today. Continue reading Clinging To Your Old Self…
Rumi was a 13th century poet from Afghanistan who had some wise things to say. Sometimes I forget that poets have been around for a thousand years or more, to understand that his words here transcend his times. Continue reading Yesterday I was Clever…
(Am I the controller or the controlee?) I finally realized something that is at a most fundamental level for me. That something is control. From a very early age, control became an essential part of my nature. I simply had … Continue reading It’s All About Control…
This is one of my top ten artsy pictures from photos. I know the movie The Bridges of Madison County is considered on of the top movies of its time, but in my mind bridges of Parke County, Indiana, certainly … Continue reading MME38 – Top 10 Favorites…
Being a person with some strong Aspie traits, I just don’t handle stressful situations well. Fortunately, I don’t totally lose it as the word meltdown infers, but I quit acting like an adult and instead am a panicked kid. In autism studies, these episodes are called meltdowns, so I will call them that for the purposes of this post. Continue reading Aspie Meltdowns
I thought someone might appreciate my new artsy plant stand for displaying my ever-increasing plant collection. The stand itself is very artsy. I like that. Continue reading HMS – My New Plant Stand
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 … Continue reading Scribbling On The Margins
The theme I celebrate for this month is My Artsy Side As usual, my Aspie traits demands that I dig deeper into subjects that interest me. With that in mind, I have decided to dig deeply into unconventional art. Of … Continue reading Celebrating Art
“This would be a great time in the world for some man to come along that knew something” will Will Rogers – 21 Sept 1931 We seem to be a nation that so desperately needs someone who knows something. The … Continue reading For Someone Who Knew Something…
I recently went through a town that was part of my youth growing up in the 1950s. It was where my favorite aunt lived. My father was the youngest of that generation, and this aunt was the 2nd oldest. But … Continue reading And Then There Was One…
Why Create A Mosaic Of Life? Life is often described as a journey or an adventure, but another way to look at it is as a mosaic. For senior citizens, creating a “Mosaic of Life” can be an important way of looking … Continue reading A Mosaic Legacy?
I don’t know if I am going to skid sideways totally worn out into my death, but I do have several body parts that will arrive in that condition. I have tortured my knees since an early age, so they … Continue reading What A Ride!!
“The time to worry about debt is before you get it, not after you got four-fifth of it” – Will Rogers, 21 December 1932 These words of wisdom were just as ignored in Will’s day as they are today by … Continue reading Worrying About Debt….
I’m not really sure where this photo was taken, but I think it was in a statehouse someplace in the west and likely in 2002 or so. I say that since I remember the story that goes along with it. … Continue reading Highway To Heaven
I will let the picture say it all…. Continue reading MME67 – Nature’s Beauty
I know that I am not the only person in the U.S. who is deaf. In reality there are more than three million of us around. About two million of those are like me who went deaf as an adult. … Continue reading Being Alone In The World
Just in case you haven’t gotten the message before. (I have very busy margins) Continue reading A Busy Margin
After many months of study and experiments I have currently settled on two versions of being artsy at RJsCorner. I have also renamed the general category to Outsider Art. This post will kinda explain what all this means. Continue reading Outsider Art… And Other Such Things
You might notice that there is one green apple among several red ones. It’s kinda symbolic that they are in a crystal bowl. You might say this iconically represents my life. I seem to always be the one that sticks … Continue reading Odd One Out
I currently have over 300 posts here at RJsCorner that are in the category Life on the Margins, and I realize that very few of them ever see the light of day via archive reads. For that reason, I will … Continue reading Life On The Margins – Redux.
When we talk about margins, it is most often about that space on a book page that doesn’t contain any text. I want to tell you a story about how that definition might literally describe margin people like me and possibly you. Of course, that demands a personal story. Continue reading Life On The Margins – Literally
As you can see, I am still experimenting with various techniques and colors to find my personal version of artsy. This one might be too artsy, but it was just how I felt when I made it. Maybe my unpredictability … Continue reading MME8 – The Brew House
Yes, you can tell the current version of artificial intelligence to write a paper for you on just about any subject, and it will provide something for you. But it will most often look like it was written by a … Continue reading AI Makes The Dumb, Dumber…
I’m going to be putting more priority on Life on the Margins (LOM) going forward here on RJsCorner. For this post, I want to explain what this category of posts is intended to be about, and then to tell you … Continue reading Putting More Priority On “Life On The Margins”
One of my favorite “laid-back” hobbies is my collection of quotes I have saved over the years. I have literally thousands of them. I haven’t used them as much as I wanted, and I was recently thinking of just dropping … Continue reading About Those Quotes.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even when I didn’t want to admit it, I recognized that I was different from everyone around … Continue reading Life On The Margins – To Be Yourself
Contrary to what the picture above says, I don’t really think Wallace, Idaho is the center of the universe, although I will admit that it is a pretty town. This picture was taken in 2009 during our month-long vacation throughout … Continue reading Happy 4th
I just finished a book entitled “Embracing Retirement” by Gary Tretwell. It gave me some new insight into how to live my final years on this earth. I need something that exercises my brain just as much as you do … Continue reading I Need A Brain Duster
I’m kinda proud of this one. I think the colors are near perfect and the composition certainly embraces the title. The original inspiration was from a photo I took while we were living in New Jersey. Continue reading MME34 – Lighthouse Lens
Welcome to a new category of art on MyArtsySide. It is called Outsider Art. The term was invented by french artist Jean Dubuffet in 1948. Here is a little about how he describes it. Continue reading A New Category of Artsy At RJsCorner.
I don’t know why I haven’t included this photo in my CLA portfolio. But then again, I don’t know why I put anything in my CLA portfolio. It was taken in Louisville, KY in2010. That’s me and my wife trapped … Continue reading MME3 – Odd One Out Reflections
These eight little ducklings along with their mother took up residence in my RetCom pond about a month ago. For some reason, they are now down to just five. That’s kinda sad. Continue reading MME43 – Innocent Little Ducklings…
Singlehood is a new term for me, but I have lived much of my life in that mode. I have coined a phrase “LOMO – Life On My Own” to describe it. In my prime days, it was called being a bachelor. Continue reading About Singlehood….
Old barns like this one are quickly vanishing from the American landscape. The photo behind this inspiration was taken in 2010. I wonder if it is still there. Continue reading MME44 – Barn In The Bushes
In the early 1960s I lived in a small rural town that actually had one of these switchboards. I remember sitting in the operator’s office to eat during a high school lunch break. For the most part, she just sat … Continue reading MME45 – The Switchboard
My 2025 goal for RJsMosaic of Life is to fill in important holes in my life experience. To that end, here is one of those times. But, it absolutely needs a life story to explain it. One of the things … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #155 – Snowbound
“Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich“ — Napoleon I — Continue reading Quotes – Religion is what…
