They say that envy is one of the most common emotions. There is even a commandment about it. I never thought of myself as having envy, but in reality I have probably lived with it most of my life, and sometimes it even seems to drive my life. Except for my electronic gadgets, I am not much of a “things” person, so I don’t envy … Continue reading I Am Secretly Covered With Envy…
In the last year, I have spent a lot of time trying to discover the source of happiness, or maybe it is the source of unhappiness. Solve one and the other solves itself. I have even put out a ten-post series on the subject. Many of my other current focuses are indirectly related to this search. I know that China is not so much in … Continue reading The Real Secret To Happiness
I recently read a post over at TheMedium.com where the author stated nine reasons why Neurotypicals (NT) don’t like people with Autism. I don’t really agree with her basic premise that most NTs just don’t like us. Yes, I do come across some of those types, but for the most part, NTs just don’t care to know much about us. They have enough troubles of … Continue reading Oh, Poor Misunderstood Me…
To my regular readers (God bless you), it is pretty obvious that I love my special projects. And from your responses, I pretty sure you do too. Special Projects are where I can let my Aspie traits shine. I love studying things in detail, and Special Projects is where I do multiple posts about the same subject. Some of my Special Projects have run their … Continue reading Every Picture Has A Story (EPS)#1 – An Introduction
Here we are facing another massacre of children by a person who had a vendetta against one thing or another. In just about any other country in the world a person would be complaining but would not have the ability to do what this guy, or the next guy, or the next guy did. Our fixation with guns is world-famous. The first thing many people … Continue reading Guns Make Little People Feel Big
When I write each daily post here at RJsCorner, I start out putting the initial “idea” down on virtual paper. Then comes the redoes, edits if you will. That usually happens two to three times before it is posted in the “publish” queue. Every time I review a post there are almost certainly words that I change, They were just not right, and needed to … Continue reading Having Redoes
You’re going to forget 90% of what you hear or read because it’s usually single exposure. If you really want to learn something, keep going back to it. I don’t know who said this quote, but there is a lot of truth to it. In preparation for the upcoming Philosophy of Life special project I am currently putting together, I have downloaded copies of several … Continue reading Keep Going Back To It…
I am a lifelong dreamer. I seem to constantly be thinking about how my world could be better if only… But, if you spend too much time dreaming, can that eventually become your reality? That is what this post is all about. Nothing too ambitions huh? By not going down a road, it will always remain a road ahead. A personal example of that is … Continue reading Can Dreams Become Reality?
There is innocence in youth, unclouded by history, politics, and conflict. And maybe more so, the emotional baggage we carry through life strips us of our innocence? Even with purposefully trying to avoid it, the politics of these current times is weighing on me. I can see so many of the gains my generation made being stripped away, even before I am gone. We should … Continue reading There Is Innocence In Youth…
Each one of us has a story sometimes filled with mourning and grief along with occasionally happiness. Isn’t that what life is all about. It is not a stagnant thing that stops because of a loss or embarrassment. We simply can’t, nor should we want to stop time. Like a surfer on a big wave, Life carries us on to make room for tomorrow and … Continue reading Life Carries Us On…
Good patches come and go, but in the end it is all about laying in the sun. Of course, the quote above came from an avid sunbather, but it does have a more profound meaning. Presently, I am suffering from some not-so-good times. Too many memories flooding my consciousness. Too many realities that are not so pleasant. I barely knew him, but I miss my … Continue reading Good Patches Come And Go…
Now that my “Love of my Life” series is completed, I want to end this week’s posts on a related topic. Almost everyone knows the old saying Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die to get here I read that to say that we are afraid we won’t stack up to the qualifications to pass the pearly gates. Or maybe, … Continue reading Without Death, Living Would Be Unbearable.
Today is the first anniversary of my wife’s death. I still think of her everyday, but maybe a little less often now. Just before we got married, she asked me if we were making the right decision? I told her “only time would tell”. Well, we lasted for 34 years, I guess I can say it was a good decision. When I went deaf two … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Alone Together…
They say that those of us with Aspie traits don’t live in the real world. There is some truth to that, at least as far as I am concerned. My view of the world is probably somewhat different from yours. But I have a basic question about all of this. What’s So Great About The Real World? In my senior years, I am weaning myself … Continue reading What’s So Great About The Real World?
I recently heard the phrase Music can lift you up when you are feeling lousy That brought back a flood of memories of the times when I was feeling lousy and my 33rpm records eased the pain. The last time that happened was 34 years ago, and I still seriously miss it. So, to all you hearing people out there, don’t miss the chance to … Continue reading Music Can Lift You Up…😪
I spend a lot of time here on RJsCorner talking about being a deaf Aspie and how I have struggled to cope with those challenges in my life. Oh, the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune! Oh, Woo is me! I talk about that a lot, but in reality I like it, it’s who I am. Some people call me brave, but I kinda think … Continue reading I Like Who I Am…
Jimmy was a quiet guy. He didn’t stand out like so many of his playmates who were much taller and more vocal than him. He was intelligent but didn’t go around bragging about that. But, He was what was needed at the time to make the project a success. I think some of you probably know who I am talking about? I don’t suspect you … Continue reading About Jimmy Madison…
Here’s Hoping We Have At Least A Few More In Us…. More on that tomorrow. The U.S. always makes the right decision, after they have tried everything else. – Winston Churchill Continue reading Here’s Hoping…
I have one more bucket list item that I want to tackle in 2022. Well, I actually have a few others, but those are so much in the pipe dream category as not to count. The bucket list item that is left is that I want to be more artsy. This is something that has been on my list for years now. After I left … Continue reading The Final Bucket List…
I see so many places on the internet that seem to live in a make believe world. Everything is always perfect and everyone is happy as can be. NOT ME!! What you see here on RJsCorner is my life and my view of the world. Neither one is near perfect. In fact, sometimes I think the wheels are about to fall off both. I kiddingly … Continue reading Living In A Make Believe World, Not Me…
I have certainly had my “bouts of listless depression”, especially in the last twelve months. I just can’t seem to shake this mood, or discover its fundamental source. But, then I did I am listless when I am list less. I will admit it, I have been a list maker all my life. Practically everything must be written down before it can be officially accomplished. … Continue reading I’m Listless
I don’t know if this is a “man” thing or just unique to me, but I kinda think most of us have these thoughts at sometimes in our lives. Proving Your Worth All my life I have always been afraid that I wouldn’t amount to anything. I was constantly worried that I was just sucking air, and not giving anything back. Unfortunately, I inherited a … Continue reading Proving Your Worth
Sometimes we are forced into a group not of our choosing. In the working world, we most often don’t get to chose who our workmates are. They are chosen for us. It’s been a while since I was in that situation, but due to my deafness and Aspie traits that was about the only time I was eventually welcomed as a valuable member of a … Continue reading Forced Associations…
With this post, I want to clue you younger folks in on a deep secret. No matter how old you are you still think that you are no more than 30 years of age. Here I am about to end my 75th year on this earth and I still see at myself as that naive kid who went to Purdue University in 1965. No, I … Continue reading I’m Still Twenty Something…
How about a “Words of Wisdom” post today at RJsCorner. No two people have the same life story. Yeah, some people’s stories rhyme, but the details are often quite different. Since deaf Aspies are one in three million or so, I suspect my story is more unique than most. I tell my story here as a way of clearing my mind. Dozens of things pop … Continue reading Everybody’s Got A Story…
One of the things that has almost been a constant here at RJsCorner for the last few years is my statement that I embrace change and loathe routines. My recent On-The-Road journey across the South and Southwest U.S. has proven that to be for the most part inaccurate. I still like to experience change once in a while, but I have come to recognize that … Continue reading Oh, Those Dreaded Routines…
Ok, this will be one of those weird posts, so don’t pile on until you have read it all. Before I finish out the title to this post, I need to give you some background. Streaming TV is my TV life now. I gave up cable/satellite almost a year ago and have not looked back. In addition to the fact that my monthly TV viewing … Continue reading She’s A Woman, & Therefore Disabled…
“Life is the most difficult exam. Many people fail because they try to copy others, not realizing that everyone has a different question paper.” — Jeremy McGilvrey I am constantly on the lookout for quotes such as this one. I think one of the major problems today, and perhaps always is that too many young people don’t think enough of themselves to see the unique … Continue reading Copying Others…
Through the comments I have received on this blog recently, I have come to realize that RJsCorner is becoming a “virtual village” of people from around the world. I currently have regular readers and frequent commentors from London, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, and numerous other countries. Comments from those outside the U.S., add a unique perspective to my words and I just … Continue reading A Special Thank You…
While on my 3+ weeks on the road, I actually lost almost 4 lbs. That kinda surprised me but in looking back I realized the source of the loss was the absence of local eateries in many of the areas I visited. The Midwest, or at least the part I come from has pretty much unmasked now and things are starting to return to normal, … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #2 – Stages of the Pandemic & The Death Knell of Local Eateries
Earlier this year I got a small calendar from a small Amish store that I frequent a few times a year. I just love their pickled asparagus and other things. I usually say no when these things are offered, but for some reason I took this one, and I’m glad I did. Monthly they have a picture with a quote below it that seems to … Continue reading Life Is A Great Balancing Act…
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” — Anaïs Nin The quote above struck me as some daily insight gained when I read it. I am not familiar with Anais Nin other than the brief bio shown here, but I think we have much in common. She was a diarist/essayist as I claim to be. It is almost … Continue reading We Don’t See Things As They Are…
As of yesterday, I broke my streak here at RJsCorner. Until then, I had posted 293 consecutive days! I don’t know whether that is some kind or record, but it is for me. Those 293 days started soon after my wife’s death last July. My brain had been running at top speed for 78 days between her heart attack and her death. The only way … Continue reading The Streak Is Broken…
I have always wondered what would have happened if I had gone deaf without any support. I am beginning to discover that now. I went deaf two years after I was married in 1986. My now departed somewhat new bride was there to help me with the transition into a world of silence. We learned sign language together so that we could be there for … Continue reading For The First Time…
With the latest info about Elon Musk trying to buy Twitter, I started thinking that maybe I got it wrong about him. So, I did some recent research to see if that was true. Buying Twitter immediately hearkened that Trump is trying to make his own version of Twitter! I got to thinking “Is Elon Musk another Trump in sheep’s clothing?” From what I found, … Continue reading About Elon…
I haven’t written a technical post here on RJsCorner for some time now. It seems my recent thoughts tend to be more emotional and personal. But, I am still an IT (Information Technology) guy who loved mechanical stuff. As I have mentioned several times before, I got great joy in spending eight years in my barn filling my micro-RV with among other things, technical stuff. … Continue reading Mechanical Trees…
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