Misc things that sprout in my mind (default cat)
“People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share your views with them” -Henry Louis Mencken- (1880-1956) This brings back a memory of my early years soon after I joined the corporate world. … Continue reading Sharing Your Views…
Several times a year I change the focus of RJsCorner to a new subject. It is presently about being artsy. Starting today is will be about diversity. Continue reading A New Focus…
One of the perks of retirement life is that we finally have time to achieve any talent you desire, and for our mental health, it is critical that we do exactly that. Quite literally, we must all regularly study something … Continue reading Lessons Learned
Sometimes I get the feeling that I am just marking off each day as they come, waiting for the end. That is no kind of life. All of us need a purpose for getting up each morning. Just marking off the … Continue reading Make Way For Tomorrow, And All The Days Yet To Come…
(click to open a larger view) Just a picture and a short story for today. I have had many veggie gardens in my life. I can remember the first one when I was a six-year-old. It was 1952, and we … Continue reading Veggies Are Good For You
I’m busy doing other things, so today I am just going to give you of my “Doodling Wall”. More on that later. Continue reading A Doodle Or Two…
Dear AfterBoomers: Let’s start out today’s lesson in life about all the time you spend on social media in order to show others just how happy you are and how much fun you are having. It seems to me that … Continue reading What Others Think About You
The Story – Calming The Savage Beast My late wife was a picture puzzle addict from the get go. Over our 35-year marriage, there was almost no time that there wasn’t picture puzzle pieces strewn across her “puzzle table”. Yes, … Continue reading EPS #2 – Every Picture Has a Story… A Picture In Pieces
Let’s start off this post with a broad definition of philosophy. At its core philosophy literally means “The Love of Wisdom”. In its broadest sense it is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, … Continue reading Philosophy Of Life #3 – Just What Is Philosophy?
I don’t do this very often, but I am going to give full endorsement to the hotel I spent two days on my layover in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is the second time I have spent multi-day visits to … Continue reading On The Road #8 – Day 15 – La Posada
Most of my photo portfolio now resides on Amazon Photos. Every morning they email me pictures I have taken on that day in years past. This one was taken on March 25, 2013 looking out my patio door! Don’t get … Continue reading Don’t Get Too Anxious
I am a history nut. I have read many more books on the subject than even I can remember. My main interest is U.S. history, but other countries have also been in my purview. From experience, I have learned that … Continue reading Rewriting History…
When I started blogging fourteen years ago, blogging was a leading-edge technology. It was primarily text with maybe a few images, but since the Internet speeds were less than 1% of what they are now, pictures took a long time … Continue reading A Picture Is Worth… #1 -About Avatars
RJsCorner is in its 14th year now, so I have covered countless categories in the 5,000 posts you will find here. As the years have gone by my primary focus here has changed several times. The latest change will be … Continue reading RJsCorner – It’s Time For A Change
I know I have posted a few pictures, including this one, of the Haan House Sculpture Garden near Lafayette, Indiana, but I want to go “whole hog” on this post to give you the full gallery. I took this short … Continue reading Sculpture Garden
I know many people are threatened by the term “White Privilege”. To some, it means that all those minorities are going to take over. That frightens them, the same way the Apartheid did to whites in South Africa. Being afraid … Continue reading White Privilege Does Not Mean…
I know some people take pride in blindly walking the path of life. But that is simply not me!! 🙄 If I don’t plan, I don’t exist… Continue reading Blindly Prodding Ahead
To get away from the pressures of the day I recently took a two-day trip to Lafayette, Indiana, particularly to the Haan Museum of Indiana Art. … Continue reading The Hidden Things Close To Home
As written on a previous post cooking has been a significant part of my life since I was 10 years old. That was when my mother left us for greener pastures. I started cooking some of the weekly meals for … Continue reading LOM – On The Margin Recipes
First, let’s finish off the title of this post Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder I am going to spend the coming Sundays showing you what I consider as beauty. I have always been fascinated by Navajo artistry … Continue reading Beauty Is…
I’ve really really tried, but I have just run out of patience for reading a 200+ page books, or maybe it is time I have run out of.🧐 I will admit that I have never been a novel reader. Almost … Continue reading I’ve Really Tried… But I Just Have No Patience For…
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