On Just About Everything
Thank you, Micheal, for the Progressive Christianity post above. For some reason, I have never put those two things in a “vs” position. I know that after my serious 4 years study of the Bible years ago, I always had … Continue reading Biblical vs Christlike
(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
That’s why they call it the “Present”. This moment that you are presently living is the most precious one of your life. The past is the past, you can’t do anything about that. The future is just dreams until they … Continue reading Today Is A Gift…
Things ain’t what they used to be, and never were Will Rogers My last remaining grandparent died when I was about 12 years old, but I still remember the vacation days when we visited him on his pig farm. He … Continue reading Things Ain’t What They Used To Be.
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…
I am moving along quite well with my Artsy project and its Mosaic wall. With this post I give you “Piano Flowers“. I guess I have to explain the title a little. 🙃 Here in my RetCom (retirement community) they … Continue reading Artsy Mosaic #4 – Piano Flowers
I thought I would simplify today, and give you a few pics of my stroll around my RetCom home. Even though it is getting more strenuous now, it’s always a pleasure to take that 0.67 mile trek. Especially on these … Continue reading Just A Stroll
Before I explain the title of this post, I must fill you in with a story (of course I do). I struggled most of my early to mid-adult life trying to figure out how to fit in, especially when it … Continue reading Peace At Last…
There have been many times that I have felt I was locked out of life. I just didn’t fit into the world around me. I was convinced that my handicaps just locked the door I wanted to go through. I’m … Continue reading Locked Out Of Life…
(click on the picture to see a larger view) Just a short Saturday post to tell you that in the coming months, I am planning on my artsy project to become a substantial part of RJsCorner. I am finally becoming … Continue reading In Commemoration Of My Artsy Projects…
I am always on the search of different ways to explain things. I don’t know why, but the title words above suddenly popped off the top of my mind. I made a brief visit to my RetCom’s social hour a … Continue reading A Waddling Gait…
Capitalism is a strange beast, well, at least the U.S. version. If you serve your market too well, the regulators will destroy your company. That seems to be the case with what is going on with Amazon lately. As yet, … Continue reading Be Good, But Not Too Good…
I have read several books about Albert Einstein. He was such an interesting character. It seemed that much of my early life was similar to his. I know he had problems with his primary education. He simply got bored with … Continue reading Surviving Formal Education
One thing about living in a RetCom (retirement community) is that you know all the “old people” celebration days. A week or so ago, it was “Centenarians Day”. Six people in my RetCom are celebrating being over 100 years of … Continue reading God, Please Don’t Make Me Live To Be 100!
I don’t know why the words in the title above suddenly popped into my conscience, but I love it when that happens. It challenges me to think about a subject that I would not have otherwise. I see domain invasion … Continue reading Domain Invasion…
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!!
When I came across these two words in an article I was reading, the poet in me knew I had to write a post about them. The article was from one of my favorite Medium authors by the name of … Continue reading Autistic Statistics…
It’s been a while since I put out a quote from one of my main heroes in life. Will Rogers speaks to me like no other person. He died almost a dozen years before I was born, but he left … Continue reading Tired Of Doing Nothing…
Life is made up of transitions that all of us who are fortunate enough will go through. I won’t go over all of them here, as that would take too much time. The one this post is about is the second to last one, which is old age. Continue reading Embracing The Transition Into Old Age
It looks like it is time for another Autism quote here on RJsCorner. One of my jobs in life is to help you understand the width and breadth of Autism. The more you know, the better you will understand and … Continue reading Over Stimulation…
I was one of those weird kids who actually enjoyed reading Shakespeare. I think Hamlet was my favorite. Among other things, I loved trying to figure out the strange words Shakespeare used. But, none of this is the subject of … Continue reading Words, Words, Words…
Go to any cemetery around and you will find letters RIP abundantly. Of course we know that they stand for “Rest In Peace”. But, with my “Question Everything” mantra, I don’t see the point? When we are dead and in … Continue reading Rest In Peace??
I am quickly approaching my 5500th post here at RJsCorner. I never thought I had that much in me, but I still have the usual queue waiting to be written. Of course, being an IT guy, I have a database … Continue reading I’m Going To Give You A Little Inside Info
While it’s true that about half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce, that is a deceiving statistic. For the purposes of this post, I want to concentrate on the last one on the list. 45% of marriages … Continue reading No One Stays With You Permanently
This post was brought on by yet another half-sheet announcement in my RetCom IN-box about the latest resident to pass away. It seems there are so many people who worry what their epitaph will be. They want their tombstone to … Continue reading My Epitaph
This post is about one of the hardest things I have ever had to learn in life. I don’t intend to keep you in the dark about it, as it is included in the graphic to the right. But, first … Continue reading One Of The Hardest Lessons…
I have always been a firm believer in using the right tool for the job. This applies to almost all aspects of my life. If I have a nut to remove from a bolt, I use either a wrench or … Continue reading The Right Tool…
I never thought I would live to see 40 and when that number happened I just quit counting. I am finishing up my 77th year, and I am wondering by how much I will beat the odds of my genes. … Continue reading I’m Too Old To Die Young
I want to spend this post telling you a little of what I have found relating to Stoic philosophy. I know what you are thinking, BORING. But, I think I can convince you that there is value in understanding the … Continue reading According To Stoic Wisdom…
I don’t know how long it will be, but I will likely be that old man in a wheelchair above at some time in the future. That’s ok, that is just life, everyone dies in the end. But, what scares … Continue reading Elder Orphans…
This afternoon, as I was browsing my streaming options, I unexpectably came across the movie “Tron, The Legacy”. Since I am a sci-fi guy, it is one of my top three favorite movies. The quote I got from that movie … Continue reading Chaos, Good News…
One of the primary foundations of RJsCorner is stated, once again, in the title above. I know some of you come here through RSS feeds and such and don’t often see my header of my blog. Think For Yourself, Question … Continue reading Think For Yourself, Question Everything, Never Stop Learning… Again
Let’s keep it simple today. All of us at one time or another, some of us many times, need to apologize for something. Don’t ruin the apology by putting a “but,” behind it. That very word almost always obliterates the … Continue reading Never Ruin An Apology With An Excuse
This is one of those posts I need to write now because if I wait any longer I won’t remember to do it. Yeah, I’m getting to that age where what I had for breakfast is a mystery to me. … Continue reading Three Things to Remember As You Get Older
Recently, I had to say goodbye to a friend of the last 31 years. We spent a lot of time together during that period, and I very much enjoyed his company. No, he didn’t die, I sold him. Now don’t … Continue reading For The Times, They Are A Changin… Again
5 years ago today, I came across this phenomenon. I have never seen anything like it before or up to now. (click on the photo to see a larger view) Continue reading 5 Years Ago Today…
This will be one of those “old farts” posts about how things were better in the good old days, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Now that I am streaming all of my TV shows, I appreciate that it … Continue reading I May Sound Like An Old Person, But TV Ain’t What It Used To Be.
Seeing the picture above reminded me of how some people view the world much differently than I do. I don’t claim to always be the pragmatist, or an optimist, but I do like to think that I look for opportunities … Continue reading It just depends on how you see the world…
I can remember, as a young boy, reading a story about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree. It was a noble story about how he took the blame for the missing tree. The trouble was, that I found out … Continue reading One Publisher’s Version Of The Story
From my last post, you should know that I have committed to finally starting my actual visual arts quest with classic doodling. That is, putting pencil/pen to paper. It has not an easy journey to get to this point because, … Continue reading Visual Arts – Finally Getting Started… Maybe.
I am one of those fools who regularly make New Year’s Resolutions. One of those for 2023 was to become more proficient in visual arts. For this, I chose five areas: Let’s look at each of these areas: Graphic design … Continue reading My 2023 Visual Arts Resolution
All my life, I have been an avid reader. It started when I was in the 4th grade with the Hardy Boys Mysteries, and Jack London’s Call of the Wild, and White Fang. When I was twelve, I read my … Continue reading Now I Understand, What You Tried To Say To Me…
This picture was taken 50 years ago, while I was doing one of my “bachelor” trips. It is at the Agawa Canyon, which is about 100 miles train trip north of Sault Ste. Marie Canada. Yeah, I actually hiked up … Continue reading 50 Years Ago…
I’m here to tell you that I discovered through years of experience that worrying works if you put in the effort. How can I say that? It’s because the vast majority of things I worry about never happen. I often … Continue reading Worrying Works!!
I think the words above were absolutely the best first paragraph of any book in existence. It is true of all parts of life, but, I think, especially true for those of us in our autumn years. Here are some … Continue reading Life Is So Terrible And Beautiful At The Same Time
