Creativity is by no means a new thing. When I came across this windmill in Colby Kansas I knew I was looking at 19th century version of is. It sure does get windy in the northern plains States so they need a way to keep it from tearing off their fans. What a neat way to do it… Continue reading Windy Creativity…
Road Trips, History, Photography, Blogging Some of my major passions revolves around road trips, American History, photography, and blogging. They have all come together to form the heart of the InSearchOfAmerica category of this blog. Do you want to visit places you have never been? Do you want some ideas on where to visit for your next vacation? Do you want to learn about our country by visiting our past? This blog will do those things for you. Over the past 25 years I have taken many road trips with history in mind. I have actually traveled to all fifty States with my … Continue reading About “In Search Of America”
In the past when I thought of Tulsa Oklahoma I mainly thought of cows and indians. After visiting there for the first time recently I have changed that view. Now the first thing I think of is the Woody Guthrie Center and … Continue reading Tulsa…
If you know me you know that I am one who embraces change and hate boredom. With both of those things itching at me I have spent the last week re-formatting my five blogs into one new one. It has been a tedious task but one I think is well worth the time. If you like it let me know please.. Continue reading New and Improved RJ’s Corner…
From FaceBook. For some reason I never learned that “Toddy” later went on to become secretary of war . Continue reading The Lincoln Legacy..
If we want to see police killings drop, no matter the victim, if we want to see an end to mass shootings (and Australia has proven that it’s possible to actually end them), we have no choice but to dismantle not only the laws but also the norms that make the protection of gun ownership a greater priority than the protection of human lives. A society that continues to flatly refuse to do so will continue to mourn tens of thousands of preventable deaths, every year. We will continue to carry the weight of tens of thousands of shattered families. … Continue reading What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America’s sick gun culture.
Spouting Off… Being Loud But Not Being Obnoxious One of the things I missed the most about my hiatus from RJ’s Corner is spouting off. It does the heart good to question everything and sometimes put forth a thought or two. I plan on doing that rather frequently in the future here on the new/improved blog so get used to it! :) I hear all the latest rumbling (as in ready to explode in a bout of diarrhea) about how the peace accord worked out with Iran is so worthless. Some seem to think that our only solution to conflicts … Continue reading How About…
If tattoos are so beautiful how come no one except convicted murderers, put them on their face?? Question everything… Continue reading If Tattoos Are So Beautiful…
This is an exerpt Continue reading Play of Colors…
I found this old truck in the WalMart parking lot a while ago. It really gave me a moment of joy. But… When I looked in the back of the bed I found a hand-scrolled racist sign about our president it ruined the moment and cheapened the item it was attached to. I won’t show or repeat the sign here but I have found variations of it several different venues. I tried to erase that sign and just enjoy the truck but it was difficult. I recognize that I am in a very red State and there are a lot of older generation … Continue reading Nice Truck But….
This blog has been in a three month hiatus due to me just getting tired of the political dialog. I have made some basic changes to prevent that from happening again. One thing is that while I will continue to allow comments, at least for now, I will not reply to many of them. I know this is not good blog etiquette but that is the way it has to be for me to continue here and keep my sanity. This is my longest running blog and has over 2,000 posts so it has become an important part of who I … Continue reading Rising Again…
Here is another macro-photo. I title it “Eye of Newt”. It is the rusty eye from our rusty lawn chicken. Continue reading Eye of Newt…
I just got a haircut recently and a memory came back to me from my childhood. In order to get it back where it belongs on the far fringes of my memory I have to post it here. I don’t have nearly as much hair as I did back then and I get it cut much less frequently now. But it was a tradition for several of my very early years that I always got my “Hollywood Burr” hair cut every two weeks. In fact it was a neighborhood tradition. Let me explain… The man living just behind us named … Continue reading The Bi-weekly Haircut…..
This is one of my favorite Springtime views. It is looking out my bedroom window. I wish it could stay like that all year. But then again I guess I wouldn’t appreciate it as much if it did… Continue reading Springtime View…
My search of America certainly includes our southern neighbors. I visited Guadalajara Mexico for the first time in the mid-1980s. It was quite different then than it was just ten years later when these pictures were taken. Guadalajara or GDL … Continue reading Our Southern Neighbors…
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 