On Just About Everything
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
This is part 2 of a series about picking the right retirement community to fit your needs. In this post, we will talk about “The Greater Community”, meaning offering entertaining trips into the metropolitan area, and possibly beyond. If you … Continue reading Picking a Retirement Community – Part 2 :The Greater Community
(click to see a larger version) Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home With this post, I give you an artsy picture of the center dwelling at the Pleasant Hill Shaker Village near Lexington, KY. It is … Continue reading The Center Dwelling
In many past posts, I have lamented how Jesus’ church has split into over 35,000 versions. For this post, I am going to look at that from a different viewpoint. The first split happened almost immediately in that Saul/Paul who … Continue reading So Many Different Versions Of God…
Welcome to the Boomer to AfterBoomers Club. Since this is the first official post for this new series, I want to tell you about what the B2AB project is all about and why you should come back often to this … Continue reading Welcome To The New “Boomer To AfterBoomer” (B2AB) Series
I ran across an interesting list of things to consider when choosing a retirement community. Â In the past two years that I have lived in my RetCom (retirement community), I have also visited about a dozen RetComs under the guise … Continue reading Picking a Retirement Community – Part 1
I don’t know how many of my readers remember what “Y2K” was all about. It started 24 years ago in 1999. The story was that the world would end on January 1, 2000, because all computers would get scrambled and … Continue reading OMG … Y2K!!!
I don’t imagine that there are many from the generations after Baby Boomers who frequent RJsCorner, but that doesn’t stop me from giving those who might come around a little help for your years ahead. In fact, I hope to … Continue reading Useless Advice From One Boomer to AfterBoomers…
In February, I started a new “special project” here are RJsCorner called “Ambitions Turned Inward”. It was about trying to decide how I want to prioritize what I do for the remaining years of my life. I have been contemplating … Continue reading Contemplations…
I remember some years ago, while visiting Mark Twain’s birthplace, I came across this quote: I am old; I recognize it but I don’t realize it. I wonder if a person ever really ceases to feel young – I mean, … Continue reading A Hard Reality… Hit Head On
This is a continuation about Jefferson and religion. As stated before, there are many, especially in evangelical circles, that say that Jefferson meant for our country to be founded on Christian principles. My posts on the blog are to show … Continue reading Jefferson’s Views of The Clergy Of His Times
This is a dramatized picture of one of the most beautiful towns I have found in my “InSearchOfAmerica” project. It was taken in 2009. The town’s name is Ouray, Colorado We spent a good part of the day there just … Continue reading Ouray
This will be one of those posts that jerks at my soul. I remember hearing the title phrase pretty frequently when I was growing up. It usually meant that the speaker was surprised at what I had done and usually … Continue reading What In The Name Of God Did You Do?????
Just remembering my 2022 stay at the La Posada hotel in downtown Santa Fe. It was a very pleasant and relaxing resting point at the midway through that 6,600 trip. This was my third trip to that beautiful city. Whirligigs … Continue reading La Posada of Santa Fe
If the marketers don’t do it beforehand, we might just sanitize ourselves out of existence. I know this is going to take some explainin to do, so I will get to it. It seems that more and more of kids … Continue reading We Might Just Sanitize Ourselves Out Of Existence.
One of the most interesting places I visited during my 2022 trip to New England, was to Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Woonsocket is a small town of about 40,000 which has a rich history of being a textile town. There are … Continue reading Woonsocket
I am going to put aside all my personal challenges in life for this post. What I am going to talk about is something that will likely happen to almost all of us after we “retire”. The last four years … Continue reading Just Leave The Bucket At The Door…
One of the most unique museums I have ever been to was The National Museum of Psychology at the University of Akron. It is agonizingly amassing how far we have come in the last 100 years of treating people with … Continue reading The National Museum of Psychology
Years ago, I was the treasurer of a small startup Lutheran church. Before that, I just imagined that most of the money that was put in the collection plate went towards doing the things that Jesus wanted us to do. … Continue reading A New Approach To Church?
All of us live our lives with great expectations. We dream of a life that is full of love, exciting challenges, and usually luxury. But, what happens when our expectations are blunted by reality? What do we do then? In … Continue reading When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality… And They Rarely Do
53 years ago today, I started my corporate work life. I was a naive, freshly minted engineer who wasn’t sure I had anything to contribute. But the pay was good. I had no idea how I would spend all that … Continue reading 53 Years Ago Today…
Until two years ago, I just didn’t think I was capable of feeling things the way “normal” people do. I was sure I would always lead a Spock-like existence. Since I grew up in a single parent family with a … Continue reading I Have All These Pent Up Feelings, With Nowhere For Them To Go
I need a quick lesson in life to drive away the current anxieties of life. I think this one will do the job. If there is any one on earth who has agape love, it is most dogs toward their … Continue reading Dogs Make Me Happy
How’s that for a question for the ages. I would love to hear your answer to it, especially before you read mine. I usually reserve these types of questions for Sunday, of course, that is because of my Catholic school … Continue reading Without Us, Would God Be God?
It seems that I am never satisfied with what I have. While I was trying out yet another new photo management app recently, I came across the picture above. It was taken at the State Capital Building during my Connecticut … Continue reading There’s Still Some Artsy In Me
I’ve been taking myself too seriously lately, and that results in periods of depression. So, it’s time to lighten up a little and treat life as the joke it is. 😎 Last week I toured the State of Iowa in … Continue reading Some Of Us Never Get Old
I’ve been to about 35 State House complexes, but this one is the most unique library I have come across. If I recall correctly, and I may not, it was located in the main Iowa Statehouse building in Des Moines. … Continue reading Iowa State Library
I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but I have been binge-watching the TV show “ER” for a month or so now. I have been watching two to three episodes a day, and I’m in Season 8 (of 15). I just … Continue reading I’m Almost Ashamed To Admit It, But…
Stephen Mattson is one of those people I follow regularly. He definitely gives me things to think about. The more I study about Christian history, the more I realize the truth of these words. Continue reading Theology Policemen…
Over the years, I have tried dozens of Photo apps. I have finally found one that really pleases me. Is it perfect? No, but it is getting there. One of the things that appeal to me is the user interface. … Continue reading BeFunky
Like it or not, we are all in this together so, at least learn to get along with each other… Continue reading The Tree Of Life
I visited the Smithsonian for the first time during my high school senior trip in 1965. We were the first class to ever leave the State for our trip. We went to New York City and then Washington, DC. Until … Continue reading The Smithsonian
Before I get started here, this list comes from Warren Buffett. I’m simply borrowing it to show you how I stack up. If you want to see his words, click HERE. It seems kinda strange that Warren Buffett would know … Continue reading 12 Things Poor People Waste Money On
I am really anxious to get started on this deeper level of understanding about what it means to be a Quaker. In 2010, I did a twelve part series on this topic. That was enough at the time, but now … Continue reading Quakerism – A Deeper Level of Understanding: The Methods
For the second post in this new Americana Project, I give you one of the most stunning pictures I have ever taken. Since simplicity, symmetry, and beauty are so essential to my life, and particularly photography, this picture HAD to … Continue reading Americana #2: Pleasant Hill Attic – Lexington, KY
(click on the photo to see a larger view) Welcome to the first post in the Americana Project here at RJsCorner. This picture was taken in 2011 during my fourth visit to Mount Vernon. The significant difference between this trip … Continue reading Spring Flowers at Mount Vernon
I have spent a lot of time here on RJsCorner talking about what I think is presently wrong with the U.S. In the same light, I also talk much about what has happened to Christianity. I have written so many … Continue reading Introducing The Special Projects for 2023.
I wonder how many of you can guess what this picture is? It’s been more than 40 years since it was built, so I imagine that many of the recent generations don’t recognize. But, I’m pretty sure most of my … Continue reading What Is This?
I wonder how many were drawn in by the title of this post? 🥴 When I see words I don’t recognize, I immediately enter them into my New Oxford American Dictionary app that has permanent residence on my computer desktop. … Continue reading One Thing I Hope You Understand About RJsCorner Is My Epistemic Humility
Let’s open up the new series with a BANG! This question was posed to my Quaker mentor, Philip Gulley, not too long ago. In an article he wrote several years before this recent question, his answer was “yes”. In response … Continue reading Quakerism Re-visited – Part 1: Did God Exist Before Man?
Over the years, I have come to relish my solitude. I simply enjoy my own company. Being around others, especially many others, is draining. I know this isn’t a normal thing for most humanity, after all, we are social creatures, … Continue reading Loneliness is draining; solitude is invigorating
I have been kinda collecting these type saying lately, so expect numerous post with them in the coming month. Of course, I will also add a few words of my own about how successful, or not, I have been in … Continue reading Mind Your Own Business
This post is a teaser for a new, or at least updated, special series coming to RJsCorner soon about the Quaker version of Christianity. I must admit that I am pro-life in all regards. The Quaker belief that “There is … Continue reading About War & Other Such Things
This quote could be a byline for RJsCorner. I have made more than my fair share of being wrong in my life. That seems to be my main specialty. In fact, one of my remaining themes in life is around … Continue reading Listen To Your Elders
During my recent visit with my brother down in North Carolina, I accompanied him to Easter Sunday Mass. It was the first time in over 50 years that I stepped inside a Catholic Church during its service. What I found … Continue reading The Catholic Mass
