Christmas Day 2012 We only got a couple of inches of snow for Christmas this year, but it brought back memories of Christmas 2012. Do you have any special remembrances of past year’s Christmas snows? Continue reading Christmas Snow

I love this quote 😎. I am a techie and a senior citizen, so I just can’t understand why so many in my RetCom are so averse to technology? But, then again, one of the RetComs I visited this summer … Continue reading Senior Citizens & Technology

John P. Weiss is one of my regular blog visits each week. I am envious of his sketching talents, and reading his stories help me to be a better writer. If you want to see one of his posts click … Continue reading The Thing About Conformity

This is a new thing at RJsCorner which is primarily about quotes from people usually smarter than us, that are meant to teach us a little about life outside our boxes. Most quotes are taken from a larger document and … Continue reading Learning From Those Wiser Than Us

For the last month or so I have been trying to figure out a way to change the fabric of RJsCorner. I’m sure you have also seen it but more and more of my posts lately have been about my … Continue reading Introducing 801 Words – A New Project

I must admit that there are a few others on my “biggest fear” list, but the most pressing one lately is boredom. I simply must have something to challenge me from day-to-day. I must have a reason to exist. I … Continue reading My Biggest Fear – Boredom

When I was paying almost $200 per month for my satellite TV service it always bugged me that half of that cost was used to buy the television rights to sporting events of which I watched none. I have been … Continue reading A La Carte

Sometimes I wish I could take back that time when I discovered I am an Aspie. I think that moment to some degree kind of ruined the rest of my life. But, perhaps the most damaging part of that was … Continue reading It’s All About Masking And Maybe The Medium…

I admit that before I made Rhode Island a primary destination of the recent New England trip I didn’t know much about the State, and what I thought I knew was basically wrong. So, in 500 words or less I … Continue reading The Mysterious Rhode Island Explained…

I have been struggling the last 16 months in the “alone” part of my life trying to figure out what I want from the years I have left. I have the resources to do almost anything I desire. I realize … Continue reading The Times, They Are a Changing… Again

Here is the most informative and best presentation about global warming that I have yet to see. I highly suggest you check it out. Continue reading The Story About Global Warming…

I wish there was a crystal ball that I could look into to take all my worries, anxieties, and depression about the future away, but like everything else in life, things are never that simple. Silver bullets just don’t exist … Continue reading Myth # 44: Crystal Balls & Magic Bullets…

I came across some statistics lately about the dining industry that I believe explain some about the problems of my RetCom’s (retirement community) dining problems of not being able to build a reliable waitstaff. There were many of them in … Continue reading RetComLife – Info About Waitstaffs

As what happens to most of us, life turns on moments. There is that time when we clearly see that our future is about to dramatically change due to one moment in time. I can cite six clear times when … Continue reading Life Turns On Moments…

It’s time for another Aspie post here on RJsCorner. This one is about Aspie obsessions. I’m sure I have posted about this before, but I don’t specifically remember it. So, I will give you a brief story about Aspies and … Continue reading I Just Couldn’t Help Myself

I took this picture a few weeks ago when I was visiting the Finger Lakes region of New York. I kinda think it deserves an Arsty status, and the grapes were delicious. Continue reading Oh, The Finger Lakes…

As most of my regular readers know, I am currently focusing my studies on among other things, philosophy. I know that is pretty boring stuff to most of you, so I promise I won’t do too many posts on that … Continue reading Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy

This is a continuation of yesterday’s post about trying to start up a new activity here in my RetCom (retirement community) that is focused toward us guys. Yesterday I talked about two possibilities: woodworking and model building. Today’s post is … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men: Part 3 – Finally, The Project

Before I get into the basic idea for this 3-day series about Retirement Community Life, I need to give you a little basic background. “Just the facts” as Joe Friday used to say on the TV show Dragnet. Most RetComs … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men Part 1: Just The Facts…

I have visited over 40 State Capitals in my travels around the U.S. and this is one of my favorite pictures. It is from the Capital Building of Connecticut in Hartford. I visited there during my recent trip through that … Continue reading EPS – Favorites

I can’t cite you chapter and verse, but I know somewhere in the Bible it says that we are to obey our masters and to satisfied with our place in life. Since this sounds very contrary to the words of … Continue reading I Command You To Be Satisfied…

For the vast majority of my existence, I have always believed that my commitments have dictated that I live on other people’s terms. In the last year or so, I have reached that point where I can live as I … Continue reading For The First Time In My Life…

When I create something beautiful, I know it immediately, and it gives me great pleasure. That is what gives me joy in my life. I believe I have created Beauty in many forms: The Written Word – In the last … Continue reading Beauty Is A Feeling, More Than Anything Else.

During my recent trip through upstate New York I came across the ‎⁨Sanborn⁩, ⁨Tuscarora Nation⁩, ⁨United States⁩. When I did a Wikipedia search of Tuscarora I am told about the North Carolina version. I have read several books about the … Continue reading ‎⁨Every Picture Has Story – Sanborn⁩, ⁨Tuscarora Nation⁩

It has been at least 60 years since I read the book Don Quixote. It took me almost a lifetime to understand about “aiming for too big or impossible goals”. I do remember that he went around the country fighting … Continue reading No More Windmills…

During my two major trips, and even in between, I have visited about a dozen different retirement communities across the country. This review will be the last one in that category. Two weeks ago, I finally managed to visit an … Continue reading RetComLife – Retirement Community Review… One Final Time

I just got back from my second and last major on-the-road trip of the year, this time it was to the New England States. It was fun and I will certainly be posting quite a bit about it in the … Continue reading The Day-To_Day Stuff…

My brain seems to be constantly filled to overflowing and just doesn’t have room for anything else. I wonder how much I am passing by because of that condition? So, when I came across an article lately about decluttering your … Continue reading Sometimes There Just Doesn’t Seem To Be Room For Anything Else…