On Just About Everything
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
The title of this post sounds kind of mysterious, doesn’t it? But it has a lot to do in the practice of sketching. Let’s talk about that first, then some exercises. This week I got through the 39 pages of the book. The first part was about the mental side of sketching. Liron, the author, assured me that I can learn to be a passable sketcher as long as my mind is in the game. As mentioned in the last post, practice is an essential part of that mindset. It also has to do with visual intelligence. Sketching is about … Continue reading Artsy#4 – Sketching Is A Mind Game…
They say that envy is one of the most common emotions. There is even a commandment about it. I never thought of myself as having envy, but in reality I have probably lived with it most of my life, and … Continue reading I Am Secretly Covered With Envy…
I recently read a post over at TheMedium.com where the author stated nine reasons why Neurotypicals (NT) don’t like people with Autism. I don’t really agree with her basic premise that most NTs just don’t like us. Yes, I do … Continue reading Oh, Poor Misunderstood Me…
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?
To my regular readers (God bless you), it is pretty obvious that I love my special projects. And from your responses, I pretty sure you do too. Special Projects are where I can let my Aspie traits shine. I love … Continue reading Every Picture Has A Story (EPS)#1 – An Introduction
Let’s face it, anything that is worth doing takes practice. If you want to learn how to play a guitar, as I did in my teen years, it takes hours and hours of practice. The more you practice, the better … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy #3 – It’s ALL About Practice…
Here we are facing another massacre of children by a person who had a vendetta against one thing or another. In just about any other country in the world a person would be complaining but would not have the ability … Continue reading Guns Make Little People Feel Big
When I write each daily post here at RJsCorner, I start out putting the initial “idea” down on virtual paper. Then comes the redoes, edits if you will. That usually happens two to three times before it is posted in … Continue reading Having Redoes
It’s been a while since I posted in the RetComLife project. Sorry… If there is one lesson I can get you to realize in my RetComLife series it is, if you are an active senior you should probably seek out … Continue reading RetComLife #40 -“Active” Retirement Communities
You’re going to forget 90% of what you hear or read because it’s usually single exposure. If you really want to learn something, keep going back to it. I don’t know who said this quote, but there is a lot … Continue reading Keep Going Back To It…
After looking at last Monday’s post about Bertrand Russell I have decided that I have been thinking too narrowly about this new special project. So, I am going to expand its scope to include lessons on life learned from several … Continue reading The Philosophy Of Life #2 – Why?
Ok, I got it wrong out of the gate. The novice that I am, I just assumed that a sketch was a drawing!🤪 So, I basically started out with the wrong book. (sorry Bob). While the book I first bought (Drawing for the absolute beginner) will be useful down the road, it proved to be not what I needed out of the gate. So, I went on the search for a book on sketching. I think I found a pretty good one. I found this one and after an Amazon – Look Inside, I decided that this is better for … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy#2 A Sketch Is Not A Drawing
I am a lifelong dreamer. I seem to constantly be thinking about how my world could be better if only… But, if you spend too much time dreaming, can that eventually become your reality? That is what this post is … Continue reading Can Dreams Become Reality?
There is innocence in youth, unclouded by history, politics, and conflict. And maybe more so, the emotional baggage we carry through life strips us of our innocence? Even with purposefully trying to avoid it, the politics of these current times … Continue reading There Is Innocence In Youth…
Each one of us has a story sometimes filled with mourning and grief along with occasionally happiness. Isn’t that what life is all about. It is not a stagnant thing that stops because of a loss or embarrassment. We simply … Continue reading Life Carries Us On…
Good patches come and go, but in the end it is all about laying in the sun. Of course, the quote above came from an avid sunbather, but it does have a more profound meaning. Presently, I am suffering from … Continue reading Good Patches Come And Go…
If there were only a surefire handbook by the above title, life would be simpler. Unfortunately, everyone with more than an ounce of brains thinks they have discovered this secret and if you give them $12.99 they will let you … Continue reading Rules For A Better Life
Let me start off this post with a cop out. I was expecting to give you my first “piece of art” sketch, but I just didn’t get around to it. I promise I will do better in the weeks ahead. … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy #1 – Lots Of Tools…
Now that my “Love of my Life” series is completed, I want to end this week’s posts on a related topic. Almost everyone knows the old saying Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die to … Continue reading Without Death, Living Would Be Unbearable.
Today is the first anniversary of my wife’s death. I still think of her everyday, but maybe a little less often now. Just before we got married, she asked me if we were making the right decision? I told her … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Alone Together…
In the last few weeks before her death in hospice, my wife and I managed to have a serious conversation about coping with life, particularly mine after she is gone. It was fortunate that the conversation happened when it did … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Advice & A Secret Revealed
My wife was just not a person of action. She would rather just enjoy each day as they came along. Her card and board games, picture puzzles, naps, and TV shows were her daily activities throughout our married life. She … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – GDL & New Jersey
It was a year ago this Thursday that my wife drew her last breath. Of course, I am having some serious emotions about that. I decided that to commemorate her life, I will write some heartfelt posts about her this … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Her Early Years
Going forward, I am going to dedicate the weekends here at RJsCorner to showcase my artistic talents, especially in sketching. In my youth I was kinda proud of the sketchings that I made. For some reason, I never tried to … Continue reading Introducing Artsy Fartsy Saturdays
They say that those of us with Aspie traits don’t live in the real world. There is some truth to that, at least as far as I am concerned. My view of the world is probably somewhat different from yours. … Continue reading What’s So Great About The Real World?
I recently heard the phrase Music can lift you up when you are feeling lousy That brought back a flood of memories of the times when I was feeling lousy and my 33rpm records eased the pain. The last time … Continue reading Music Can Lift You Up…😪
I spend a lot of time here on RJsCorner talking about being a deaf Aspie and how I have struggled to cope with those challenges in my life. Oh, the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune! Oh, Woo is me! … Continue reading I Like Who I Am…
Here’s Hoping We Have At Least A Few More In Us…. More on that tomorrow. The U.S. always makes the right decision, after they have tried everything else. – Winston Churchill Continue reading Here’s Hoping…
I have one more bucket list item that I want to tackle in 2022. Well, I actually have a few others, but those are so much in the pipe dream category as not to count. The bucket list item that … Continue reading The Final Bucket List…
I see so many places on the internet that seem to live in a make believe world. Everything is always perfect and everyone is happy as can be. NOT ME!! What you see here on RJsCorner is my life and … Continue reading Living In A Make Believe World, Not Me…
This is my last post on my recent 6,000-mile trip through the South and Southwest. The lessons learned from that trip will last me a lifetime, or at least what I have left of it. I am ready to declare … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 8 – Wrapping It Up…
Now that I am in the closing stages of reporting on my On-The-Road adventure in the South and Southwest. It’s time to talk about my observations and prejudices of that area of the country. Pictures just don’t seem appropriate for … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #7 – The Mindset Of The South…
This is the third museum I visited during my recent three-day trip across the Gulf Coast States. I kinda think it was my favorite museum of the trip. 😎 Besides eating lots of oysters on my trip across the Gulf … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 6 – The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
It’s about time I finish up my On-The-Road epilogue posts, so I am going to do that over the next four days. Generally when I travel, museums are my main stops. I just think they provide a good history of … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 5 – Gulf Coast Art…
For this Hodgepodge Saturday, I give you complications. Let’s face it, human beings are complicated creatures. If we just follow our own path, no two of us are alike. This picture says all that to me. It is also a … Continue reading Things Are Complicated…
I have certainly had my “bouts of listless depression”, especially in the last twelve months. I just can’t seem to shake this mood, or discover its fundamental source. But, then I did I am listless when I am list less. … Continue reading I’m Listless
I don’t know if this is a “man” thing or just unique to me, but I kinda think most of us have these thoughts at sometimes in our lives. Proving Your Worth All my life I have always been afraid … Continue reading Proving Your Worth
Procrastination, overthinking, whatever you want to call it, is what I typically do. I recognize I overthink, in fact, I overthink about overthinking. It’s time to make a decision! I have decided that I will stay where I am and … Continue reading RetComLife # 39 – “The Decision”
I know I don’t need to use a big word here. I could have just said “couch potato”. But, since I am a wordsmith, I am always on the lookout for the most descriptive description. How does “sedentary” fit in with Retirement Community Life? That is what this post is all about. During my recent On-The-Road trip that covered 6,000 miles of the South and Southwest parts of the U.S. I looked at six different retirement communities to see if they might be a better fit for my present situation. For the most part, all but two of those six … Continue reading RetComLife #38 – Sedentary…
With this post, I am introducing you to Avant Garde Saturday. I don’t know how long this theme will last, but given my portfolio of this kind of stuff, it might be a good while. The post for each Saturday … Continue reading Avant Garden Saturday
With this post, I want to clue you younger folks in on a deep secret. No matter how old you are you still think that you are no more than 30 years of age. Here I am about to end … Continue reading I’m Still Twenty Something…
How about a “Words of Wisdom” post today at RJsCorner. No two people have the same life story. Yeah, some people’s stories rhyme, but the details are often quite different. Since deaf Aspies are one in three million or so, … Continue reading Everybody’s Got A Story…
Eliminating possibilities is how decisions are often made. There is seldom a “sure thing” answer to any problem. What we, or at least I, have to do is to start by eliminating things until there is only one choice. That … Continue reading RetComLife #37 – Eliminating Possibilities
I have spent a lifetime studying American history, and a big part of that has been visiting museums. I dare not even try to count how many I have been in. There are many types of museums, and until recently … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #4 – The Dali Museum
