On Just About Everything
I read a recent article about Judi Dench, who is a famous British actress. In that article, she said The greatest thing of all is to have a sense of humor. And if you’re born with it, at least you’ve … Continue reading One Of The Greatest Things Of All…
This is a continuation of my series following Dietrich Bonhoeffer words about his belief that stupidity caused the Nazi era in Germany. I am trying to learn if his experiences mirror what is happening today in the U.S. Up to … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #6 – Stupidity Of Following The Herd
It’s been almost 22 years since I left the corporate world, but I am still learning things about the current phase of my life, particularly from the book “The Joy Of Not Working”. I really don’t recall the first time … Continue reading Lessons To Be Learned, Still…
Here is another Happy Hodgepodge post for you. This one is about a new streaming show I am now thoroughly hooked on. It is on the AcornTV streaming channel and is available for 4 seasons (2015 – 2018). The storylines, … Continue reading 800 Words
Since winter is my most devastating season, cabin fever has been very common to me over the years. Because of my type of deafness, snow and ice are my enemy. I have landed in the hospital on numerous occasions with … Continue reading RetComLife #27 – Cabin Fever
It seems that everyday I get a little more fed up with all the distracting annoyances that are put in my way of seeing my daily news feeds. The advertisements are becoming maddening. On many sites, they pop up over … Continue reading About Inkl
I have all my 20,000+ picture portfolio in the Amazon cloud now, and a neat feature of this new, to me, app is that it gives me memory shots from each day from the past. This one was taken twelve … Continue reading On This Day – 2010
I don’t mind admitting when I am wrong about something. Many times I jump the gun. The website Medium.com was one of those times. On a previous post, I recommended The Medium as a source for unbiased news, but after … Continue reading I Was Wrong…
I am fascinated with the idea of utopia. It just seems that people ought to be able to live with one another in harmony, instead of constant conflict. That was one of the reasons I am attracted to the words … Continue reading Utopia
“ People become stupid when they do not want to understand, where understanding would cause anxiety or guilt feeling, or would endanger an existing neurotic equilibrium. Deitrich Bonhoeffer This is a short quote from Bonhoeffer, but it speaks volumes about stupidity. I like … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #4 -Neurotic Equilibrium
No matter how hard the shell is that people build around themselves, there is always a creamy center. At least that is how some of us view things. Getting to that creamy center is not always easy. Narcissists and autocrats … Continue reading There Is Always A Creamy Center…
I am finding that one of the hardest things about living in my retirement community is learning who is who. I’m not certain, but I think there are about 400 of us living here, and after six months I can … Continue reading RetComLive #26 – Who’s Who??
People don’t know what they want until you tell them. Steve Jobs I don’t know if the quote above is exactly accurate, but it gets the message across. In the corporate world, I invented several software tools, now called apps, … Continue reading People Don’t Know What They Want…
I have been trying to figure out a way to let some of my lesser seen creativity loose here on RJsCorner. My creative urges just never seemed to be quenched. Here is the latest idea. A Picture Is Worth… will … Continue reading A Picture Is Worth…
Anomaly is a word that is not frequently used, but I kinda think it needs to be. The definition here is a good one, but I think it can be described a little differently. You might call it “an exception … Continue reading Disorder or Anomaly?
Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #3 – How To Get The Better Of It.
Welcome to the first post in the new “Happy Hodgepodge” category here on RJsCorner. It’s about things that just don’t fit anywhere else, but makes me happy for one reason or another. Welcome Aboard the Happy Hodgepodge Don’t get me … Continue reading Roasted Asparagus
We are in almost total lockdown at my retirement community now. The dining room is shut down, and they have even stopped chauffeuring people to the local college basketball games. That was the one exemption that was left after last … Continue reading RetComLife #25 – LOCKDOWN!!
As mentioned in the previous post in this series, I have discovered the hard way that happiness can never happen when you become fixated on your unhappiness. I think this post will be the end of this series, as I … Continue reading Happiness #9 – Conquering Unhappiness
What makes you think that you are not a figment of my imagination?? RJ Walters I have been reading a lot of philosophy stuff lately, and have come to the conclusion that all of this nasty stuff going on today … Continue reading What Makes You Think…
This is a new Special Series here at RJsCorner. It will be ten posts long and cover the things on the poster to the right.. Life’s Rules is about “being” a good person and a world citizen and caretaker. It … Continue reading Life’s Rules #1 – Prepare To Learn
This is my 5,000th post here on RJsCorner. When I started this blog fourteen years ago, I never imagined that I would write so much. Five-thousand, 500 word posts equals to about 28 novels, or 3.3 Bibles! I didn’t know … Continue reading 5,000!!
Today’s post of my view of my retirement community is about the latest lockdown and how my community is communicating with the residents. The Omicron version of COVID-19 has much of the country running scared right now, and my retirement … Continue reading RetComLife #24 – Lockdown & Communications
I’m just not a “manly” man. I’m not afraid to say that. It doesn’t hurt my ego at all. In fact, I am quite proud that I have many feminine characteristics. One of those is that I love the “Anne … Continue reading Finding Your Kindred Spirit
Ok, with this post, I am going to give you a personal secret on how I have finally became a happier person. No, I don’t think I have achieved total happiness, but I am on my way to it. I … Continue reading Happiness #8 – Doing What Makes You Come Alive…
I have been a regular user of the Firefox web browser for a few years now, but I recently tried Microsoft’s new browser tagged as “Edge”. It finally won me over. I am an Apple guy to my core and … Continue reading Just Browsing Around…
As promised on my December 23rd post, this is the first in a series about Stupidity. It might seem strange to make this topic for a weekly series, but stupidity has serious connotations for our times, as it did during … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #1 – The Origins Of This Study
I am enjoying a high-level view of various philosophers through the ages. Aristotle is perhaps my favorite, but Francis Bacon has recently come to my attention because of his view on adversity. Some of his words on that topic are … Continue reading Philosophers Look At Adversity
Some people think the two words in the title above are the same thing. My wife was one of them, and of course, I was the opposite. It wasn’t until the end of her life that I found just how … Continue reading Challenging vs Threatening?
Here I am in post #23, and I have yet to talk much about what lifecare means. So, here goes There are thousands of nursing homes that dot the country. I am willing to bet that they are in at … Continue reading RetComLife#23 – Life Plan Communities
I know the title above probably confuses you, but if you think about it, (and are smart 😎), you will realize that the phrase is true. Let’s look at Jeff Bezos to see how that works. Bezos is worth over … Continue reading Smart People Are Actually Wrong – A Lot
If we could just find the reason for why we are not happy maybe we can finally find happiness. That is the core thought for this post. Most people, including me for much of my life, feel unhappy. Good things … Continue reading Happiness #7 – Why Are We Unhappy?
I know the term “Coexist” is primarily associated with religions. I have had a sticker on the back of my vehicles for longer than I can remember to that effect. The world would be a much better place if all … Continue reading Peaceful Coexistence – In Marriage
Autism is a neurological condition. That means those who are autistic are wired differently than those who are neurotypical (meaning like everyone else). We are not necessarily dumber, more handicapped, or smarter, just different. So, you could say that Autism … Continue reading Autism As A Parallel Universe?
A recent study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that 38 percent of 65-year-olds will develop moderate needs, almost one-quarter will have severe needs, 22 percent will have minimal needs and 17 percent will have no … Continue reading RetComLife#22- How Many Will Need To Join Retirement Communities?
These last few years have been a struggle for all of us. There was the lying idiot narcissist who occupied the Oval Office. That made those four years almost intolerable, and then came the virus which we were totally unprepared … Continue reading We All Need Something To Laugh About
The best description of my country right now is a thousand pieces of shattered glass. Like Humpty Dumpty it’s hard to imagine putting it back together. I am a history buff, so I know this is not the first time … Continue reading Making Something Beautiful…
The realization came to me the other days that for the first time in my life I now have total control of what I do and how I choose to live my life. That is a very exciting thing, but … Continue reading For The First Time…
Let’s all vow to make 2022 the best year of our lives. Continue reading Happy New Years From RJsCorner
Happy New Year’s Eve to all you who may come across RJsCorner. I know the common logic is that everyone makes New Year’s resolutions and then breaks them before the end of the week. So, why bother? Well, I have … Continue reading Here’s To New Year’s Resolutions…
Let’s finish off this year with some thoughts that are way above our pay grade. The aging process should be reversed. We ought to start out wise and as we age we get dumber. That sure would save a lot … Continue reading Should Have Been All Along…
For those of us who live on the margins of life, getting shoved to the background is almost a daily thing. I really don’t have any recollection of ever belonging to the mainstream in any area of my life. But, … Continue reading Getting Shoved In To The Background…
Today, I celebrate the birth of Jesus, who came to earth to teach us how to live and love. I pray that in the coming years, that more of us will finally be able to embrace HIS teachings. Instead of … Continue reading Merry Christmas From RJsCorner
Right now, I am still pretty mobile. I can go everywhere I want in my car. There will come a time when I will be pretty locked into this place, if I don’t have help. When That time comes I … Continue reading RetComLife #21 – Keeping Things Interesting
In the new RJsCorner, I want to get back to my roots, and Will Rogers is one of those roots I have avoided for too long. Years ago, when I started creating my personal style of writing, Will Rogers was … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity – Will Roger’s Style…
