On Just About Everything
I, and I imagine many of you, are tired of the fake-news and dishonesty that invades almost everything now days. We seek out those things, and people, we think we can trust. For me, that seeking out especially include politics, … Continue reading Longing For Honesty…
The quote above is kinda good advice for life in general, but right now, I am applying it to memories of my recently departed wife. We were almost opposites in many ways, so there are memories of times we disagreed, … Continue reading It’s Time To Cherish The Good & Throw Away The Bad…
I can’t leave you with the idea that my RetComLife (retirement community life) is all positive for me. One of the areas that disappoints me is the dining room, including the menus and food preparation. That is what this post … Continue reading RetComLife #10 – Dining 🙁…
Will we ever see an end to this pandemic? It seems like one yellow light after another, with no end in sight. That is the most depressing place to be. That is what this post is all about. “There are … Continue reading Only Yellow Lights…
I’m sure most people think of hospice as that short period that ends the suffering of terminal patients. This post will try to explain that this description is simplified at best, and actually somewhat misguided. As my wife continued her … Continue reading End of Life Trauma #9 – The Final Week.
I really don’t know if all those who praise Mother Teresa know the full extent of her spiritual beliefs? I think she was an extraordinary woman who followed her beliefs more than about any soul on this earth. I have … Continue reading Just Doing What’s Right…
I don’t know why some of the simplest images are the ones that fascinate me? Maybe I am “dumber than a box of marbles” but I love this picture from the Praire Museum in Colby, Kansas. Continue reading A Box Of Marbles…
I continue to try to find my way through this new life I have chosen for myself. As usual, I want it to happen NOW, but realize that it is more of a journey than a short stop. Some of … Continue reading RetComLife #9 – Privacy & Trade-offs
It seems that I am now in some new stage of grief from my wife’s recent death. It has been two months today that she drew her last breath. I think up till now I have just been consumed with … Continue reading Stages of Grief…
I know President Biden has tried many different approaches to get LMPIs (lazy-minded, proudly-ignorant) people to get a vaccination. He has offered cash incentives and even an instant lottery ticket for only those who take the shot. That doesn’t seem … Continue reading Another Approach…
I’m going to keep this Sunday’s post short and simple. Richard Rohr, via the words above, has spelled out almost everything that I see as misguided about most of today’s versions of religion. Belonging and Believing something is simple, actually … Continue reading Worship Instead of Follow?
Yesterday on RetComLife #7 I told you one of the reasons I am staying here is because my new apartment is cozy. For this post, I will expand that thought with a puzzling situation. I’ve told you here before, but … Continue reading RetComLife #8 – It is a Puzzling Life
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, for a whole day at a time. Mark Twain I still remember the Mark Twain … Continue reading RetComLife #7 -I’m Not Old.
I have spent many hours in these pandemic months in my barn working on my µRV (micro RV for those who don’t know Greek). She now has a front deflector that gives me an extra three miles-per-gallon. Even though it … Continue reading Still Dreaming…
This is going to be one of those epiphany posts where I learn a little about myself. One of my favorite quotes comes from the sci-fi movie called Tron. Chaos, Good News I read that to mean that sometimes we … Continue reading Chaos, Good News…
There have been hundreds of utopian communities spring up across America during its history. Some lasted only a few years, some longer, but none of them survived. I am a dreamer and when I read the words “heaven on earth” … Continue reading Utopia… On Earth As It Is In Heaven?
I know I have posted a few pictures, including this one, of the Haan House Sculpture Garden near Lafayette, Indiana, but I want to go “whole hog” on this post to give you the full gallery. I took this short … Continue reading Sculpture Garden
One of the things I most enjoy about my new retirement community life is the 0.66 mile walking path around the perimeter of the property. It is a peaceful trek that I take twice a day, and sometimes even more. … Continue reading RetComLife # 6 – The Pathways of Life
This rather dusty picture is one of my most treasured wedding gifts from 35 years ago. It was from my wife’s best friend’s mother. I immediately thought of the phrase “Life is a bowl of cherries” and wondered just how … Continue reading A Bowl Of Cherries…
We are closing in on the last few posts about “End Of Life Trauma”. I hope this series is at least a little helpful to you in understanding these matters. While I had some exceptional support during this “Hospice” period, … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 7 – Hospice
I was looking at some early 2021 posts here on RJsCorner and saw that I promised some more posts about Humanism, but haven’t delivered on that promise since then. It’s about time I talked about this subject a little more … Continue reading Being A Humanist…
This is a picture of Dexter in 2011. He was the last pet I had. We rescued him from the shelter, and now he has a home with our neighbor across the road. You see, Dexter is an indoor/outdoor cat. … Continue reading I Miss It…
I really do intend to give you more of the time I first entered RetComLife, but mini epiphanies keep getting in the way. Since all this is new to me, I am trying to discover the best way to get … Continue reading RetComLife #5 – Simplify…
Looking back on my life, I realize that I have always had a very active imagination. Starting at a very young age I would sit out on the dew covered grass at night staring at the stars and dreaming about … Continue reading An Alternative Universe
This is a continuing series about the end-of-life trauma of my recently departed wife. I was totally unprepared for what I would encounter during this 78-day period. I post this series to maybe prepare some of you for the same … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 6 – The Final Hospital Stay
I have linked up with my virtual friend Philip Gulley in yet another way at https://www.philipgulley.com/ The name of this site is called “PlainSpeech”. That is a Quaker thought that basically means “Mean what you say, and say what you … Continue reading About The Second Creation Story
I haven’t brought up one of my favorite all-time pictures here at RJsCorner for some time. To me, it evokes pure creativity. So, with this Saturday Pictures post, I once again, give you just a box of eggs. Continue reading Just a Box of Eggs
I am going to go out of sequence here on my RetComLife reports and talk about my anticipation of one of the most frustrating issues about this new lifestyle I have chosen. My wife and I were pretty much by … Continue reading RetComLife #4 -Maybe Even More Frustrating.
This is part 5 of the 78 Day end-of-life trauma of my wife. After three weeks in a rehabilitation/nursing home, my wife absolutely demanded that she go home! She simply could not tolerate another day in the nursing home. At … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 5 – At Home Care
I think this is the first time in my entire life that I have not had another heartbeat in my abode. It started out with two brothers and parents, but that was soon be culled down to one brother and … Continue reading I Liked Having Another Heartbeat Around The House
Despite how many have already died. Despite the fear and lack of grieving of all those deaths for the past eighteen months. Despite all the time we’ve missed with people we love. Despite every desperate plea from educated people who … Continue reading I Guess I Expected Too Much…
For anyone who cares to learn about it, there is a very clear history to Christianity. What it is today has little resemblance to what it started out as. You might call the things that have been added over the … Continue reading Spin, Spin, Spin…
I know this is “Picture Saturday” but I do think this pictures kinda fits here. One thing about RetComLife (Retired Community Life) is that the food just doesn’t have much tang or spice. I miss that! Part of my adjusting … Continue reading Picture Saturday – Greekish Salad?
I came to RetComLife in a different way than most (more on that later), but the first serious exposure was a tour of the facilities. As this was the first actual tour of any retirement community, I really didn’t know … Continue reading * RetComLife #3 – The Tour…
I never thought I would describe myself as being a victim of PTSD, but when thinking about what I went through during the end-of-life three-months with my wife, the description seems to fit. That is what this post is all … Continue reading PTSD…
Before I get into the main topic of this post, I need to fill you in on some of the things that brought it on. After two weeks in the hospital, part of it trying to stabilize my wife’s badly … Continue reading End of Life Trauma Part 4 – The Nursing Home
The words below were originally written for my “About” page but I think it also makes a good starter for this new series. I know the title to this new category of posts is kind of cryptic. It stands for … Continue reading RetComLife #2 About Me
Here it is approaching Labor Day again. This summer has just been a blur to me. I missed the daises blooming in my wife’s flower beds. That was her favorite flower. So, for this Picture Saturday, I give you a … Continue reading Everything Is Coming Up Daises
I know many people are threatened by the term “White Privilege”. To some, it means that all those minorities are going to take over. That frightens them, the same way the Apartheid did to whites in South Africa. Being afraid … Continue reading White Privilege Does Not Mean…
Today’s post is about doctors and my interactions with them during the first two weeks of my wife’s two and a half months’ ordeal with end-of-life issues. I will start off by telling you that it was an extremely confusing … Continue reading End Of Life Trauma – Part 3 Doctors, Doctors, Everywhere
My Aspie traits like things orderly. I NEED to have all my ducks lined up before I can proceed with many things. The trouble is that my brain, especially now, just doesn’t want to accommodate that idea. Maybe it is … Continue reading I Like Things Orderly, But…
If you believe all these conspiracy theories that people dream up, you are probably convinced that COVID-19 was a China plan to wreck America. Or maybe it was a Russian plan? I don’t keep track of all these things. And … Continue reading IT’S YOUR FAULT!!
I think the words above from Marian Lee, who self-identifies as a Progressive Christian, deserve to stand on their own, so I won’t add too much here. I can still remember the whinging that seemed to be a constant thing … Continue reading Being Held Accountable
It’s time to brush off my picture directory and post something here at RJsCorner. I plan, going forward, to make Saturdays dedicated to that purpose. I don’t know if advertisements on the side of buildings qualify as wall art, but … Continue reading Wall Art
This is part 2 of my wife’s two-and-a-half month ordeal with end-of-life trauma. My wife’s two-week hospital stay was in May, so the pandemic was beginning to ease up. Most businesses in my area had dropped the mask requirement for … Continue reading End Of Life Trauma – Part 2 Pandemic Rules…
