Category: *Having My Say
On Just About Everything
What I Regret…
Like all of you, I have some regrets in the way I have chosen to live my life. That is what this post is all about.
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MeToo…
Since I really don’t know much about viruses I have tried to avoid writing posts about Covid-19 but for this one thing I want to chime in. That is what this post is all about.
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A Dirty Little Secret…
Being a published author is kind of like being a sports superstar. Everyone wants to be one but only a very very small portion of us actually make much money from either profession. That is what this post is about.
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It’s Time To Just Outnumber Them…
I have been on my seemingly endless journey to understand the mind of the MAGA cult and I have come to the conclusion that they are by no means a homogeneous group. I have decided that it is useless to try to win them over with compassion, logic, or any other means. That is what this post is about.
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Storytelling…
Storytelling is something that is as old as man. Before written languages were developed and taught to the masses storytelling was the only way to pass down history. Why I seem to be obsessed with trying out storytelling is a mystery to me. That is what this post is all about.
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The Industrial Revolution
It’s hard to imagine that the above was once cutting-edge technology. Looking back from a hundred years from now, I wonder what people will think the equivalent is today? Continue reading The Industrial Revolution
The Only Thing High About High School Is…
I think it is time to bring our educational institutions into the 21st century. It seems that not a lot has changed in that area since my high school years back in the 1960s, except that none of us had backpacks then, and we spent more time in the classroom. This post is about the first thing that needs to change in this area.
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Capitalism Is NOT The Problem…
I’m going to put on my fiscal conservative hat here and try to convince you that class-war is a losing proposition. That in my mind means Bernie Sanders has it fundamentally wrong. That is what this post is all about.
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Jesus Christ Superstar…
As I remember it many in the religious community at that time in 1970 thought Jesus Christ Superstar was sacrilegious. But it might just be the primary reason I returned to religion. That is what this post is all about.
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The Beauty Of Quebec
Welcome to another Abstract Realism post for this artsy Saturday. I am continuing to hone my skills so this one is still not quite what I want, but it is getting there. Couldn’t go wrong with the subject matter though. Continue reading The Beauty Of Quebec
Then N’ Now – Diversity
This is yet another post in my “Then N’ Now” series. It is about how I saw the world in the 1940s to the 1960s and how I see it now.
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We Need Driverless Cars, NOW…
With all the distracted drivers out there, we need to get them out from behind the wheel. That is what this post is all about.
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Responsibility of the Gatekeepers
There is so much disinformation flying around today that it is becoming a threat to our form of democracy. Why that is and who is responsible for reigning it in? That is what this post is all about.
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A Vast Hunger To Connect…
I really don’t think our current state of being in the U.S. is desirable to any of us living outside the beltway. I believe there is an underlying hunger for all of us to connect with each other. That is what this post is all about.
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For this Sunday’s post on looking back five years I thought I would give you an update on rural Internet service.
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Glass Art
For this Artsy Saturday I give you a piece of glass art I found recently at the Ft. Wayne Indiana Museum of Art. It is a piece from Micheal Estes Taylor. It will soon be included in my new site … Continue reading Glass Art
Consumer Driven Economy Or…?
The US has been a primarily a consumer driven economy for more than a hundred years now and I kinda think Enough is Enough. That is what this post is all about.
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Thanks, Star Tribune for saying it so well. Another noble tradition buried in the stench of this presidency. Continue reading This Quick Snippet Says It All.
America’s Heritage
I have been doing some serious thinking lately. I know it is serious because my brain is getting hot. It is a good thing that I don’t have much hair up there anymore, that lets the heat dissipate better. Anyway, this post is about America’s heritage and how we need to rescue it. This is going to be one of my soapbox/philosophical speeches so hang on.
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For this Sunday’s Look Back let’s look at the MAGA/Evangelical cult. I never would have dreamed that U.S. Christianity would have taken the fatal hit it has when I wrote the above words five years ago. Yeah, we had the Tea Party back then that was identified as a radical right fringe but for the most part they were not identified as a primarily Christian organization. The phrase “Make America Great Again” and “Evangelical” are now combined into MAGA/Evangelical and are irrefutably joined at the hip. I’m sure the roots of today’s cult were from the Tea Party but it … Continue reading Looking Back – U.S. Christianity
Abstract Realism
For this Artsy Saturday I give you the Frank Lloyd Wright house near Springfield Ohio. I have been trying out about a dozen apps to find just what I want. This picture is a combination of two different ones. Looks kinda nice in a Van Gogh type way, but I need more practice yet. I give this about a 50/50 between abstract and realism. Continue reading Abstract Realism
Patient Paperweights
No, I’m not talking about a paperweight hospital or the fact that the sole practical purpose of a paperweight is to sit around keeping things from becoming unsettled. What I am talking about is the patience it takes to make a paperweight as shown above. That is what this artsy post is all about.
Continue reading “Patient Paperweights”Are We At The Beginning Of The End, Or The Beginning Of The Beginning?
Things are rapidly changing in our world and that has far too many of us in a panic. Those that fear change think we are at the beginning of the end in almost anything. But those who embrace change think we just might be at the beginning of the beginning. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Are We At The Beginning Of The End, Or The Beginning Of The Beginning?”Rescuing Democracy
It’s time for me to introduce the final piece of my 2020 trilogy of projects. This one is entitled Rescuing Democracy – at the grass-roots level. That is what this post is intended to be about.
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Since I am house bound through these winter months I have been watching more TV. It seems as though one commercial is from a drug manufacturer convincing you to buy their product and the next is from a lawyer wanting you to sue someone. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “A Class Action Suit…”Looking Back 5 Years – Symmetry
When I found this post from 5 years ago this week, it grabbed my attention even more than it did then. Symmetry just seems to slow my frantic mind down. It gives me peace in these hectic days. So, here it is again… Continue reading Looking Back 5 Years – Symmetry
Abstract Realism?
The title above seems like an oxymoron. How can something be abstract and real at the same time. This post is about solving that contradiction and my fascination with the very idea.
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One thing I seem to be learning lately is the title of this post. I am a septuagenarian so that may seem like a strange lesson to learn at this point in my life. That is what this post is all about.
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If you haven’t seen part one of this series I would encourage you to click here and then come back. This post is about how technology and a shift in purpose will determine the speed of change in the coming decade.
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Let’s continue our journey in the Then N’ Now series with a discussion of cars. Anybody that has seen the “Velocity” channel knows that the cars of my era are now worth many times more than their original purchase price. Would I rather have a 1970s car or one made today? That is the topic for this post.
Continue reading “Then N’ Now – Cars”Why I Dropped The Google Browser
A few days ago during my post about stale cookies I promised you more info about browsers, especially when it comes to privacy. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Why I Dropped The Google Browser”Chapter 3 – TimeLine Chronicles and A Wider View Of History
This post is about how TimeLine Chronicles, which is a new site I am now working on, is going to take a much broader view of history than anything I have covered at RJsCorner.
Continue reading “Chapter 3 – TimeLine Chronicles and A Wider View Of History”FAKE NEWS!!
Ok, I will admit that this post is really not about fake news, but it is about untruths that seem to be so prevalent in the world today. That is what this post is about.
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I am a wordsmith and always on the lookout for new words and new ways to describe my thoughts and feelings. Today that word is
Tenacity
Read moreRJsCorner – My Public Journal
With my recent obsession with being more creative lately I have come to more thoroughly understand where RJsCorner fits into the scheme of my creative life. That is what this post is all about. Sort of…
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This Sunday’s Looking Back is about one of my favorite Christian books and how I viewed its message five years ago.
Continue reading “Favorites Sunday – If God Is Love…”Mac Malware??
It is pretty unusual to see malware on a Mac. But, like the one that told you that you need to update Adobe Flash a few years ago, this one wants to install code that allows things like more commercials to run in your Internet browser. I’m pretty sure this only occurs if you are using Apple’s Safari browser and you are visiting sites like Youtube. This particular malware is pretty unsophisticated so has an extreme low success rate for most users. Long story short, if you come across something like you see below don’t click on the OK button. … Continue reading Mac Malware??
Creating Speech From Brain Signals
Synthesized speech coming directly from brain activities is a somewhat new field of science, but it seems to be advancing at a pace unheard-of in scientific discovery. That is what the post is all about.
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No, its not raining today, but for some reason the words in the title above popped into my mind and just won’t leave until I have thoroughly absorbed them. That is what this post is all about.
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For those of us in the Midwest the deepest part of winter is from mid-January to mid-February. That is when the coldest temperatures occur. That, among other things is what this post is all about.
Read moreMy Life Flashed Before My Eyes…
This post is about the old saying that when you think you are facing imminent death, your life flashes before your eyes! I don’t know if that is true or not, but I would kinda like a longer review of my life than that. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “My Life Flashed Before My Eyes…”Myth – Deaf People Have No Intellectual Capacity
The myth in the title above is surprisingly not that uncommon among our population. I have come across it many times in my life. But this particular myth is not limited to just those who can’t hear. That is what this post is all about.
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This post is about the start of a drumroll to a significant change in my blogging practices. I am constantly trying to exercise all my existing talents in the time I have left, but I am also still trying to learn new things. That is what this post is all about. Well, sort of… 🤪
Continue reading “My Chaotic Brain & Yet Another Blog”Jack-Of-All-Trades
I have proudly stated here that I am a Jack-of-all-trades. I know a little bit about many different topics but that does not mean I can’t know a lot about a few of them. This brings up the idea of finding your passion and how I have changed my view of that. That is what this post is all about.
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