Here I am in Clovis New Mexico on a Sunday morning. Getting ready to check out of my motel in a couple of hours. The sun came up about 5:45 this morning, so of course I, as always, got up … Continue reading On The Road #6 – Day 11 – MyFavoriteTexas Town
Here I am at the end of Day 1 in Texas spending another night in a hotel room. It managed to get up to 99 degrees today. I wonder what the temperatures will be in mid-July? It was like being … Continue reading On The Road #5 – Day 10 – Texas In Two Days.
Here it is 6am and I am sitting in a hotel room in Houston Texas watching a thousand cars go by every minute. Welcome to the big city, I guess. I spent the last three days traveling along the Gulf … Continue reading On The Road #4- Day 9 -The Gulf Coast
I have been taking this month-long vacation much too seriously. It’s as if I expect it to solve all my life’s problems. With these kinds of expectations, how can it be anything but a disappointment? I know that I overthink … Continue reading On-The-Road #3 – Day 7 – Just Have Fun…
What can I say about “The Villages”? It is the world’s largest retirement community. Here is a little about what they say about themselves: The Villages® community in Florida is one of the largest age-restricted active adult communities in the state. … Continue reading On-The-Road #2 – Day 3. About “The Villages”
Here it is 6:00am on day 4, and I am sitting in my first hotel room after boondocking at Walmart locations for the first two nights. Those two days were primarily travel days and nothing much to report except about … Continue reading On-The-Road #1 -2 Getting To Florida
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” — Anaïs Nin The quote above struck me as some daily insight gained when I read it. I am not familiar with Anais Nin other than … Continue reading We Don’t See Things As They Are…
As of yesterday, I broke my streak here at RJsCorner. Until then, I had posted 293 consecutive days! I don’t know whether that is some kind or record, but it is for me. Those 293 days started soon after my … Continue reading The Streak Is Broken…
I have always wondered what would have happened if I had gone deaf without any support. I am beginning to discover that now. I went deaf two years after I was married in 1986. My now departed somewhat new bride … Continue reading For The First Time…
There is something about glass that is entrancing to me. Especially when the color combinations are just perfect. Continue reading Something About Glass…
It was a year ago today that started the beginning of the end for my wife. She had just suffered her 4th and most severe heart attack that would in 78 days result in her death. Those 78 days were … Continue reading RetComLife #36 – A Different Mindset…
I haven’t written a technical post here on RJsCorner for some time now. It seems my recent thoughts tend to be more emotional and personal. But, I am still an IT (Information Technology) guy who loved mechanical stuff. As I … Continue reading Mechanical Trees…
Life is pretty tough. You’re lucky if you live through it. Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie is a hero of mine. He directed his life toward the common man. He seldom parsed his words when he had something to say. In … Continue reading Life Is Tough…
It is a right of passing that all the older generation complain about the habits of younger ones. When I was a kid, after TV was invented, older people complained that TVs were going to rot their kids brains. Then … Continue reading Slave To Electronics
I have decided to use the upcoming lifetime roadtrip to move out of my comfort zone and look for alternative areas of the country for my retirement community life. Except for four years in New Jersey, and a few months … Continue reading RetComLife#35 – Outside My Comfort Zone
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