Now that the end of my driving days are creeping up on me, I am taking some time to consider what I want my day-to-day life to be like going forward. My retirement community apartment will likely be the last home I live in. Until now, I have always thought I could leave whenever I wanted. I don’t know how much time I have left … Continue reading Day In And Day Out – LOMO Life
“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful” Continue reading Quotes — Religion Is Regarded By…
I have seen a lot of these yellow fields in my travels across America, but this is probably the biggest one I have come across. I can only imagine that it is a mustard seed field. I really wanted to take one more tour through our neighbors to the north, but it just wasn’t to be so. But, I have hundreds of photos of past … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #145 – Canadian Countryside…
One thing that is very mandatory at all reenactments is campfires with the always present big pot of coffee. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #154 — Always Camp Fires.
One of the things in life that I have constantly struggled with, especially in the 25 years since I left the corporate world, is purpose. Like most of us, I imagine, I need to think I am contributing to making a better world. I realize I am just a speck of dust in the universe, but even a speck of dust must have a purpose, … Continue reading I Am Determined…
I often kid about it, but it seems that I have to do something at least three times before it is good enough. With that in mind, I want to show you the current status of my artsy projects. The above is my Mosaic of Life wall that was invented last year. This is the third time I have re-fabricated it. I think I finally … Continue reading Mosaic Of Life – Good Is Never Good Enough
Abstract art is kinda like a picture puzzle that has yet to be assembled.
The pieces are all there, and it is up to me to determine what the puzzle looks like. Being that I am getting more forgetful in my old age, I don’t know if I have told you that I have become a picture puzzle fanatic. Yeah, this is another side story. 🥴 Continue reading Abstract Art Is Kinda Like…
“We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world.” — Mother Teresa — Mother Teresa was certainly a contradiction in her time. She often said she was not totally sure that God even existed! She spent her life giving to others, so she definitely practiced the words of Jesus more than perhaps any other person on this earth. That kind … Continue reading Quotes – A Sign Of Contradiction
This is difficult for me to do. I too often fail to see the forest for the trees, and I sometimes don’t know up from down. Part of this is likely due to my Aspie traits, where I get absurdly focused on the task that I am presently doing, and everything else just disappears. This total focus is both an asset and a liability. It … Continue reading Balance… Keeping Things In Perspective
The Bible is a human product: it tells us how our religious ancestors saw things, not how God sees them Marcus J. Borg I’m pretty sure there are hundreds, maybe even thousands, of different versions of the Bible today. So, which one did she write? This dilemma is similar to that of the Christian church itself; there are now 25,000+ versions of that institution. Which … Continue reading Quotes – A Human Product…
In my travels through hundreds of museums, I have discovered that I have an affinity for shadows. I just love how this one bird sculpture becomes several just through lighting. Continue reading CLA10 – Bird(s) Aflight
I visited the Salvador Dali museum in St. Petersburg in 2022. It was the last time I saw my brother. I was just starting my 4,000-mile final visit to the south and southwest U.S. One of my goals for the trip was to try to understand abstract art. Dali was one of the founding fathers of that genre. I appreciated the atmosphere but was most … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #152 – Dali Museum
I’m pretty much restricted to my RetCom (retirement community) now, but if there were one place I would like to revisit, it would be Ellis Island. Except for my great-grandmother, I expect most of my ancestors came through that facility. It was “the gateway to opportunity” for so many. I was only there once, when we were tour guides for visiting relatives. I could have … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #155 – One Place…
Maybe you noticed that RJsCorner’s layout is different than it has been. This layout is simply more conducive to my current direction for RJC. I am moving to a much more image oriented site with my “Mosaic of Life”, “MyArtsySide”. I hope you like the change? On a side note, I will be on hiatus for the next week or so working hard to enhance … Continue reading Somethings Different?
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