When we talk about margins, it is most often about that space on a book page that doesn’t contain any text. I want to tell you a story about how that definition might literally describe margin people like me and possibly you. Of course, that demands a personal story. Continue reading Life On The Margins – Literally
Yes, you can tell the current version of artificial intelligence to write a paper for you on just about any subject, and it will provide something for you. But it will most often look like it was written by a … Continue reading AI Makes The Dumb, Dumber…
I’m going to be putting more priority on Life on the Margins (LOM) going forward here on RJsCorner. For this post, I want to explain what this category of posts is intended to be about, and then to tell you … Continue reading Putting More Priority On “Life On The Margins”
One of my favorite “laid-back” hobbies is my collection of quotes I have saved over the years. I have literally thousands of them. I haven’t used them as much as I wanted, and I was recently thinking of just dropping … Continue reading About Those Quotes.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Even when I didn’t want to admit it, I recognized that I was different from everyone around … Continue reading Life On The Margins – To Be Yourself
Contrary to what the picture above says, I don’t really think Wallace, Idaho is the center of the universe, although I will admit that it is a pretty town. This picture was taken in 2009 during our month-long vacation throughout … Continue reading Happy 4th
I just finished a book entitled “Embracing Retirement” by Gary Tretwell. It gave me some new insight into how to live my final years on this earth. I need something that exercises my brain just as much as you do … Continue reading I Need A Brain Duster
Welcome to a new category of art on MyArtsySide. It is called Outsider Art. The term was invented by french artist Jean Dubuffet in 1948. Here is a little about how he describes it. Continue reading A New Category of Artsy At RJsCorner.
Singlehood is a new term for me, but I have lived much of my life in that mode. I have coined a phrase “LOMO – Life On My Own” to describe it. In my prime days, it was called being a bachelor. Continue reading About Singlehood….
My 2025 goal for RJsMosaic of Life is to fill in important holes in my life experience. To that end, here is one of those times. But, it absolutely needs a life story to explain it. One of the things … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #155 – Snowbound
“Religion is what keeps the poor man from murdering the rich“ — Napoleon I — Continue reading Quotes – Religion is what…
I am now pretty deep into becoming artsy, but until recently, I have not bothered to try to learn the things that could make me a true artist. Yeah, I have read a few books on various art subjects, but I have up until recently been “flying by the seat of my pants”. It’s time to really focus in on what artsy really means. Continue reading Lost In My Work
“Every child is an artist; the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” Continue reading Every Child Is An Artist..
I have been working hard at letting go of things that negatively affect my mood. Of course, politics is a prime example, but it goes beyond that. I want to forget all of those things and just live the life I have left in a “Life of Riley” mode. Continue reading The Life Of Riley
“Every artist was first an amateur.”
– – Ralph Waldo Emerson — Continue reading Quotes – Every Artist…
There is nothing quite so artsy as the cars of the 1930s, especially those found in the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana. Continue reading Clothesline Art – Another Auburn Closeup
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 … 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 … 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.
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