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Being Unseen…RetCom Life

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 RJ Walters

RetComs are strange places that many of us are forced into due to circumstances pretty much beyond our control. Some, like me, are “elder orphans”. We basically have no one to depend on when difficult times arise.  Continue reading Being Unseen…RetCom Life

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My Pet Peeve About Retirement Community Images

August 14, 2026August 28, 2026 RJ Walters

Before I get too involved with this new topic at RJsCorner, I have put out there what annoys me the most about all the advertisements related to RetComs. Every time I see a picture from a RetCom it always has EVERY resident smiling Continue reading My Pet Peeve About Retirement Community Images

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The Pros & Cons List

July 28, 2026August 28, 2026 RJ Walters

An important part of this new RetCom cornerstone here at RJsCorner is to give  those of you who are not currently RetCom residents some suggestions about how to evaluate the facilities you might visit in the future. Critical to that is “The Pros & Cons List” Continue reading The Pros & Cons List

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What Made Me Choose a RetCom?

July 17, 2026August 28, 2026 RJ Walters

What made me choose a RetCom over just staying at the homestead? That is what this post is all about. Continue reading What Made Me Choose a RetCom?

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I Don’t Belong Here …

July 3, 2026August 28, 2026 RJ Walters

Whenever I look in the mirror or get up out of a chair, I don’t see the white hair or hear the groans, instead I see my virtual 42 year old self. Continue reading I Don’t Belong Here …

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My Last Prologue, I Promise…

July 2, 2026July 31, 2026 RJ Walters

I was originally going to use RetCom Life (on the margins) to give you a month by month stories about my five years of living in a retirement community. But, the more I thought about it the more I wanted to just do it freestyle. Continue reading My Last Prologue, I Promise…

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RetComLife : What’s It All About.

June 26, 2026July 10, 2026 RJ Walters

The primary focus of RetComLife will about the struggles, joys, and everything in between I have experienced in finding and living in a retirement community for the last 5 years. Continue reading RetComLife : What’s It All About.

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A Tale Of Two Realities -Part 3 … The Joys

June 24, 2026June 28, 2026 RJ Walters

This is the third and final post of getting ready for a new project here at RJsCorner entitled “RetCom Life on the Margins” This post is a continuation of yesterday’s which was about my struggles in life. This one is about the Joys. Continue reading A Tale Of Two Realities -Part 3 … The Joys

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A Tale Of Two Realities – Part 2 …Life’s Struggles

June 23, 2026July 6, 2026 RJ Walters

Given where I am now headed with RJsCorner, I think it’s necessary to try to summarize the myriad of struggles I have had in my life into one post. This is in light of Monday’s posts about a special project coming next week. Continue reading A Tale Of Two Realities – Part 2 …Life’s Struggles

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A Tale Of Two Realities – Part 1

June 22, 2026June 25, 2026 RJ Walters

Just about everyone recognizes the words above. They might not have read the book, but these words they know. I titled this post “A Tale Of Two Realities” as Dickens’s words above remind me that I have two distinct parts of my personal life. Continue reading A Tale Of Two Realities – Part 1

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