Misc things that sprout in my mind
(click to open a larger view) Just a picture and a short story for today. I have had many veggie gardens in my life. I can remember the first one when I was a six-year-old. It was 1952, and we … Continue reading Veggies Are Good For You
I’m busy doing other things, so today I am just going to give you of my “Doodling Wall”. More on that later. Continue reading A Doodle Or Two…
Go to any cemetery around and you will find letters RIP abundantly. Of course we know that they stand for “Rest In Peace”. But, with my “Question Everything” mantra, I don’t see the point? When we are dead and in … Continue reading Rest In Peace??
Dear AfterBoomers: Let’s start out today’s lesson in life about all the time you spend on social media in order to show others just how happy you are and how much fun you are having. It seems to me that … Continue reading What Others Think About You
I came across some statistics lately about the dining industry that I believe explain some about the problems of my RetCom’s (retirement community) dining problems of not being able to build a reliable waitstaff. There were many of them in … Continue reading RetComLife – Info About Waitstaffs
This is a continuation of yesterday’s post about trying to start up a new activity here in my RetCom (retirement community) that is focused toward us guys. Yesterday I talked about two possibilities: woodworking and model building. Today’s post is … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men: Part 3 – Finally, The Project
I have been in my RetCom home for 14 months now, and am slowly making some friends here. Being deaf and having Aspie traits has made that process difficult as it has for most everything in my last 35 years. … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men: Part 2 -Let’s Build Stuff”
Before I get into the basic idea for this 3-day series about Retirement Community Life, I need to give you a little basic background. “Just the facts” as Joe Friday used to say on the TV show Dragnet. Most RetComs … Continue reading RetComLife – The Thing About Men Part 1: Just The Facts…
During my two major trips, and even in between, I have visited about a dozen different retirement communities across the country. This review will be the last one in that category. Two weeks ago, I finally managed to visit an … Continue reading RetComLife – Retirement Community Review… One Final Time
This might seem like a strange title for a post in my retirement community life category, but I kinda think that as a result of 2+ years of COVID, it likely describes the current sit-down dining option in many retirement … Continue reading RetComLife – Feedlot Dining
Ok, I have been in my RetCom** over a year now, but I had yet to join any regularly scheduled activity. I did try to start up a support group that would help hearing challenged folks here have a better … Continue reading RetCom: Fitting In – Grumpy Old Men
I now have over 40 posts in the category of RetComLife (retirement community life), so I have decided to now forego the numbers in the title line. My RetComLife posts up until now, have been about the “dos and don’ts” … Continue reading RetComLife – Stories About Fitting In (aka becoming one of the gang)
The Story – Calming The Savage Beast My late wife was a picture puzzle addict from the get go. Over our 35-year marriage, there was almost no time that there wasn’t picture puzzle pieces strewn across her “puzzle table”. Yes, … Continue reading EPS #2 – Every Picture Has a Story… A Picture In Pieces
Let’s start off this post with a broad definition of philosophy. At its core philosophy literally means “The Love of Wisdom”. In its broadest sense it is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, … Continue reading Philosophy Of Life #3 – Just What Is Philosophy?
I don’t do this very often, but I am going to give full endorsement to the hotel I spent two days on my layover in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is the second time I have spent multi-day visits to … Continue reading On The Road #8 – Day 15 – La Posada
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 