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The New GOP…

RJ Walters

For those of you who haven’t visited here much I will state up front that while I am very much a social progressive but I am also a fiscal conservative. I too think as indicated in this editorial cartoon by Jack Ohman “where did the Republican party go?” They once were the party of small government and keeping expenses under control.  During those days I voted Republican about as often as I voted Democrat. But those days now seem to be a distant memory. The new GOP seems to be made up of screamers who want infinite military budgets so that can go … Continue reading The New GOP…

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About “In Search Of America”

RJ Walters

Road Trips, History, Photography, Blogging Some of my major passions revolves around road trips, American History, photography, and blogging. They have all come together to form the heart of the InSearchOfAmerica category of this blog. Do you want to visit places you have never been? Do you want some ideas on where to visit for your next vacation? Do you want to learn about our country by visiting our past? This blog will do those things for you. Over the past 25 years  I have taken many road trips with history in mind. I have actually traveled to all fifty States with my … Continue reading About “In Search Of America”

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What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America’s sick gun culture.

RJ Walters

If we want to see police killings drop, no matter the victim, if we want to see an end to mass shootings (and Australia has proven that it’s possible to actually end them), we have no choice but to dismantle not only the laws but also the norms that make the protection of gun ownership a greater priority than the protection of human lives. A society that continues to flatly refuse to do so will continue to mourn tens of thousands of preventable deaths, every year. We will continue to carry the weight of tens of thousands of shattered families. … Continue reading What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America’s sick gun culture.

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How About…

RJ Walters

 Spouting Off… Being Loud But Not Being Obnoxious One of the things I missed the most about my hiatus from RJ’s Corner is spouting off. It does the heart good to question everything and sometimes put forth a thought or two.  I plan on doing that rather frequently in the future here  on the new/improved blog so get used to it! :) I hear all the latest rumbling (as in ready to explode in a bout of diarrhea) about how the peace accord worked out with Iran is so worthless.  Some seem to think that our only solution to conflicts … Continue reading How About…

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Nice Truck But….

RJ Walters

I found this old truck in the WalMart parking lot a while ago. It really gave me a moment of joy. But… When I looked in the back of the bed I found a hand-scrolled racist sign about our president it ruined the moment and cheapened the item it was attached to. I won’t show or repeat the sign here but I have found variations of it several different venues.  I tried to erase that sign and just enjoy the truck but it was difficult.  I recognize that I am in a very red State and there are a lot of older generation … Continue reading Nice Truck But….

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Rising Again…

RJ Walters

This blog has been in a three month hiatus due to me just getting tired of the political dialog. I have made some basic changes to prevent that from happening again.  One thing is that while I will continue to allow comments, at least for now, I will not reply to many of them.  I know this is not good blog etiquette but that is the way it has to be for me to continue here and keep my sanity. This is my longest running blog and has over 2,000 posts so it has become an important part of who I … Continue reading Rising Again…

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The Bi-weekly Haircut…..

RJ Walters

I just got a haircut recently and a memory came back to me from my childhood. In order to get it back where it belongs on the far fringes of my memory I have to post it here. I don’t have nearly as much hair as I did back then and I get it cut much less frequently now. But it was a tradition for several of my very early years that I always got my “Hollywood Burr” hair cut every two weeks. In fact it was a neighborhood tradition. Let me explain… The man living just behind us named … Continue reading The Bi-weekly Haircut…..

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My Clan… Or Not…

RJ Walters

My family on the Walters side just weren’t very social critters. I only recall one quasi-family reunion in my life and that was for an aunt’s funeral. My dad had four brothers and sisters who in total had  four children so there is not much of a clan to start with. Dad was the baby in the family, the others were considerably older than him so most of my aunts and uncles died before I reached thirty. The family of my mother’s side were for the most part non-existent. I think during my very early years we lived in a … Continue reading My Clan… Or Not…