I ran across an interesting list of things to consider when choosing a retirement community. Â In the past two years that I have lived in my RetCom (retirement community), I have also visited about a dozen RetComs under the guise … Continue reading Picking a Retirement Community – Part 1
I don’t know how many of my readers remember what “Y2K” was all about. It started 24 years ago in 1999. The story was that the world would end on January 1, 2000, because all computers would get scrambled and … Continue reading OMG … Y2K!!!
I don’t imagine that there are many from the generations after Baby Boomers who frequent RJsCorner, but that doesn’t stop me from giving those who might come around a little help for your years ahead. In fact, I hope to … Continue reading Useless Advice From One Boomer to AfterBoomers…
In February, I started a new “special project” here are RJsCorner called “Ambitions Turned Inward”. It was about trying to decide how I want to prioritize what I do for the remaining years of my life. I have been contemplating … Continue reading Contemplations…
I remember some years ago, while visiting Mark Twain’s birthplace, I came across this quote: I am old; I recognize it but I don’t realize it. I wonder if a person ever really ceases to feel young – I mean, … Continue reading A Hard Reality… Hit Head On
This is a continuation about Jefferson and religion. As stated before, there are many, especially in evangelical circles, that say that Jefferson meant for our country to be founded on Christian principles. My posts on the blog are to show … Continue reading Jefferson’s Views of The Clergy Of His Times
This is a dramatized picture of one of the most beautiful towns I have found in my “InSearchOfAmerica” project. It was taken in 2009. The town’s name is Ouray, Colorado We spent a good part of the day there just … Continue reading Ouray
This will be one of those posts that jerks at my soul. I remember hearing the title phrase pretty frequently when I was growing up. It usually meant that the speaker was surprised at what I had done and usually … Continue reading What In The Name Of God Did You Do?????
Just remembering my 2022 stay at the La Posada hotel in downtown Santa Fe. It was a very pleasant and relaxing resting point at the midway through that 6,600 trip. This was my third trip to that beautiful city. Whirligigs … Continue reading La Posada of Santa Fe
If the marketers don’t do it beforehand, we might just sanitize ourselves out of existence. I know this is going to take some explainin to do, so I will get to it. It seems that more and more of kids … Continue reading We Might Just Sanitize Ourselves Out Of Existence.
One of the most interesting places I visited during my 2022 trip to New England, was to Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Woonsocket is a small town of about 40,000 which has a rich history of being a textile town. There are … Continue reading Woonsocket
I am going to put aside all my personal challenges in life for this post. What I am going to talk about is something that will likely happen to almost all of us after we “retire”. The last four years … Continue reading Just Leave The Bucket At The Door…
One of the most unique museums I have ever been to was The National Museum of Psychology at the University of Akron. It is agonizingly amassing how far we have come in the last 100 years of treating people with … Continue reading The National Museum of Psychology
Years ago, I was the treasurer of a small startup Lutheran church. Before that, I just imagined that most of the money that was put in the collection plate went towards doing the things that Jesus wanted us to do. … Continue reading A New Approach To Church?
All of us live our lives with great expectations. We dream of a life that is full of love, exciting challenges, and usually luxury. But, what happens when our expectations are blunted by reality? What do we do then? In … Continue reading When Expectations Don’t Meet Reality… And They Rarely Do
53 years ago today, I started my corporate work life. I was a naive, freshly minted engineer who wasn’t sure I had anything to contribute. But the pay was good. I had no idea how I would spend all that … Continue reading 53 Years Ago Today…
Until two years ago, I just didn’t think I was capable of feeling things the way “normal” people do. I was sure I would always lead a Spock-like existence. Since I grew up in a single parent family with a … Continue reading I Have All These Pent Up Feelings, With Nowhere For Them To Go
I need a quick lesson in life to drive away the current anxieties of life. I think this one will do the job. If there is any one on earth who has agape love, it is most dogs toward their … Continue reading Dogs Make Me Happy
How’s that for a question for the ages. I would love to hear your answer to it, especially before you read mine. I usually reserve these types of questions for Sunday, of course, that is because of my Catholic school … Continue reading Without Us, Would God Be God?
It seems that I am never satisfied with what I have. While I was trying out yet another new photo management app recently, I came across the picture above. It was taken at the State Capital Building during my Connecticut … Continue reading There’s Still Some Artsy In Me
I’ve been taking myself too seriously lately, and that results in periods of depression. So, it’s time to lighten up a little and treat life as the joke it is. 😎 Last week I toured the State of Iowa in … Continue reading Some Of Us Never Get Old
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