Let’s do another visit to Disney World for this “Picture Saturday”. This one is from the musical extravaganza “Lion King”. This was maybe my favorite picture from that 2016 visit. Even though I couldn’t hear the music, I could feel … Continue reading Lion King…
My retirement community is struggling to keep the dining services up to their usual standards. Wait staff is nearly impossible to find during this pandemic, so the salaried staff are having to provide that service in addition to their usual … Continue reading RetComLife #16 – Cloud Kitchens & CafĂ© Dining
I think I am finally at the point in my life that I am ready to put the concept of “Simplify” more fully into my daily life. All these years of collecting things with that word in them is finally … Continue reading Simplicity/Happiness Link…
I have learned over my life that to survive as a deaf person on the Spectrum, I need to control my emotions. That doesn’t mean to stifle them, but to instead understand where they are coming from and to try … Continue reading About Emotions #7 – Confusion Among the Experts… And A Path Forward
I had my annual physical a few weeks ago and my doctor proclaimed that I was in good shape, at least for someone my age. After I left, she texted me that she forgot to mention that she scheduled me … Continue reading Why More Tests??
If you are a regular here at RJsCorner, you know that I have said that I had more meltdowns during the last week of my wife’s life than I thought I could endure. They came so frequently that I began … Continue reading One Last Look At My Aspie Meltdowns…
People mention regularly here at RJsCorner how they are awed by me baring my soul so much here. Not very many people care to do that any more than they care to wash their dirty laundry in public. Why do … Continue reading Baring My Soul…
Just goofing around today, thinking about our 2016 visit to Disney World. Continue reading Just Goofing Around…
The quality of any team doesn’t just happen. It is accomplished by the quality of the leadership. I know that from personal experience in the corporate world. You treat your team with respect, and they will gladly go the extra … Continue reading RetComLife #15 – It Doesn’t Just Happen
I thought for today’s post I would dip my toes into a little politics. They say that forming a third party in America is downright impossible, or is it? That is what this post is all about. Let’s take a … Continue reading About Third Parties…
No, I am not talking about adding a few more years to my life, although that would be welcomed, at least if they were healthy years. What I am talking about is my special series entitled “About Emotions”. I told … Continue reading About Emotions #6 -I Need More Time…
It’s been a while since I pulled out “My 10 Pillars” here on RJsCorner. I developed this list about four years ago to remind me what is important in my life. Maybe actually living by these pillars, instead of just … Continue reading Being Happy?
I have made it no secret here on RJsCorner that I struggled through life trying to figure out what was wrong with me. My very narcissistic mother who abandoned me when I was nine years old did nothing but amplify … Continue reading Finding Yourself In Your Differences
Passions in my life seem to come and go, but a few stick around almost forever. Twenty years ago, I was passionate about learning more about the origins and history of Christianity. That passion subsided about ten years later, with … Continue reading My Passions Come And Go…
It takes a certain type of person to appreciate goats. Let’s face it, for some of us, all they do is eat, poop, and are generally nasty. But some others just love them despite, or maybe because of these characteristics. … Continue reading Goats & Aspies…
I thought I would give you this epilogue to expand the story on the final week of the trauma of my wife’s death. I know this story is mostly unique to me, and maybe I am penning it more for … Continue reading End Of Life Trauma #10 – Freeing & Strangling, At The Same Time
I seem to be quickly disengaging myself from the part of the world that disturbs me the most. Of course, the primary one is politics. I used to look at politics with a helicopter view, now it is more like … Continue reading Becoming Disentangled From The World
I know I promised you some posts on the science of emotions, but I had no idea just how difficult that would turn out to be. The problem is that is there is virtually no agreement on even what are … Continue reading About Emotions #5 – Emotions Are Kinda Like The Christian Church…
I just don’t understand our current times. I remember getting a couple of substantial checks from the government in the last year or so, to help me in case I was one of the 10% who lost my job to … Continue reading Help Wanted???
I expect this post is going to surprise you. I know you have probably already finish the phrase in the title with a myriad of responses. But for me, it is I am the loneliest when I am in a … Continue reading I Am The Loneliest…
Before I get into the meat of this post, I have to give you a story about how I got here. I know people have to earn a living, and one of the major ways that writers do that is … Continue reading I Don’t Do Advertisements, But…
I am quickly approaching 5,000 posts here on RJsCorner. I know some of you browse my past writings, but at best that is a hit/miss type thing. So, I am starting up a new category which will be shown at … Continue reading Personal Favorites?
If you live in a retirement community, especially if it is also a Lifecare community, you have got to get used to the frequent presence of ambulances. Especially, if you are like me, and happen to face the delivery/pick-up entrance … Continue reading RetComLife #14 – You Have Got To Get Used To The Dying…
Now that I have moved totally into streaming, I am watching all the old TV comedies that I loved. It just seems like they were better in the good old days. OMG, I am becoming one of those old farts … Continue reading A Nation Of Huggers…
I am finally convinced that I am now in the full stage of the grieving process due to my wife’s death in July. It took me a while to get here. I was beginning to wonder if I was actually … Continue reading About Emotions #4 – The Grieving Process… Finally
I have always been a dreamer. I still sit out on starry nights thinking about my future. I have done that for the last seventy years. But, there is another side to dreaming, and that is to dream what my … Continue reading Always Greener…
I have done a lot of reading about Asperger’s Syndrome and convinced that I have had many of those typical traits throughout my life, but only in the last decade found that they had a name. Now, the experts have … Continue reading I’m Still On The Fence With This Autism Thing…
I have been blogging for almost fifteen years now, thirteen of them here at RJsCorner. I will soon exceed 5,000 posts here, and for the last five years or so, the posts are, as my header says, is a daily … Continue reading About Journaling… One More Time
Let’s mellow out for this Saturday post. One of my many obsessions in life is to photograph containers. I have hundreds of pictures such as these I took recently in Dayton, Ohio. I just love the artistry that went into … Continue reading Containers
By almost all counts, I have been happy living in my retirement community home for the last three months. It has the things that make my life easier. The staff here is extraordinary. I love my cozy apartment, it fits … Continue reading RetComLife # 13 – It’s Not About Where
Overthinking is kind of like Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities. It is the best of things, it is the worst of things. But what is the difference between thinking about something and overthinking? I pride myself on the words that … Continue reading Overthinking…
The title to this post is a biblical proverb that means that people should take care of their own defects and not just correct the faults of others. I do agree with that, but I also see it as working … Continue reading About Emotions #3 – Heal Thy Self
I am a fan of “Anne of Green Gables” in almost all of its forms. It is the story of a spunky orphan who grew up on Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada. That type of story is kind of … Continue reading Finding My “Kindred Spirit”…
The idea for this post came from Anna over at Medium.com which is one of my favorite sites. The article was entitled: Stop using Aspergerâs as an excuse to be a jerk When I read this article, the first person … Continue reading Stop Being a Jerk!!
Just got back from a four-day road trip to Cleveland/Dayton/Cincinnati areas. One of the most memorable places was the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. Here are a few pictures to entice you to visit. All that neon in one place … Continue reading All That Neon…
I am starting to lose interest in what was once my major hobby. I kind of pride myself in taking well composed photographs of many of the historic sites I have visited. Sometimes I have taken ten minutes to figure … Continue reading Fake Photos & Edward G Robinson…
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