I didn’t have to put this picture through any app to make it abstract as it is already in that mode. This full-size Lego statue was found in a Peoria Illinois museum last year. I have always been fascinated by … Continue reading Tearing Out My Heart For You…
No, I am not saying that in general police brutality is the norm across the country. I am sure that 95% of those on a police force are doing their job of serving and protecting. It is that 5% who … Continue reading Police Brutality – It Just Makes Sense
I have let it be known at my daily journal blog over at RJsCorner that Will Rogers is one of my top heroes in life. If you want to see some of the many posts about him just go there … Continue reading Looking For Humor In The Crappy Stuff
When a person is found guilty of reckless endangerment he can get up to a year in prison. That is the law. I’m sure sometime in the future this law will apply to those who willfully choose not to wear a mask in public places. Given the fact that, if the evidence proves true, pandemics will become much more prevalent in the future, it will likely happen soon.
Continue reading “Reckless Endangerment… And The Virus”
In 1965 I was a high school senior in a very small-town rural school. The building was built about 80 years before and the creaking stairs and just about everything else showed the wear. The basement used to be the gymnasium but that had sometimes since moved next to the International Harvester repair shop downtown. We were the biggest graduating class in the schools’ history, all sixty-nine of us.
Continue reading “In To The Looking Glass – 1965 – 1980”
Anyone care to guess what this is a picture of? I won’t make you wait because it would then be a very short post. 😅 It is the maneuvering vents of the Space Shuttle now in the Washington DC Museum … Continue reading Out Of This World
Because of my Aspie traits I have lived a good portion of my life feeling I am alone in this world. No one else seemed to see the world as I did. So, when in college in the 1960s I came across the words
I am a rock I am an island ... And a rock feels no pain An island doesn't cry.Continue reading “I Am A Rock, I Am An Island, I Am An Altruist”
I have let it be known many times here on RJsCorner that I have significant Aspie traits. I have not been officially diagnosed, nor do I care to be, so I don’t call myself an Aspie. If you want to know more about this condition, at least from my personal perspective click here.
I had an Aspie type meltdown about three weeks ago that scared me. I have had a few more since then so I kinda get the reason for them. If you care to read about my first meltdown click here to see that post.
Continue reading “All About Meltdowns…”
I am very aware that people collect just about everything in the world. Being as how the USA is driven by consumer spending it’s not surprising that we have some of the biggest collections in the world. In case you … Continue reading History of Mustard?
It was fascinating to see an article about what Millennials just aren’t buying as much as previous generations have. From everything I have read it looks like they will take lead away from us Boomers when we were their age. They are all about changing the world and they should be. With global warming becoming a daily issue now and with pandemics likely to happen more frequently they need to take command. It’s their world that we are messing up.
Continue reading “What Millennials Aren’t Buying”
This post is about the three pillars of keeping this pandemic in check. I am giving some the benefit of the doubt by saying there are still too many who don’t understand them and why they are necessary.
Continue reading “I Don’t Want To Be Inconvenienced”
To those who lived there between 1934 and 1963 Alcatraz, otherwise known as “The Rock”, was a brutal place. But now that it sits as a tourist attraction in the San Francisco bay it seems much more tame. And of … Continue reading The Rock
This is a personal perspective of the years between 1950 and 1965. This post is not meant to provide you with a high level view of the world during this period. Instead, it is from the viewpoint of the 4-year-old … Continue reading Into The Looking Glass – 1950-1965
What has become of us? We used to be a nation that the rest of the world looked to for guidance and stability. What has become of us? We have never been led by an openly vicious, intentionally cruel and … Continue reading What Has Become Of US?
In reality, this picture is more real than abstract. One of the things I really loved about Canada’s national capital is the reflection of the old on the new. That is, glass buildings next to the historical structures. It makes … Continue reading Ottawa Reflections
It seems everything in the news now has to do with the pandemic. But, if you get past the spin on Twitter and such there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. That is what this post is all … Continue reading A Glimmer Of Hope
There are many around today to hypocritically claim to be pro-life. But, to them that only meant unborn babies and maybe fellow tribe members. That soapbox is where I am standing for this post.
Continue reading “You Really Never Were…”
I am going to spend Wednesday’s post in the coming weeks on one subject and that is to try to show where we as country have been and where we might be headed. The series will be titled Into The … Continue reading American Anthology… In To The Looking Glass At RJsCorner
I want to give you a slightly abstract picture from my many visits to northern Wisconsin. I don’t really remember exactly where this one was taken as it was in 1998 and there was no GPS at that time. But … Continue reading Serenity
This post continues from yesterday’s post about my recent experiences with shopping in my very small-town grocery versus going 20 miles to a larger metropolitan area. Covid-19 wise the difference is night vs day. I, like most in the world, … Continue reading Small Town vs Metropolitan…Covid-19
Just a quick note to all by regular readers. I imagine you figured out that I have changed the theme here at RJsCorner. I originally used it for my new blog over at My View Of The World, and it … Continue reading I Hope You Like It
I make it no secret here at RJsCorner that I have significant Aspie traits. But, until recently I proclaimed that I don’t have Aspie meltdowns. I think I got that wrong. That is what this post is all about. Let’s … Continue reading Did I Have An Aspie Meltdown?
I ran across a rather startling picture at the Andrew Johnson Historic site in northern Tennessee a few years ago. Before I talk about that, I was thoroughly amazed at how Johnson’s hometown managed to spin the story … Continue reading Slavery
Just a quick BTW (by the way) for this Saturday. I am not a late night TV viewer so I have never seen his show, but I got a kick out of the quote below Continue reading The Darkest Winter…
I had the privilege of touring a Great Lakes Freighter last fall. It is permanently docked at the National Museum of the Great Lakes near Toledo Ohio. I think I saw my first freighter on the Great Lakes in the … Continue reading The Great Lakes Freighters
I call myself a follower of Jesus, but sometimes I just don’t feel like I am a Christian, or at least a recent version of that description. That is what this post is all about.
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I have my camera on a tripod and on permanent assignment looking at the backyard feeders for the last few days. As long as the suet is out these guys are always around. Continue reading The Spring Migration
I don’t think there is anyone on the planet who doesn’t know things have changed in the world recently. But compared to other generations this is a walk in the park. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “So, You Think You Have It Rough??”
With this post I am bringing up a new category here at RJsCorner entitled #AloneTogether. For the most part it will be pictures and short stories from around my homestead that I hope will brighten your day. I am also hoping that some of you will share your #AloneTogether stories with me and my readers. 🥴
Continue reading “#AloneTogether – Spring Feeding Frenzy”
You never hear very much about the War of 1812 but there was a major battle that took place in Indiana. It was just south of Ft. Wayne. The British along with their Indian allies fought an Ohio militia there. … Continue reading Mississinewa 1812
In light of yesterdays post about the world having pity on us, I thought I had better put out an immediate post about how we can show the world that we are doing something about our condition. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “We Are Not A Hopeless Victim…”
I don’t think I have to tell you where the source for this abstract came from. It was taken in 1999 during our last visit there while residing in New Jersey. I made my last visit to the World Trade … Continue reading NYC 1999
I want to tell you about a book I recently read that is about how our past can predict our future in that each cycle of change tends to repeat itself. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “The Fourth Turning”
The U.S. Declaration of Independence proclaims that we all have a right to the pursuit of happiness, whatever that means. But what is the historical pursuit of happiness was and what it is now are two quite different things. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “In The Pursuit Of Happiness…”
I met this old guy in an Acadian Village in Nova Scotia a few years ago. It is one of my favorite pictures of that month long trip. He peaked his head out of his abode to see who was … Continue reading My Acadian Friend…
I love David Brooks’ recent NYT article defining weavers and rippers. It totally describes our current times. That is what this post is all about
Continue reading “Weavers & Rippers…”
For this Abstract Realism post, I chose the Coastal Taco in Cleveland Ohio. The picture was taken just after sunset from our room at the very eclectic Aloft Hotel. As you can see the restaurant was under a very large … Continue reading Coastal Taco – Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson was a big believer in country living. He just didn’t have much of anything good to say about the big city. This post will talk about the idea of eliminating “crowded urban slums” as Jefferson called them.
Continue reading “Let The Cities Die…”
There just seems to be a lot of doubt about the future of major metropolitan cities. That is understandable given that most of the pandemic deaths occur there. Will this result in more of a leveling of the population across America? That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Losing Their Allure”
I have been pondering about what is the best way to spend my stimulus check that is supposedly now in my account. I want to make sure that I use it to provide needed assistance to us as a Nation. … Continue reading I Know What I Am Going To Do With My Stimulus Check
I was recently at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art and came across a fabulous collection of glass. If I remember right it was on loan from the New York Museum of Modern Art. I have always been fascinated by … Continue reading Celebration of Glass
Yes, the future with its constant and rapid change is coming to the farm. It will eventually change everything about how we get our food. That is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “Down On The Farm…”
I will say that given this pandemic and what it is doing to our world, making America great again does have some credence now. How we go about that in the “real” world, not the one of self-denial and pretend-facts, is what this post is all about.
Continue reading “MAGA – The Real Solution…”
One of my favorite vacations was a month-long visit to our northern neighbors. The people throughout Canada just seem so friendly and interesting. The itinerary for the trip was Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec, along the St. Lawrence Seaway, Nova Scotia, and … Continue reading Life Stories – The Sunrise Fisherman
It’s no secret that local and national newspapers are in trouble. Many could be blown over by a light breeze. Some say good riddance as there are now many other options. But, as usual I take a different stand on this issue.
Continue reading “Let Newspaper Chains Die?”
