While on my 3+ weeks on the road, I actually lost almost 4 lbs. That kinda surprised me but in looking back I realized the source of the loss was the absence of local eateries in many of the areas … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #2 – Stages of the Pandemic & The Death Knell of Local Eateries
Earlier this year I got a small calendar from a small Amish store that I frequent a few times a year. I just love their pickled asparagus and other things. I usually say no when these things are offered, but … Continue reading Life Is A Great Balancing Act…
My 6,000 mile roadtrip through the South and Southwest had many goals and unattainable expectations. But, I have learned from experience that having unattainable expectations is far superior to having none at all. I have many planned epilogue posts coming … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 1 – The Weather And Landscape.
I got back yesterday from my 6,000-mile trek across the southern half of the U.S. It was an enjoyable and informative 3+ weeks. As reported in my last post, the final milestone for this trip was to visit a long … Continue reading On-The-Road Post #11 – I’m Back…
I really did intend on blogging every day during this trip, but just couldn’t manage it with all the other things to take up time each day. If it is any consolation I will be doing more in depth posts … Continue reading On-The-Road Post #10 – Days 16-18 -Cacti, And Sealing A Friendship.
I have spent the last three days in Arizona. In many ways, it is beautiful, or at least very different here than home. One thing I can say it that it is very HOT an DRY. I didn’t expect that … Continue reading On The Road #9 – Days 13-15, Arizona
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
Here I am on the final day of my three-day layover in Santa Fe and I can say it has rejuvenated me for the rest of the trip. I spent the first night in a RV park just outside the … Continue reading On The Road #7 – Days 11 -14. It Worked!!
Here I am in Clovis New Mexico on a Sunday morning. Getting ready to check out of my motel in a couple of hours. The sun came up about 5:45 this morning, so of course I, as always, got up … Continue reading On The Road #6 – Day 11 – MyFavoriteTexas Town
Here I am at the end of Day 1 in Texas spending another night in a hotel room. It managed to get up to 99 degrees today. I wonder what the temperatures will be in mid-July? It was like being … Continue reading On The Road #5 – Day 10 – Texas In Two Days.
Here it is 6am and I am sitting in a hotel room in Houston Texas watching a thousand cars go by every minute. Welcome to the big city, I guess. I spent the last three days traveling along the Gulf … Continue reading On The Road #4- Day 9 -The Gulf Coast
I have been taking this month-long vacation much too seriously. It’s as if I expect it to solve all my life’s problems. With these kinds of expectations, how can it be anything but a disappointment? I know that I overthink … Continue reading On-The-Road #3 – Day 7 – Just Have Fun…
What can I say about “The Villages”? It is the world’s largest retirement community. Here is a little about what they say about themselves: The Villages® community in Florida is one of the largest age-restricted active adult communities in the state. … Continue reading On-The-Road #2 – Day 3. About “The Villages”
Here it is 6:00am on day 4, and I am sitting in my first hotel room after boondocking at Walmart locations for the first two nights. Those two days were primarily travel days and nothing much to report except about … Continue reading On-The-Road #1 -2 Getting To Florida
“We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.” — Anaïs Nin The quote above struck me as some daily insight gained when I read it. I am not familiar with Anais Nin other than … Continue reading We Don’t See Things As They Are…
As of yesterday, I broke my streak here at RJsCorner. Until then, I had posted 293 consecutive days! I don’t know whether that is some kind or record, but it is for me. Those 293 days started soon after my … Continue reading The Streak Is Broken…
I have spent almost an entire lifetime trying to figure out why I am so different from many others. It wasn’t until a handful of years ago that I discovered Asperger’s Syndrome, and many of those questions were answered. Being … Continue reading What If Neurodiversity Was The “Normal”?
I have always wondered what would have happened if I had gone deaf without any support. I am beginning to discover that now. I went deaf two years after I was married in 1986. My now departed somewhat new bride … Continue reading For The First Time…
I have been on the fence about folding Asperger’s into the Autism Spectrum as I see only disadvantages to us Aspies by doing that. Especially since, to the public, Autism is seen as a young person crouching in the corner twitching and babbling. Many Aspies are in fact are in the upper echelons of IQ and can do many things better than most others (called NT for neurotypicals). Maybe some day Autism will finally be understood as a spectrum as wide as humanity itself, eliminating the Aspie label would not have the negative consequences it does now. But, I don’t … Continue reading I’m Willing To Admit The Link Between Autism &Asperger’s, But…
There is something about glass that is entrancing to me. Especially when the color combinations are just perfect. Continue reading Something About Glass…
It was a year ago today that started the beginning of the end for my wife. She had just suffered her 4th and most severe heart attack that would in 78 days result in her death. Those 78 days were … Continue reading RetComLife #36 – A Different Mindset…
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