My wife was just not a person of action. She would rather just enjoy each day as they came along. Her card and board games, picture puzzles, naps, and TV shows were her daily activities throughout our married life. She … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – GDL & New Jersey
It was a year ago this Thursday that my wife drew her last breath. Of course, I am having some serious emotions about that. I decided that to commemorate her life, I will write some heartfelt posts about her this … Continue reading Remembering The Love Of My Life – Her Early Years
Going forward, I am going to dedicate the weekends here at RJsCorner to showcase my artistic talents, especially in sketching. In my youth I was kinda proud of the sketchings that I made. For some reason, I never tried to … Continue reading Introducing Artsy Fartsy Saturdays
They say that those of us with Aspie traits don’t live in the real world. There is some truth to that, at least as far as I am concerned. My view of the world is probably somewhat different from yours. … Continue reading What’s So Great About The Real World?
I recently heard the phrase Music can lift you up when you are feeling lousy That brought back a flood of memories of the times when I was feeling lousy and my 33rpm records eased the pain. The last time … Continue reading Music Can Lift You Up…😪
I spend a lot of time here on RJsCorner talking about being a deaf Aspie and how I have struggled to cope with those challenges in my life. Oh, the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune! Oh, Woo is me! … Continue reading I Like Who I Am…
Here’s Hoping We Have At Least A Few More In Us…. More on that tomorrow. The U.S. always makes the right decision, after they have tried everything else. – Winston Churchill Continue reading Here’s Hoping…
I have one more bucket list item that I want to tackle in 2022. Well, I actually have a few others, but those are so much in the pipe dream category as not to count. The bucket list item that … Continue reading The Final Bucket List…
I see so many places on the internet that seem to live in a make believe world. Everything is always perfect and everyone is happy as can be. NOT ME!! What you see here on RJsCorner is my life and … Continue reading Living In A Make Believe World, Not Me…
This is my last post on my recent 6,000-mile trip through the South and Southwest. The lessons learned from that trip will last me a lifetime, or at least what I have left of it. I am ready to declare … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 8 – Wrapping It Up…
Now that I am in the closing stages of reporting on my On-The-Road adventure in the South and Southwest. It’s time to talk about my observations and prejudices of that area of the country. Pictures just don’t seem appropriate for … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue #7 – The Mindset Of The South…
This is the third museum I visited during my recent three-day trip across the Gulf Coast States. I kinda think it was my favorite museum of the trip. 😎 Besides eating lots of oysters on my trip across the Gulf … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 6 – The Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum
It’s about time I finish up my On-The-Road epilogue posts, so I am going to do that over the next four days. Generally when I travel, museums are my main stops. I just think they provide a good history of … Continue reading On-The-Road Epilogue # 5 – Gulf Coast Art…
For this Hodgepodge Saturday, I give you complications. Let’s face it, human beings are complicated creatures. If we just follow our own path, no two of us are alike. This picture says all that to me. It is also a … Continue reading Things Are Complicated…
I have certainly had my “bouts of listless depression”, especially in the last twelve months. I just can’t seem to shake this mood, or discover its fundamental source. But, then I did I am listless when I am list less. … Continue reading I’m Listless
I don’t know if this is a “man” thing or just unique to me, but I kinda think most of us have these thoughts at sometimes in our lives. Proving Your Worth All my life I have always been afraid … Continue reading Proving Your Worth
Sometimes we are forced into a group not of our choosing. In the working world, we most often don’t get to chose who our workmates are. They are chosen for us. It’s been a while since I was in that … Continue reading Forced Associations…
Procrastination, overthinking, whatever you want to call it, is what I typically do. I recognize I overthink, in fact, I overthink about overthinking. It’s time to make a decision! I have decided that I will stay where I am and … Continue reading RetComLife # 39 – “The Decision”
I know I don’t need to use a big word here. I could have just said “couch potato”. But, since I am a wordsmith, I am always on the lookout for the most descriptive description. How does “sedentary” fit in with Retirement Community Life? That is what this post is all about. During my recent On-The-Road trip that covered 6,000 miles of the South and Southwest parts of the U.S. I looked at six different retirement communities to see if they might be a better fit for my present situation. For the most part, all but two of those six … Continue reading RetComLife #38 – Sedentary…
With this post, I am introducing you to Avant Garde Saturday. I don’t know how long this theme will last, but given my portfolio of this kind of stuff, it might be a good while. The post for each Saturday … Continue reading Avant Garden Saturday
With this post, I want to clue you younger folks in on a deep secret. No matter how old you are you still think that you are no more than 30 years of age. Here I am about to end … Continue reading I’m Still Twenty Something…
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