I chose this photo for Artsy Saturday because of its simplicity. It was taken at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site in southern Illinois. It was just a simple storeroom but somehow attracted my attention. Continue reading Beauty In Simplicity

With this post, I am going to introduce you to Feedly. No, it is not about feeding the world, but it kinda does feed my world. Feedly is an RSS app that you can use to see what your favorite … Continue reading Here’s To You, Feedly

Yesterday, I posted one of the reasons I have been writing on this blog for the last 14 years and that is to get you to “Think For Yourself, Question Everything, and Never Stop Learning”. Today, I want to give … Continue reading Why I Post…”Simplify”

Most of my posts here at RJsCorner come from what I have read. Many times the article is several thousand words long, and my task is to glean from that the most important lessons that I might pass on to … Continue reading One Of The Foundations Of RJsCorner

First of all Socrates was a thinker, as most philosophers were, but perhaps primarily he was a person who questioned everything. That got many people upset, especially when they didn’t know the answers. One of the critical things he showed … Continue reading Philosophy of Life – A Different Path

Everyone’s got a story. A big part of my story is my logo above. The current dilemma is: What format and media should I use to tell my story going forward? To the right is the definition of a blog … Continue reading Everyone’s Has A Story… About The Future Of RJsCorner

I know I am only at the very beginning of my sketching project here on RJsCorner, but I need a break. That feels like a cop-out but, I promise it isn’t. With the trip to the New England States beginning … Continue reading It Feels Kinda Like a Cop-out But…

I have been a history fanatic for most of my life and do enjoy visiting many of the sites I have read about. But, I want to make it clear that I don’t want to relive history. I study it … Continue reading I Love History, But I Don’t Want To Relive It…

I really don’t know the personal answer to the above statement. I still kinda feel like a boy even in my 70s. I know there are a lot of answers about life that I still haven’t learned. I don’t go … Continue reading When Do Boys Quit Being Boys?

I am a list maker and certainly require my routines. That seems to be at the core of my being. I mostly blame that on my Aspie traits, but I don’t know that for sure. Certainly, my Aspie traits are … Continue reading Sometimes I Am Just Not In The Mood.

I have always been entranced by graffiti art. Some of it is so complex and beautiful. When I recently visited Switchyard Park in my hometown of Bloomington Indiana, it linked my memories of graffiti with some local history that means … Continue reading Every Pic Tells A Story – Graffiti Art And Hoosier Cabinets

So far in my studies to become a sketcher I have learned about how to anatomically draw lines, shading, and other such things. Liron suggested that I should pick something around the household to practice on. That brought to mind … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy – Sketching – Practicing Strokes

Here is what the dictionary says about “thin skin” a tendency to get easily upset or offended by the things other people say or do He has such a thin skin that he can’t even take a little good-natured teasing. I … Continue reading I Have Thin Skin, Literally…