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Understanding Stupidity #6 – Stupidity Of Following The Herd

February 14, 2022October 24, 2023 RJ Walters

This is a continuation of my series following Dietrich Bonhoeffer words about his belief that stupidity caused the Nazi era in Germany. I am trying to learn if his experiences mirror what is happening today in the U.S. Up to … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #6 – Stupidity Of Following The Herd

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Lessons To Be Learned, Still…

February 13, 2022February 12, 2022 RJ Walters

It’s been almost 22 years since I left the corporate world, but I am still learning things about the current phase of my life, particularly from the book “The Joy Of Not Working”. I really don’t recall the first time … Continue reading Lessons To Be Learned, Still…

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800 Words

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022 RJ Walters

Here is another Happy Hodgepodge post for you. This one is about a new streaming show I am now thoroughly hooked on. It is on the AcornTV streaming channel and is available for 4 seasons (2015 – 2018). The storylines, … Continue reading 800 Words

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RetComLife #27 – Cabin Fever

February 11, 2022August 28, 2025 RJ Walters

Since winter is my most devastating season, cabin fever has been very common to me over the years. Because of my type of deafness, snow and ice are my enemy. I have landed in the hospital on numerous occasions with … Continue reading RetComLife #27 – Cabin Fever

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About Inkl

February 10, 2022February 1, 2022 RJ Walters

It seems that everyday I get a little more fed up with all the distracting annoyances that are put in my way of seeing my daily news feeds. The advertisements are becoming maddening. On many sites, they pop up over … Continue reading About Inkl

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On This Day – 2010

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 RJ Walters

I have all my 20,000+ picture portfolio in the Amazon cloud now, and a neat feature of this new, to me, app is that it gives me memory shots from each day from the past. This one was taken twelve … Continue reading On This Day – 2010

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I Was Wrong…

February 9, 2022February 28, 2022 RJ Walters

I don’t mind admitting when I am wrong about something. Many times I jump the gun. The website Medium.com was one of those times. On a previous post, I recommended The Medium as a source for unbiased news, but after … Continue reading I Was Wrong…

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Strange People Have Done Great Things

February 8, 2022August 28, 2025 RJ Walters

Have you ever stopped to think about all the great accomplishments in the world are done by strange people? At least, strange by majority standards. If you look at most lists of people who have likely had Asperger’s, you will … Continue reading Strange People Have Done Great Things

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Utopia

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 RJ Walters

I am fascinated with the idea of utopia. It just seems that people ought to be able to live with one another in harmony, instead of constant conflict. That was one of the reasons I am attracted to the words … Continue reading Utopia

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Understanding Stupidity #4 -Neurotic Equilibrium

February 5, 2022October 24, 2023 RJ Walters

“ People become stupid when they do not want to understand, where understanding would cause anxiety or guilt feeling, or would endanger an existing neurotic equilibrium. Deitrich Bonhoeffer This is a short quote from Bonhoeffer, but it speaks volumes about stupidity. I like … Continue reading Understanding Stupidity #4 -Neurotic Equilibrium

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There Is Always A Creamy Center…

February 5, 2022January 26, 2022 RJ Walters

No matter how hard the shell is that people build around themselves, there is always a creamy center. At least that is how some of us view things. Getting to that creamy center is not always easy. Narcissists and autocrats … Continue reading There Is Always A Creamy Center…

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RetComLive #26 – Who’s Who??

February 4, 2022August 28, 2025 RJ Walters

I am finding that one of the hardest things about living in my retirement community is learning who is who. I’m not certain, but I think there are about 400 of us living here, and after six months I can … Continue reading RetComLive #26 – Who’s Who??

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People Don’t Know What They Want…

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 RJ Walters

People don’t know what they want until you tell them. Steve Jobs I don’t know if the quote above is exactly accurate, but it gets the message across. In the corporate world, I invented several software tools, now called apps, … Continue reading People Don’t Know What They Want…

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A Picture Is Worth…

February 2, 2022February 1, 2022 RJ Walters

I have been trying to figure out a way to let some of my lesser seen creativity loose here on RJsCorner. My creative urges just never seemed to be quenched. Here is the latest idea. A Picture Is Worth… will … Continue reading A Picture Is Worth…

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Disorder or Anomaly?

February 1, 2022January 31, 2022 RJ Walters

Anomaly is a word that is not frequently used, but I kinda think it needs to be. The definition here is a good one, but I think it can be described a little differently. You might call it “an exception … Continue reading Disorder or Anomaly?

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