Like Superman, I need my Fortress of Solitude. I need a place where I can live life on my own (LOMO) for whatever time I have left on this earth. After four years of trying to create it, I think it is finally done. Continue reading My Fortress Of Solitude
Now that the end of my driving days are creeping up on me, I am taking some time to consider what I want my day-to-day life to be like going forward. My retirement community apartment will likely be the last home I live in. Until now, I have always thought I could leave whenever I wanted. I don’t know how much time I have left … Continue reading Day In And Day Out – LOMO Life
I often kid about it, but it seems that I have to do something at least three times before it is good enough. With that in mind, I want to show you the current status of my artsy projects. The above is my Mosaic of Life wall that was invented last year. This is the third time I have re-fabricated it. I think I finally … Continue reading Mosaic Of Life – Good Is Never Good Enough
This is difficult for me to do. I too often fail to see the forest for the trees, and I sometimes don’t know up from down. Part of this is likely due to my Aspie traits, where I get absurdly focused on the task that I am presently doing, and everything else just disappears. This total focus is both an asset and a liability. It … Continue reading Balance… Keeping Things In Perspective
I am having so much fun with my artsy projects, I just can’t seem to know where to stop. Continue reading How About “Honorable Mention”
Sometimes I realize that a path I decided to take didn’t lead to where I wanted it to do. I am a philosophical guy so I also wander “what if I had taken this path instead of…” Continue reading Revisiting Paths…
My RetCom (retirement community) could be considered a gated community. It doesn’t have a gate at the entrance, but it does have a sign in station in the lobby of the building. But, after thinking about it a while, a gated community could be a prison. Comparing the two is what this post is all about. 😁 Continue reading Living In A Gated Community
I was careful to precisely state the title of this mosaic. The “thing” I miss the most in my life is the 1800 sq ft workshop that I left behind when I moved into my RetCom in 2021. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #143 The Thing I Miss The Most…
Now that yet another summer is soon to pass, I thought I would give you another look at our Homestead Flowers. The flower beds above and throughout the rest of the yard were my wife’s territory. The veggie gardens were mine. I didn’t mess with hers, and she didn’t mess with mine. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #105 – Homestead Flowers
I guess I should do some explaining before this goes much further. I assume that most of you probably know that “aurora borealis” is the technical term for “Northern Lights”. The second thing is that I am a huge fan of the TV series Northern Exposure. I just love the quirkiness of all the actors and how well they meshed together. Continue reading Aurora Borealis Causes Dream Transfers
Being a Bob Dylan fan, but only during his folk music years, I thought it appropriate to use his words for this post. I have been posting at RJsCorner for sixteen years now. It’s time to move on. With this post, I want to tell you why. A good part of my corporate world work life was spent fixing processes and building software tools to … Continue reading The Times, They Are a Changing…
Sometimes, especially for us retired folks, need a reason to jump out of bed in the mornings. Our 9-5 job did the trick during our working years, but when they are gone there needs to be something that replaces them. Something that rouses us from our slumber. I know, as a 78 year-old guy living in a retirement home, the days seem to blend together. If it weren’t for my Apple Watch buzzing me throughout the day reminding me to do this or that, I wouldn’t likely know one day from the next. Continue reading We All Need Something That Makes Us Jump Out Of Bed In The Morning.
I am going to use my three years of experience living in a RetCom (retirement community) and visiting a dozen others, to pass on some information I wish I had earlier. It is about choosing the RetCom that is right for you. I am always one to plan everything out. I thoroughly study the destinations and route for all the many vacation trips I have … Continue reading Lessons Learned About Retirement Communities
It has been a while since I posted an artsy mosaic, so here goes. Almost all my life I have had a green thumb, but that was mostly the outdoor variety. I had my first veggie garden before I was 8 years old. Of course, I don’t specifically remember all those early childhood dates, but I do use one reference to establish the date. In … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #75 The Thing About Orchids
Sometimes I get the feeling that I am just marking off each day as they come, waiting for the end. That is no kind of life. All of us need a purpose for getting up each morning. Just marking off the days is not good enough. But, that seems like what RetCom (retirement community) life is all about for at least some of us. I have … Continue reading Make Way For Tomorrow, And All The Days Yet To Come…
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