Inspiration

I am still refining my new format for RJsCorner and that will probably be an on-going process for months to come. :) When I first set up the weekly post categories I deemed Thursday as American Heroes but pretty quickly decided that was just too confining for what I intended.  After a couple of days of contemplation, I decided to make Thursday the day I post about the people and things that inspire me.   Being that I obsessively search for just the right phrase, I want to give you my definition of Inspiration. So, for this first Thursday Inspiration … Continue reading Inspiration

China And The US.. A Perfect Storm..

To get started, let’s look at how Wikipedia  defines “a perfect storm”: A “perfect storm” is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. I think the idea of a perfect storm is where we likely are in world events today.  China is aching to take over as “the” world leader while at the same time the current US administration is shrinking into a protectionist mode and recklessly abandoning its responsibilities in that regard. We are headed for a perfect storm and much sooner than many might anticipate. Let’s look at … Continue reading China And The US.. A Perfect Storm..

More & More.. and then the Chinese Way..

   I guess I shouldn’t be surprised since our American culture is now almost totally geared around consumer spending. We simply can’t keep the paradigm going if we spend less this year than we did last. It seems that houses today MUST have  master suites with at least 150 square foot closets and 200 square foot bathrooms. The general rule is that the family now needs 1,000 square foot of house for every member.  Two kids = 4,000 SF minimum. But a point of this post is one of the items that kind of sneaked up on me was that … Continue reading More & More.. and then the Chinese Way..