Submitted by RaoulTGIF on Fri, 02/19/2016 - 15:40
Night
of the Specials
Last
Friday I volunteered to draw caricatures for an event called "Night
to Shine" which was sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation.
It is an event that honors people with "special needs." From
the moment I set up my sketch pad at 6pm to the final cleanup at 10pm,
I was doing one sketch after the other --- nonstop! I drew 38 full
bodied portraits. Whew!
I
asked each subject how they wanted to be portrayed in the drawing. Quite
a few wanted to be baseball players. Others wanted to be super heroes.
Among the women, the most popular was to be a princess. Subconsciously,
were they sharing their inner aspirations? Hmmm ...
You should have seen the joy in their faces to be treated like kings and
queens. What was sad though was some of the volunteers had their sketches
done as well --- depriving the "challenged ones" a chance to
have my artwork capture their moment of glory. I wanted to speak my mind
but I didn't know what to say --- "excuse me but only handicaps
are allowed in the line" --- that wouldn't have sounded right,
would it?
Some
normal people just behave in their normal selfish ways. I
guess there will always be takers (even among the volunteers) instead
of givers. Let's be good this weekend. TGIF!
|
Wisdom
from Tom of Pasadena and Naomi of N Hollywood, CA 
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good. Steven Wright
Thanks
to this week's winners:
Tom of Pasadena; Charlie of New Jersey; Rey of Simi Valley; Janet
of Whittier; the Arcadia Accountant; Naomi of N Hollywood.
|
Stand
Up Sent in by Tom of Pasadena, CA
A new teacher was trying
to make use of her psychology courses.
She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks they're stupid,
stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Larry stood up.
The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Larry?"

"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"
Positive
Thought Sent in by the Arcadia
Accountant, CA
Doctor:
"I've got very bad news - you've got cancer and Alzheimer's."

Patient: "Woo hooo! Well, at least I
don't have cancer!"
|
Videos of the week:
Pass
the Salt Contributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA
 |
A familar scene at the dinner table but Dad has a
way of making a point.
|
Smart
or Stoopid? Contributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA
 |
Take this short timed IQ test. See how you compare
with everyone else. I got 3 wrongs. I guess I'm stooooopid.
Only
8 seconds for each question. No cheating!
|
Gene
Kelly on Skates Contributor:
Janet
of Whittier, CA
 |
I never saw this scene before. I used to think Fred
Astaire was the more accomplished dancer but this video shows Gene
Kelly was far more creative (at least in my book). At the end he
even tap dances with those skates. How impressive is that?
|
Theory
of Relativity Explained by High School Student Contributor:
Charlie
of New Jersey
 |
I recommend this video to anyone trying to grasp
Einstein's theory. This kid even won a scholarship for his efforts.
He deserves it.
|
Star
and Stripes Guitar Contributor:
Rey
of Simi Valley, CA
 |
Impressive rendition of a patriotic American march.
Amazing finger plucking. He makes it look easy.
|
China:
Biggest Mall in the World Contributor:
Tom
of Pasadena, CA
 |
Visiting the mall this weekend? Notice how there
are less and less people going to the malls here in America? Yet
in China and other Asian countries, people are still flock there
in record numbers. This building is the largest single structure
mall in the world. You can go hiking without realizing it. TGIF
People!
|
|
|
|