Thanks to Dana of Pasadena for the TGIF Joke of the Week
Raoul’s 2 Cents. November 6, 2026
Caught With His Pants Down
Please move on to the jokes if you don’t want to ponder.
The high price of an unchecked libido
Jensen Huang, the brains behind NVIDIA, the world’s leading AI chipmaker, has found himself at the center of a personal scandal. (Brilliant political play Communist China!). Reports of extramarital affairs have raised questions about his private life, while NVIDIA’s market value has reportedly taken a beating. At one point, roughly $600 billion in market capitalization was wiped out. That’s an awfully expensive libido!
What is it about human desire, particularly among powerful men? JFK, Martin Luther King Jr., Clinton, Einstein, Bezos, Schwarzenegger, Harding and FDR are among the famous men whose extramarital relationships became part of their public stories. Even kings, priests and popes have struggled with temptation.
The Bible is full of cautionary tales. Delilah brought Samson to his knees. David’s desire for Bathsheba led to adultery, deception and murder. Solomon, despite his legendary wisdom, couldn’t keep his appetites in check. And Joseph? He resisted Potiphar’s wife but landed in prison for doing the right thing. Sometimes virtue doesn’t come with immediate rewards!
Perhaps this tells us something fundamental about human nature. We are emotional creatures. Desire, curiosity, ambition and imagination drive us to dream, invent, explore and achieve extraordinary things. But our greatest strengths can also become our greatest vulnerabilities.
Ambition becomes greed. Curiosity becomes obsession. Attraction becomes infidelity. Power becomes arrogance.
Genesis 3 reminds us how temptation works. Satan appealed to Eve’s curiosity and desire for wisdom, making the forbidden look irresistible. Watch out! He hasn’t exactly retired from that line of work.
I remember good ol’ Uncle Ben’s advice to Peter Parker (Spiderman): With great power comes great responsibility — and often great temptation. The more we possess, the more we have to lose.
Our intelligence, wealth and willpower are not enough to protect us. We need humility, discipline, wisdom and, above all, the extraordinary help of the Holy Spirit. As Galatians 5:16 reminds us, walking in the Spirit helps us resist the desires of the flesh.
Perhaps the real lesson is this: God gave us powerful desires, not so that they could rule us, but so that we could learn to govern them.
“Chastity works better if you don’t keep testing it.”
— Laurell K. Hamilton
We spend fortunes developing artificial intelligence. Perhaps we should spend a little more time developing natural intelligence — especially the wisdom to keep our impulses under control. Oh behave!
After all, the greatest achievement isn’t conquering the world. It’s conquering yourself.
Of course, this is just me. TGIF people!
Quotes of the Week
“Love is being stupid together.”
— Paul Valery
“ Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.”
— Mae West
“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.”
— Virginia Wolf
“If you feel an overwhelming urge to act spontaneously, pull in the reins.”
— Priscilla Shirer
“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.”
— Paulo Coelho
“Take care-there is no force more powerful than that of an unbridled imagination.”
— Michael Chabon
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.”
— 1 Corinthians 10:13
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
— Ephesians 6:11
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,”
— Mark 9: 42-47
Memes of the Week
Send me your jokes & memes so I can share them with the rest of our TGIF family. This week, we thank Derek of S Pasadena, Bob of Chesterfield, Dick of Monrovia, and Dana of Pasadena.
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I collaborated with my friend and jokester,Terry Cassel for these below.
