Comments on: Don’t Eat Donuts for Breakfast

By: Benjie

Benjie — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:04:09 +0000

Salamat, Raoul . I always cherish your articles, the sketches, the many experiences and lessons you so unselfishly shared.

Cheers.

And may the good Lord shower you with many more blessings.

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:58:47 +0000

TGIF today was lovely and touching. I got tears in my eyes.

By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:57:31 +0000

hahahaha see you later, alligator

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:57:04 +0000

Very moving narrative about your friend

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:21:29 +0000

You are right about friends and our connection with those who care about us.

Sometimes the family bonds are filled with expectations and complicated emotions.

A true friend can have a different perspective and a less complicated emotional dynamic.

I have been telling all the young people I meet at church or other places, that I believe foreign travel is a great opportunity to learn and to appreciate.

I greatly value my trips to France, Spain, China, Japan and Korea.

When I was teaching ESL, I had the chance to go to Saudi Arabia to teach.

At that time, I frankly didn’t have the courage or self confidence for such an experience.

We know that God and our Lord Jesus Christ is with us and guiding us.

I have seen many people pass through my life.

You know that I greatly value our friendship. My daily Bible verses and prayers are genuine and sincere.

This is a little longer and more serious response to your TGIF email.

So I am going to end it differently as well.

God Bless you and your family and friends.

In Christ,

Larry

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:19:30 +0000

Dear Raoul:
Loved this article. There’s nothing like a friend especially when they’re an old friend. It’s a good thing you are as talented as you are because that time you spent in that restaurant doing caricatures will always be remembered by the people that sat for you and the fact that you were able to give something of yourself and expect nothing in return. After all, the only things we get to keep are the things we give away. Like your compassion, you’re humor, your emotional support of another, your intellect, and the ability to give what you have and expect nothing in return. That’s the ultimate unspoken “I love you.”