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Raoul’s Two Cents: August 22, 2025

2gether Forever

Last year, as I was chugging along with the routines of work, I thought about my wife. The romantic in me kicked in. I remembered: of all the eligible women in the world, I chose her; and somehow, she chose me too. And just because I already won the prize almost 40 years ago, what’s stopping me from trying something romantically crazy? What if we dropped all our work and just went out on a date today?

What’s that? Do I hear music? Is that a song just waiting to be written?

I was inspired by the movie theme from UP and wrote lyrics to fit. It sounded great in my head but equipped with just a guitar and my vocals it was sorely lacking? She still liked it but I wasn’t satisfied.

A year passed and I remembered my song and I decided to use AI (Artificial Intelligence). When I fed my lyrics to AI, the program churned for a few seconds and came out with this song — complete with singers and orchestra:

My wife was thrilled (to say the least). I scored major points. We’ll be going to New York next week. Maybe we’ll do something crazy there.

What do you think? I listen to it often and pass it on. It puts me in a good mood all the time.

Follow this LINK to read my thoughts about the technology and to experiment with it yourself. I’ve put in some helpful tips.

TGIF people!

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Quotes of the Week

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
— William W. Purkey

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
— Lao Tzu

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”
— Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.”
— Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever.”
— Alfred Tennyson

“Whoever does not love, does not know God because God is love.”
— 1 John 4:8

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” — John 13:34

Joke of the Week

Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, California

Original art by Raoul Pascual.

Parting Shots

Thanks to Frank of Modesto, California

Thanks to Mary of Rhode Island

Thanks to Art of Sierra Madre, CA

Thanks to Tom of Pasadena, CA

Thanks to Drew of Anaheim, CA

Thanks to Norm of Encino, CA

Good advice:

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My good friend (and jokester) Terry and I came up with these.

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