Another colorful week in politics just passed. The politicians are still slugging it out and hurling insults and innuendos at each other. One politician (whom we shall name Candidate X) has called for backup, so politicians of yesteryear joined the campaign to wave their flag of allegiance. Unfortunately, some of their negative side comments have garnered more interest than their intended message and this started rumors of a failing campaign. As a result, the racial political demographics have shifted. Many are realizing that their party’s trajectory no longer align with theirs. If this all sounds confusing to you, that’s because this is the ambiguous world of modern politics --- where handshakes and prepared speeches mask the evil behind those practiced smiles and the puppet handlers above. Poor Candidate X.

Over 6 million Floridians evacuated their homes to escape the wrath of Hurricane Milton this week. Fortunately, what was expected to be a category 5 storm downgraded to only a category 3. One can imagine how agonizing it must be. A friend of mine was headed for Georgia but the mass exodus birthed traffic congestion and gasoline shortages so he only made it halfway. A million homes are without power. The happiest place on earth, Disney World, may not be too happy today. What a nightmare!

At the end of this month I will be heading to North Carolina for a college reunion. It’ll be an epic occasion … something I’ve dreamed of for ages. Allow me to share the people who shaped my young adult life.

We brought our two corgis (Tonka and Tinker) to a dog swimming pool birthday party last Saturday. The usual gang of fellow corgis was there. The dogs, for the most part, got along with each other … smelling each other’s butt and sharing the latest dog jokes.

This morning, in my sleepy state of mind, I clumsily let my external hard drive drop to the floor. Stupid me. I never gave that little gadget any respect. I tossed that baby around like a leather wallet. I trusted that technology had advanced so much that hard drives were solid state (ie. no breakable moving parts) and would last longer than the Battery Bunny. Big mistake! When I plugged it into my computer, there was no sign of life. I needed to fix it.

The news and conversations are all about the recent Presidential Debate. The LEFT claim victory claiming that Trump lied, fumbled, went off topic and made outlandish statements and showed his true divisive character. The RIGHT say Trump was still victorious despite being outnumbered 3 to 1 (and a possible 4th aide assisting Kamala via earpiece) and say that she was given the questions beforehand.

This is the first time my wife had this problem so she was skeptical when I said she should go to a chiropractor. She was in a lousy mood as we made our way to Dr. Wendy. She was as stiff as a rusty robot that needed a large dose of Windex WD40. If you were on the other room you’d think she was giving birth or something. She asked me to get her something to eat so I left to get her a snack. When I came back she was done. The disappointed look on her face told me the treatment didn’t help.

I have been studying one of the least favorite books of the Bible: The book of Chronicles. C’mon, be honest. Even if you say you’ve been a Bible thumper for years, you kinda skip Chronicles dontcha? Can’t say I blame you --- pages and pages of difficult names to pronounce. Picture this: a Jewish Mom calling her kids for dinner: “Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, Jobab – dinner time!” And just imagine her calling them by their middle name when she’s really mad.

Raoul’s Two Cents: August 23, 2024Just One of Those DaysWednesday was a sweet, sour and delicious day for me … a confusing day.Sweet because I wrote a song for my wife. Sour because I’m very concerned about my friend who opened up to me. Delicious because my college friends said I look like someone in the Fast and the Furious …

I bumped into one of my favorite movie scenes in YouTube --- the opening scenes of the Pixar movie – UP. I love this masterpiece of storytelling that roller-coasters your emotions from happiness to tear-jerking sadness in a span of 4 minutes.