I fell asleep watching the news. I woke up in the middle of the night with a silly song about the craziness of people "gaslighting" (confusing reality) and pointing fingers at each other for the socioeconomic mess we're in. Let’s do a little experiment. Which political party does this song describe?

I saw this video commercial of this shaver and this bald guy saying that it was so easy to maintain his baldness with that gadget. So I went online and bought the cheapest rotary electric shaver. I thought this was going to be a piece of cake. I didn’t know you’re only supposed to use that shaver to maintain an existing bald head. So when I tried it on my overgrown buzz cut the shaver got stuck and literally tried to yank the individual follicles. I was thinking of retreating and doing more research but when I saw the unbalanced hairless patch on my front lobe, I knew I had reached the point of no return.

It’s been a long day and I am past my midnight deadline. So I will steal a provoking essay I got in the mail today. I edited a lot out of respect for people with opposing viewpoints but the kernel of the writer's idea are quite provoking. What do you think of this?

If you've been following my emails since summer time, you'll remember that I was in a farm in Dalipuga, Philippines —- I learned to love a Mother Hen and her 11 chicks. I witnessed the babies' birth and I fed them rice every morning and afternoon. It was fascinating that minutes after coming out of their shells, they were already foraging for food.

Do you know what indulgences are? They were invented during the infamous inquisition by the church fathers to allow parishoners to buy their way to heaven. This is the reason why Martin Luther, “protested” against the practice and eventually started the “Protestant” movement. So I was surprised when I received a text from an old classmate who was excited about something he learned in church.

For me, the best safeguard against Covid is by building my immunity. And the only way to do that is by getting sick first.

This is what I do. This is what I enjoy. I want you to experience that too. If you are employed and have marketable skills, let’s bring out the creative entrepreneur in you. Do you know what it means to be an entrepreneur?

Raoul’s Two Cents: August 5, 2022 In a Nutshell I’m stumped. As I stare at the monitor … writing today’s TGIF edition, I’m stumped. Writer’s block happens a lot when I decide to write this intro at the end of a long day when my mind is already fried. So (just now) I shared this predicament with an old friend …

On July 22, last Friday, the Sandiganbayan (the special Philippine court overseeing government graft and corruption) decreed that 200 billion pesos that were confiscated from the Marcos dictatorship back in the 80's be returned to the Marcos family due to insufficient evidence. No surprise that with Bong Bong "owning" the government, corruption was expected to follow --- the sins of the father emulated by the son. And, true-to-form, the spineless judges decided to end the decades-old lawsuit. Imelda, you can have your shoes back.

I was brushing my teeth in front of the mirror the other night and I saw this patch of skin at the back of my scalp glistening in the reflection. I knew my hair was thinning but I didn’t know I was losing that much hair. It was pathetic … reminded me of the Amazon Jungle suffering from years of deforestation.