Raoul Pascual started doing cartoons for his office mates in his old job as a designer in a marketing/ publishing company in Burbank California. After leaving the company, he decided to keep in touch with his friends by sending them original cartoons based on some joke emails he received.
Raoul’s Two Cents: July 15, 2021 From Within and From Without Yesterday I found myself in the middle of the lion’s den. Someone invited me to a meeting thinking that I shared the same world view as the organizers. I didn’t. I was an unwilling spy. I observed the way they talked, the way they urged everyone else to join …
Raoul’s Two Cents: July 9, 2021 Bringing Up Boys My prediction last week was wrong. I didn’t know this, but even the parents chose not to know the sex of the baby. They were just as surprised as the rest of us. But I’m actually glad it’s a boy because (among other reasons) he’s going to carry our family name. …
Raoul’s Two Cents: July 2, 2021 Holiday Baby The world just stopped spinning. As I write this TGIF edition, my daughter-in-law is going through labor. This is their first baby. My third grandchild. Boy, are we excited. Even my wife who normally prepares for bed at this time is re-energized by the delivery. The whole family in different parts of …
Raoul’s Two Cents: June 25, 2021 Color Blind Someone called me a racist the other day. I was shocked that someone would call me that just because I was critical about the violent activity of some people who just happened to be of a certain culture. I don’t think I became defensive … no use debating someone whose mind was …
Raoul’s Two Cents: June 18, 2021 Men and Little Men Father’s Day I was just talking with my male friends and somehow our conversation gravitated to our need to keep busy at home … at least to have the appearance of keeping busy. One of the guys was semi-retired and he said his weekends were actually busier than his week …
Raoul’s Two Cents: June 11, 2021 Coming up: Eggs-citing Weekend This weekend is the big Home Camping weekend I talked about last week and I’m a bit anxious … actually I’m real nervous about it. I might have built it up too much and I’m afraid I might disappoint my grandkids. We’re all looking forward to it. I had the …
Raoul’s Two Cents: Home Camping I’ve always wished my Dad or my grand Dad would have spent more time with me when I was growing up. I wish I had more talks with my own kids. I kept on postponing until the opportunity ceased to present itself. I realize now that one has to be deliberate about these teachable moments. …
Raoul’s Two Cents: May 28, 2021 Out of This World News flash! Aliens are real! Yup! Those nerds wearing aluminum foil hats have finally been vindicated. The presence of the elephant in the room of the US Defense Department has been officially recognized. If you are not convinced that UFOs are real, you’re way behind in the news. This is …
Raoul’s Two Cents: May 21, 2021 Stand By Me I was the new kid in high school and I desperately needed a friend. Three other teenagers — (not their real names) Teddy the Playboy, Nervous Bob and Lazy Lenny befriended me. They saw me eating my lunch and they asked me to hang out with them. Well, you know the …
Raoul’s Two Cents: May 14, 2021 A Special Ordinary Day There was something in the air last Friday when I drove up to the Post Office. I couldn’t put my finger on it but it was there. There were people walking about … a little more than normal. Cars … there were relatively more cars than normal. The restaurants … …
