{"id":8700,"date":"2018-10-12T21:57:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T04:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2018-10-19T02:41:48","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T09:41:48","slug":"insulting-parrot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/insulting-parrot\/","title":{"rendered":"Insulting Parrot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Raoul&#8217;s 2 Cents<\/h6>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: xx-large;\">Humble Beginnings<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8702\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Raoul-Grandkids.jpg\" alt=\"the writer's grandchildren\" width=\"174\" height=\"141\" \/>Before anything else, I really want to thank many of you who bought\u00a0<strong>Tom the Mouse<\/strong>\u00a0last week. I hope you enjoyed it. When I shared the book with my grand kids last Friday, we had so much fun. They laughed at the word<em>\u00a0&#8220;Ewww!&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0and mimicked animal sounds. The 2 boys were so competitive searching for the hidden images that I had a hard time finishing the story. They really loved it and I had to read it over a few times. It&#8217;s a good thing it isn&#8217;t a thick book. They still haven&#8217;t found all the hidden names and pictures.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tom-Mouse-story-McKinney-Books\/dp\/172398194X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1538696666&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=tom+mouse+lois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>\u00a0and help make the book a success! They can&#8217;t wait for the next book. Next book? Is this the humble beginning of something big?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about humble beginnings. You know you live in Los Angeles when you have colorful breakfast friends like\u00a0<strong>A.D.<\/strong>. A.D. is a bald Egyptian marketing executive\/violinist. Every time I see him I think of\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Lopez<\/strong>. No, he doesn&#8217;t look like\u00a0<strong>J.Lo<\/strong>. He just reminds me of his compelling narrative concerning J.Lo&#8217;s humble beginning. He met her when he was having dinner with a movie executive in a Mexican restaurant in New York. Jennifer was a part time waitress, dancer, singer and actress who caught their eye. His friend asked Jennifer to audition for an upcoming movie and handed her a $100 bill to buy an appropriate dress. Jennifer cried with joy because she needed to buy a dress for a family gathering. She was so poor she didn&#8217;t own a car and took the subway. That encounter led to J.Lo&#8217;s big break starring as the lead role in the movie\u00a0<strong>Selena<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere in A.D.&#8217;s yarn, he told me of his brother-in-law who did charity dental work on certain days of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Lopez were an elderly couple who availed of the charity work. The dentist didn&#8217;t realize they were the parents of J.Lo. One day he received an invitation to a Pasadena restaurant for a family event by the Lopezes. A.D.came along. They didn&#8217;t know it was a celebrity event. They were picked up by a limo and they sat beside a familiar face.<em>\u00a0&#8220;Excuse me sir,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>A.D. said,\u00a0<em>&#8220;but you look like<strong>\u00a0Clint Eastwood<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Of course, it turned out to BE Clint and his family. He also met J.Lo&#8217;s (then) fiance &#8212;\u00a0<strong>Ben Afleck<\/strong>. Later, A.D.&#8217;s bro-in-law became J.Lo&#8217;s dentist. She had 4 sessions of teeth whitening that cost her $4k a pop. Sadly,\u00a0<em>diva rumors<\/em>\u00a0abound that fame has gotten to J.Lo&#8217;s head. Despite her success there is a sadness that has follwed her. I think she&#8217;s with husband No.5 &#8230; but who&#8217;s counting?<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I heard a sermon from a local pastor whose sister-in-law was a flight stewardess in TWA.\u00a0<strong>Barbara Streisand<\/strong>\u00a0and her entourage boarded the first class section one day. The stewardess approached Miss Streisand and asked if she cared for anything to drink. Barbara didn&#8217;t acknowledge her presence and glanced outside the window. One of her aids rushed to Barbara&#8217;s rescue and reprimanded the stewardess:<em>\u00a0&#8220;No one is supposed to talk to Miss Streisand.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0This incident corroborates a similar story about her and other actors from my bro-in-law who once was a standby fireman in charge of fire safety during movie shootings with pyrotechnics. It&#8217;s so sad that when many reach a certain level in society, many somehow transform into total jerks.<\/p>\n<p>Where do YOU stand in society? Up there with the people who\u00a0<em>&#8220;made it?&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0or are you among the\u00a0<em>&#8220;wanna-bes?&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>Rich or poor,\u00a0 you can still be a jerk.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you of humble beginnings?<br \/>\nAre you of lofty pasts?<br \/>\nEither way, you have a choice<br \/>\nto show compassion<br \/>\nor to be an #ss.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>TGIF people!<\/p>\n<p class=\"null\"><em>\u201cListen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u2014 James 2:5<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h5>Joke of the week<\/h5>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pet Shop Incident<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>Shared by\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Greg of Diamond Bar, CA<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8704 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Insulting-Parrot.jpg\" alt=\"Insulting Parrot cartoon\" width=\"354\" height=\"2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Insulting-Parrot.jpg 354w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Insulting-Parrot-53x300.jpg 53w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h4>Videos of the week<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4808\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Funny.gif\" alt=\"funny video\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Pasta-Eating Contest<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Sent by Tom of Pasadena, CA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is no ordinary pasta-eating contest. It&#8217;s a battle between a man and his dog. It&#8217;s not important who won but how the contest was played.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class='bdaia-btns bdaia-btn-small' style=\"background:#2096A8 !important;color:#ffffff !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KPXKFEEEUm4&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"> WATCH VIDEO <\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8709\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Inspirational.gif\" alt=\"Inspirational\" width=\"120\" height=\"90\" \/>Coach Lou Holtz&#8217;s Inspirational Speech<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Sent by Heather of Whittier, CA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lou said he was born with a silver spoon but it isn&#8217;t what you think. Quite an entertainer, this coach. Words of wisdom delivered with conviction and heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class='bdaia-btns bdaia-btn-small' style=\"background:#2096A8 !important;color:#ffffff !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0wMmcoPTmAs&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"> WATCH VIDEO <\/a><\/span>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>Don&#8217;s Puns<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>From Don&#8217;s collection of puns<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8705 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Non-Political-Post.png\" alt=\"Don's Puns: Non-Political Post\" width=\"482\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Non-Political-Post.png 482w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Non-Political-Post-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Non-Political-Post-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Non-Political-Post-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bdaia-separator se-single\" style=\"margin-top:30px !important;margin-bottom:30px !important;\"><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>Parting Shot<\/i><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><i>Thanks to <em>Don of Kelowna, B.C. who shared <\/em>this photo<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8703\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Fireworks-at-the-Crematorium.png\" alt=\"Parting Shot: Fireworks at the Crematorium\" width=\"615\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Fireworks-at-the-Crematorium.png 615w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Fireworks-at-the-Crematorium-600x662.png 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Fireworks-at-the-Crematorium-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raoul&#8217;s 2 Cents Humble Beginnings Before anything else, I really want to thank many of you who bought\u00a0Tom the Mouse\u00a0last week. I hope you enjoyed it. When I shared the book with my grand kids last Friday, we had so much fun. They laughed at the word\u00a0&#8220;Ewww!&#8221;\u00a0and mimicked animal sounds. 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