Life on the Blade

An Act of God

2009-10-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

You, the first person to encounter my chronicles for at least four thousand years, beware. Do not feel honored by your primacy in reading the revelations of my Ixian storehouse. You will find much pain in it. Other than the few glimpses required to assure me that the Golden Path continued, I never wanted to peer beyond those four millennia. Therefore, I am not sure what the events in my journal may signify to your times. I only know that my journals have suffered oblivion and that the events which I recount have undoubtedly been submitted to historical distortion for eons. I assure you that the ability to view our futures can become a bore. Even to be thought of as a god, as I certainly was, can become ultimately boring. It has occurred to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will.

—Inscription on the storehouse at Dar-es-Balat

- - God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Page 43 (words of the god emperor Leto Atreides II)

An Act of God declares God or nature caused a natural disaster to occur…that this event was outside the hands of humans…if we call a natural disaster an Act of God what should we call an event of great fortune that defies nature to the extent that it would be considered outside the hands of humans…events that took intervention from outside creation?

God gets the “blame” when things go tragically awry in nature….should He then get the “credit” when the opposite is true? Obviously this term Act of God is one of legal terminology but the concept is one that humans have wrestled with for ages. If God acts within His creation are we simply puppets or pieces upon His game board? Or are we free agents capable of our own free determination in our thoughts words and actions? Of course this also arises the question of nature vs nurture.

These are titanic questions…actually was the Titanic sinking an Act of God? Did God cause the design of the ship, its manufacture and command it along with its passengers to be in the location it was as well as the iceberg then force its sinking and the death of so many of its passengers? Are we simply puppets or programs doing what we are commanded? Or do we have genuine freewill?

Certainly as God is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe (including us of course) and is Almighty we are not absolutely free. Beyond creating and sustaining God does interact with His creation. He speaks to people and has done miracles…for example God performed many miracles as He set the Jewish people free of their slavery in Egypt, and then of course there is His personal visitation as Jesus…acts of God…

Does God force your fashion disaster in the morning? How about your bad hair day? Is God to blame that the Toronto Maple Leafs are a disaster on ice? Some people when sinning have declared “the devil made me do it” but some would fatalistically blame God for their sins…

Although we are not absolutely free we are sufficiently free, God does touch people’s lives and does interact with historic events but He also does allow us genuine freewill. The Factor of the Fall is frequently underestimated by people…when Adam and Eve declared civil war against God in the Garden of Eden this began the distortion of creation…our weeds and rotting decay have devastated the universe…everything in creation is broken…Earth and humans included…therefore human actions, in their act of war against God have caused natural catastrophes…life since the Garden is one long natural disaster…a natural consequence…an act of humans…

God has absolute foreknowledge, He not only knows everything that will happen He also knows every potential outcome etc…however His knowledge does not mean that He forces everything to happen…Some desire absolute freewill, this would require the non-existence of God (including in His initial creative acts in our universe). God is a Personal Being that has chosen to interact with His creation. You may know that a persons hand will get burned in the fire but it does not mean you forced them to put their hand among the flames…some would say you don’t learn until you feel the heat…

Some like the idea of being puppets as it makes them feel they are not responsible for their actions. Others have the felt need that a superior being is absolutely in control of absolutely everything (often these persons also fall prey to conspiracy theories about forces among us that are puppet masters)…

I suggest to you that there are indeed times when we can say “that was an Act of God.” Then there are other times when we can say that was human or natural in its catalyst…Yes God is Sovereign of the universe and under His sovereignty He allows us sufficient genuine freewill. There is I recognize a tension in this…it is not as neat and tidy as some would like…I suggest this is part of its sublime beauty…when the finite attempts to wrestle with the infinite often the finite will find Mystery…God is in control but He is not a control freak…

Now let us prepare for a different twist on the same theme as we visit MAX

Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 5 Warm Up: Yasmin Her Heart The Day After

2009-10-15T19:58:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

In this episode 5 warm up video much is made clear…Yasmin is oblivious to how badly she played the relationship game…the survival camp game sure she acknowledges but she was terrible at the relationship game…we knew she would not make the merge….By the way think life is tough in “the hood”…that is broken thinking…try surviving the wild...Is being “true to yourself” a good survival strategy in the game and…in life?

The Tribes are ( * our pre-game Final Four picks and ** our pre-game Dark Horse picks):

Galu:

Dave (38) Fitness Instructor, *Erik (28) Bartender, **Brett (23) T-Shirt Designer, John (25) Rocket Scientist, *Laura (39) Office Manager, Monica (25) Law Student, Kelly (25) Hairstylist, Russell S (42) Attorney, **Shannon (Shambo) (45) Sales

Foa Foa:

Ashley (22) Spa Sales, , *Elizabeth (Liz) (33) Attorney, Jaison (28) Law Student, *Mick (33) Doctor, Natalie (26) Pharmaceutical Sales, Russell H (36) Oil Company Owner

Eliminated:

Ep. 1 Marisa (26) Student (Foa Foa), Ep. 2 Mike (62) Personal Chef, Ep. 2 Betsy (48) Police Officer, Ep. 3 Ben (28) Mixologist (Foa Foa), Ep. 4 Yasmin (33) Hairstylist (Galu)

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Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Part 3: Immunity Challenge Fallout Torches Burn Hot Monica Yasmin Russell S and Galu Flames

2009-10-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa Episode 4 Part 3…Day 11…Galu is pained from its loss in the immunity challenge and the fallout settles over the players…Russell S is upset at how Monica “fell apart” during the challenge…Monica is headhunting for Yasmin who says that in these kinds of situations people “prey on you”…good time for prayer?

Erik agrees with Russell S that Monica should be voted off…Monica, Dave and Laura want Yasmin voted off…Shannon (Shambo) talks with Yasmin who is playing up that people want Shambo off for losing the chicken…

Erik has a freefall fallout when he learns from Kelly, Dave, John and Brett that they want to vote off Yasmin! He tries to swing their votes…Erik informs Russell S or the situation and he is ready to go ballistic…but the fallout is already happening…

At tribal council the players light their torches…fire represents life…Brett torches Yasmin saying she does little work around camp…true she is a lazy princess…but she retaliates with a puff of smoke saying she does what she is told…let me think about that…no…let me think again…no….Russell S flame throwers that performances I challenges is more important than camp life laziness…*danger danger* this can backfire….Monica spouts that she was not that bad in the challenge she say she “did good”…she was lousy….Laura and Dave steam about how important life around camp is…

The vote takes place and everybody votes off Yasmin with the exception of Shambo and Yasmin!!!

The final words of Yasmin:

The life on the Blade pre-game analyses of Yasmin was:

“…with all the smart players this season she is not in their league…her lack of strategy is problematic… The bugs will bug her and dirt will be just well so dirty….her motor mouth will bother people….she will find herself on the outside looking in… If she does not get voted out very early she may make it to the merge…if the stronger players think it is good to keep her around for vote fodder then she will make the merge…

So far so good…bring on the next episode…

The Tribes are ( * our pre-game Final Four picks and ** our pre-game Dark Horse picks):

Galu:

Foa Foa:

Ashley (22) Spa Sales, , *Elizabeth (Liz) (33) Attorney, Jaison (28) Law Student, *Mick (33) Doctor, Natalie (26) Pharmaceutical Sales, Russell H (36) Oil Company Owner

Eliminated:

Ep. 1 Marisa (26) Student (Foa Foa), Ep. 2 Mike (62) Personal Chef, Ep. 2 Betsy (48) Police Officer, Ep. 3 Ben (28) Mixologist (Foa Foa), Ep. 4 Yasmin (33) Hairstylist (Galu)

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Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Part 2: Shambo Chicken Whisperer Bird Brain Secret Scene not Shown on TV Intellect Princess Yasmin Foa Foa Go Bananas 3 VIDEOS

2009-10-11T13:52:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa Episode 4 Part 2…Day 9…Gamu…While the Chicken Challenge was taking place Erik searches camp Gamu for its hidden immunity idol…and he finds it hidden in a tree!! He explains to us “I’m gonna use it down the road – maybe around day thirty, thirty-six ‘cause I plan on being here for a while and this is gonna be my ticket.”

Soon the Gamu victors of the Chicken Challenge arrive at camp with their feathered friends…All are excited at the prospect of chickens and eggs…Shannon (Shambo) seems to become the designated Chicken Whisperer…yes here is our Shambo Chicken Whisperer Video…

Some of Shambo’s tribe mates are starting to think she is bird brained…she also allows a chicken to escape! Erik running to catch the chicken is clothes lined by the…clothes line! The chicken remains free…will this cause Shambo to be hung out to dry?

Later Kelly is working hard at opening a coconut while Yasmin hangs around her waiting to be served coconut milk…Later Kelly complains to Laura and Monica that “I almost said, look, it’s really kind of frustrating when I’ve been working an hour for this and you just come and sit down and wait for it….She’s not a team player. She doesn’t help around camp, and say we do lose a challenge, I think Yas would be the first to go…”

Our Princess Yasmin Video exposes her intellect…

The Immunity Challenge has the tribes racing across a net run while carrying wooden blocks which they then have to build into a tall tower…they do this twice with the second tower being much taller…so tall that for each tribe there are women standing on the shoulders of guys to place the top block on top…

Galu grows a significant lead but while crossing the rope bridge segment Monica moves disastrously slow allowing Foa Foa to catch up…Kelly mishandles the final blocks for Galu while Natalie stands tall and places the Foa Foa blocks…For the FIRST FOA FOA WIN!

They celebrate back at camp…Foa Foa Go Bananas:

Who will be the first to go from Galu…we shall see…

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Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Part 1: Reward Challenge Video Jaison Bunny Slippers Tough Russell Shambo Shamble Chicken Challenge Bocce

2009-10-10T16:15:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa Episode 4 Part 1…Night 8…Foa Foa returns to camp after voting off Ben…on interview cam new millennium sensitive fuzzy wuzzy bunny slippers Jaison explains to us “I came here to have an adventure, but frankly, I right now believe that coming here was the worst decision I have made in my entire life.” As our Life on the Blade pre-game analysis indicated Jaison may find it challenging to go for the jugular while juggling “morality” and relationships…he is more interested in the experience than winning…we have predicted he would make it to the jury…does he have enough of an edge? Doe she have problems distinguishing between game and real life?

Day 9…Foa Foa…Jaison and Russell H talk with the latter trying to pump up the former…talk about quitting is not sitting well with Russell H who explains to us “Whoever I want to be gone, is gonna be gone. I got it all under my thumb right now.” If by Night 8 you want to go and be a quitter…then go…Russell H is definitely rough around the edges but he is also a tough player…He is also too tall of a daisy…

Meanwhile at Galu…Shannon (Shambo) gives away vital info to Erik and John about where the Galu hidden immunity idol may be hidden…she tells us “That can do nothing but help me going forward…and maybe it won’t. Maybe it will hurt me, but we’ll see.” Shambo makes a shamble out of that one…

The tribes receive treemail which directs the leader of each tribe to pick two tribe mates to bring with them to the reward challenge. For Foa Foa Mick picks Russell H (for brute strength and strategic nature) and Natalie (for her Barbie Beautiful looks…no…sorry not that…its for her “puzzle-solving” abilities)…Galu leader Russell S picks Dave and Shambo…

The two tribes arrive at the reward challenge and well watch the video:

No Jeff Probst! Ok it was interesting not having him there but just not the same…Russell H, Natalie and Dave did well…Chicken Challenge and Galu wins again….Bocce of course is an Italian sport…The Life on the Blade Team has in the spirit of deep journalism investigated Dave and discovered he is a former World Bocce Champion! Ahh well actually no…but he does have another Italian connection…a degree in opera…

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VIDEO President Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize VIDEO

2009-10-09T08:09:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of President Barack Obama
Jedi Mind Tricks

President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize with his
Jedi mind tricks!

….Hope…Change…Oprah…

…oh yes Peace….

Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Warm Up Video: John Winning Challenges Bathing Suits and Victory

2009-10-08T17:00:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa episode 4 warm up…John makes some interesting points about winning challenges…at this point we have not seen a lot of Galu and Foa Foa is self destructing. The introspection and analysis of Galu by John is interesting however there is uncertainty of his ability to judge the social part of the game accurately…

The Tribes are ( * our pre-game Final Four picks and ** our pre-game Dark Horse picks):

Galu:

Dave (38) Fitness Instructor, *Erik (28) Bartender, **Brett (23) T-Shirt Designer, John (25) Rocket Scientist, Yasmin (33) Hairstylist, *Laura (39) Office Manager, Monica (25) Law Student, Kelly (25) Hairstylist, Russell S (42) Attorney, **Shannon (Shambo) (45) Sales

Foa Foa:

Ashley (22) Spa Sales, , *Elizabeth (Liz) (33) Attorney, Jaison (28) Law Student, *Mick (33) Doctor, Natalie (26) Pharmaceutical Sales, Russell H (36) Oil Company Owner

Eliminated:

Ep. 1 Marisa (26) Student (Foa Foa), Ep. 2 Mike (62) Personal Chef, Ep. 2 Betsy (48) Police Officer, Ep. 3 Ben (28) Mixologist (Foa Foa)

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Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Warm Up Video: Laura Giddy Grandma

2009-10-08T16:50:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa episode 4 warm up…Laura is one of our pre-game Final Four picks…she is a pretty giddy grandma in this video…Is the Grandma Card a smart one to play? The “I have children almost as old as you” play….

As we watch Foa Foa implode it is not easy to get an accurate read on tribe Galu…what will episode 4 throw at us…strollers and soothers?

The Tribes are ( * our pre-game Final Four picks and ** our pre-game Dark Horse picks):

Galu:

Foa Foa:

Ashley (22) Spa Sales, , *Elizabeth (Liz) (33) Attorney, Jaison (28) Law Student, *Mick (33) Doctor, Natalie (26) Pharmaceutical Sales, Russell H (36) Oil Company Owner

Eliminated:

Ep. 1 Marisa (26) Student (Foa Foa), Ep. 2 Mike (62) Personal Chef, Ep. 2 Betsy (48) Police Officer, Ep. 3 Ben (28) Mixologist (Foa Foa)

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Survivor Samoa Unedited Uncensored Video Episode 4 Warm Up Video: Ben the Day After A Sissy at the Social Game

2009-10-06T07:44:00.000-07:00

The Unedited Uncensored Video of my Mind…

Survivor Samoa episode 4 warm up…Ben…hard working in the outdoors…hurt…didn’t play the social game like a junior high girl. Ben the game has a massive social component! Life is social…You cannot win if your social game is lousy…

Being brutally honest is not exactly a wise tactic in this game…obviously truth is important but truth does not have to be a hammer! He says he is there to hurt you because he is going to tell you the truth…Is that a good way to effect behavior modification in real life or the game?

Ben you struggled with the social game…and because of this you lost…Survivor Samoa is about winning the million dollars…to win you must be able to play the social game…but perhaps Ben just wanted to see if he could live in the elements and enjoy the experience and was not interested in winning…our pre-game survey said he would not make the merge and would make an early exit…

The Tribes are ( * our pre-game Final Four picks and ** our pre-game Dark Horse picks):

Galu:

Foa Foa:

Ashley (22) Spa Sales, , *Elizabeth (Liz) (33) Attorney, Jaison (28) Law Student, *Mick (33) Doctor, Natalie (26) Pharmaceutical Sales, Russell H (36) Oil Company Owner

Eliminated:

Ep. 1 Marisa (26) Student (Foa Foa), Ep. 2 Mike (62) Personal Chef, Ep. 2 Betsy (48) Police Officer, Ep. 3 Ben (28) Mixologist (Foa Foa)

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