Carl Baydala Wants You To Know....

2012-01-01T21:20:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

I wonder what the future will bring this year. More death and destruction for the human race? The end of the world as we know it to be on December 21? Nobody knows friends and that is what makes life so interesting. But, count on good old Doris Day to have the answer for us. ....

ALL THE BEST FRIENDS,

Hope you make it past December 21. I am kind of counting on it actually.

A Christmas Carl or a Christmas Carol?

2011-12-24T04:38:00.000-08:00

A Christmas Carl

Carl Baydala: Naughtiest person in the world

or A Christmas Carol?

Watch the movie Scrooge ( 1951 )

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Introducing Detective Eustace Mullins

2011-12-12T04:31:00.000-08:00

Introducing Detective Eustace Mullins

Friends, I have never met Mr. Eustace Mullins, but, everytime I see him on an internet video I feel like I am having an interaction with an old friend. Like myself, Eustace has taken it upon himself to fight a life long battle. He is fighting the system more or less as I am inclined to do. But, his fight is somewhat more focused than mine and his enemy is the international bankers and their criminal conspiracy. Maybe that is my battle too now that I think about it. The bottom line for Mr. Mullins is that he feels that it is the bankers' objective to enslave us all. You may or may not agree with that assessment, but if you look at events today I think you will see that much of what we are experiencing is in fact the work of these international bankers.

Mr. Mullins is now dead ( February 2, 2010 ) and the interview shown below was done in August of 2000. September 11, 2001 is just over a year away so he won't be talking about that in this particular interview. And, he won't be talking about the financial collapse on Wall Street in 2007 either. But, he will be talking about the Federal Reserve System in the US. Most of us never heard of the Fed before, as outlined by Mr. Mullins, that is. And, if we had previously heard the term at all we would have thought that it was the nation's central bank, and part of the federal government. This entity, established under very secret conditions in 1910 was finally established in 1913. It was set up to serve private bankers. It is almost one hundred years later now and now might be the time to reflect on the nature of this institution. So, sit back and watch the performance given by Mr. Mullins. He will explain to you in detail just what this organization is all about and what their aims are. I think you will be immediately aware of Mr. Mullin's friendly and open character. He is certainly someone you would like to have as a friend, particularly if you are any kind of a rebel and would like to have some company in your conspiratorial view of the world. Mr. Mullins will provide that support for you. Interestingly, this video was taken in Salmon Arm, B.C. Also, listen closely to what he has to say about Al Gore's political prospects.

Eustace Mullins Biography

Rest in Peace: America's Last Great President

2011-11-22T03:14:00.001-08:00

Rest in Peace

America's Last Great President

John F. Kennedy

And then they killed him on Friday, November 22, 1963

What I was doing in 1963

What the Rabbis are saying about Friday October 7, 1983

2011-10-07T02:37:00.000-07:00

What the Rabbis are saying about

Friday October 7, 1983

( year 28 )

Above is Rabbi Kin talking about Aquarians

Good morning friends. Today is Friday October 7, 2011. That's right, it's 28 years later after the Big Event. And, that Big Event occurred on Friday October 7, 1983 as all of my steady readers already know. In a way, everything that I do on these pages it related to that serious incident in my life. Upon inspection of my personality, I think that becomes rather obvious.

I have published numerous posts on this blog already concerning the event.
From the Dear Diary portion of my blog you can find this entry here:

What are the Rabbis saying about Carl Baydala?

Notice that the above title is similar to today's post title. Much of what I am about to say in fact has already been said in that post. But, since this is a Friday, just like 28 years ago I thought I might try and be somewhat original and offer you some more insights into the event. More on this later.

First though, here are some other blog entries concerning Friday October 7, 1983, found on this very blog of course.

Friday October 7, 1983: Plato to the Rescue

Friday October 7, 1983: The Silver Anniversary

Below is the original blog entry concerning the Big Event:

Friday October 7, 1983

So, what are the rabbis saying about Friday October 7, 1983 anyway? Actually, they aren't saying anything at all about that particular date. But, one rabbi in particular is saying an awful lot about Carl Baydala, or Aquarians anyway. I have watched the above video with the rabbi a few times now, and including just a couple of hours ago as well. I would have to say though that I captured his thoughts the very first time around, more or less that is. Naturally I was impressed when he was able to identify my personality for me, and of course I latched on to the key ideas that I thought were related to my personality.

According to the Rabbi here are some common features of us Aquarians: we are humanitarians; friendly; independent; honest; loyal; original; inventive; unpredictable; contrary; detached; kind; tranquil; self-centered; idealistic; aloof; not arrogant; hate big shots and not compatible with big shots; diplomatic; timid; how to change what is wrong and improve the world; most misunderstood; can get along with anyone if he chooses to; turn cold to those who have an ego; don't like borrowing or lending; they keep their word and pay their bills (strong characteristic ); platonic, faithful; generous, but will not go overboard; not interested in ambition or making money; does not believe in cheating or lying; an Aquarius boss is very friendly; everybody is equal; sincere, loyal, and devoted.

Lots of stuff there as you can see. These are just generalities of course, and I am sure that not all of us Aquarians are exactly like anybody else. But if I had to concentrate on a few of the characteristics I would focus on something like the anti-authoritarian part. I am a rebel friends and I don't like authority. That is the primary thing that I want to leave you with. However, I don't dislike all authority as I am not a complete misfit, for lack of a better term. I have had bosses that I respect, but, of course they have to gain my respect. I don't like suck holing to bosses if I don't like them. I don't like living under a reign of tyranny either and if I can smell that kind of an environment I am going to start fighting back. Nobody needs a job badly enough to live under an authoritarian system that is not working for them. Now, I could probably say the same thing about the United States right now, and many Americans would agree with me now wouldn't they? Of course they would. They are on the streets of the big cities rebelling as we speak.

Another thing that came up in my personality profile was the idea of being wronged. As an Aquarian I don't like it when someone does me wrong and I tend not to forget those kinds of things. We are honest people and we expect people to be the same. I guess it is just our idealized nature that makes us that way. Anyway, for me that would be a big part of this whole 1983 business. So, maybe my readers will start to understand me a little better once they have my profile to contend with.

Another huge feature of October 7, 1983 is the song Every Breath You Take by the Police. That was my favourite song at the time and it brings back a lot of memories as you would expect. There have been quite a few remakes of this hit song and here is one of my favourites just below. Now, you know that I don't think much of US imperialism and the antics of the Federal Reserve, so this is really a nifty song for me. Hope you like it, and I think you will easily be able to see its relevance for today's environment as well. So, you see the Big Event is not just about love and heartache and bad feelings, but it can be translated into today's politics as well. Now, I think you would agree that would make the Event somewhat positive now wouldn't it?

.And, finally friends here is yet another version of Every Breath You Take. I only discovered this video not too long ago as well. I thought you might like it. You will have to try and listen to the words and meaning of course.

Have a nice day and thanks for celebrating my anniversary with me.

Why you need to be a philosopher

2011-10-02T20:30:00.000-07:00

Why you need to be a Philosopher

by Carl Baydala

Rabbi David Wolpe and Sam Harris

Friends, I just finished watching a debate between an atheist and a Jew, a rabbi in fact. Like awakening from a dream you need get it down on paper before you lose the main ideas of what you just experienced. That is how important these kinds of things are.

This was an absolutely tremendous debate on religion, maybe the best that I have seen so far in fact. If you have read any of my previous posts on these pages then you will know that this is where I want to be in terms of intellectual awareness; watching and listening to these religious and philosophical debates.

The real beauty of this debate lies in the fact that there was no outright hostility between the combatants or debaters. And, the lack of hostility or animosity allowed the observer to learn from the interplay of opposing views. The debaters were of course on the opposite sides of the spectrum as concerns the existence of a god. Let us just say that both participants acted as gentlemen even though you may appreciate that both debaters were confirmed in their positions; they defended their positions well and were up to the challenge when anything that was controversial in nature was introduced; it was challenged professionally. It is not necessary to provide details of this fact because in watching the video this feature is readily identifiable. This is an important detail because I have watched many of these kinds of debates in the past. Personalities, politics, and prejudices easily emerge in these kinds of debates, but because of the education, and personalities of the debaters perhaps, the debate becomes highly educational and a challenge to the imagination.

You need to become a philosopher friends, and this debate here will help you get there. Intellectual education is one of the most valuable tools that you can own. You cannot go to a store and buy education. You have to earn the right to be educated, and you can only acquire education the old fashioned way, you have to earn it. And, this debate will help you get to where you want to be.

What is education? Well, how about an original response just to show you that I learned something from this video that I just watched? Would that do? In the simplest of terms education is gaining knowledge from information. With education comes the introduction of ideas. And, ideas are the catalyst that will get your mind racing. Ideas are the things that you frame arguments around; they become your facts and you ammunition in debate. Education should be new information for you, and hence, the tool that will provide a new idea and new way of looking at the world or some subject that is of interest to you. For me, in this video, I was particularly impressed with the rabbi. His professionalism garnered my attention. I am not calling him a winner necessarily, but his ways and means of going about defending Judaism and the idea of God allowed me to gain a new respect for the adherents of God. This is not to say that I accept their notion of, or even their idea of a God, but the rabbi lets you know that you need to be on your intellectual best in order to compete with his kind. Rationalism is the name of the game when you are dealing with the notion of a god and the existence of that god. Idea refinement is a great tool to have in your intellectual toolbox. Enough said of course.

The debate tonight was about religion and the existence of God. How do you do a successful debate about the existence of God? You are either the rabbi or you are the atheist. You have to defend your position. In this particular video and debate the rabbi took the position that scientific evidence and God were two separate things. Right out the gate the rabbi says: " science is powerful, but it's narrow. " " life is not a scientific question, but a philosophic and religious question. " ..." just like you can't explain what an idea is in scientific terms, it is intangible..." He states that some people now believe that since science has become so powerful that it has replaced religion. And, of course he is not buying that position. There was no reason to be scientific about the whole thing because God is just of a different sphere and he is not scientifically provable; it is not necessary to prove God. The atheist challenges this idea with his own argument suggesting that science is still developing and will even be able to understand the nature of ideas and emotions themselves. That is how powerful science is - and will be. In terms of assessing their positions, the rabbi is suggesting more religion is the answer to our problems and not less, while the atheist suggests that more science is the remedy needed to make life more meaningful and understandable. And, that is why this is such a strong debate, because of the kinds of ideas that were put on the table right at the beginning of the debate.

Sam Harris is the atheist in this debate. He doesn't really like to call himself an atheist though; he still maintains that he doesn't really know if God exists or not and holds the philosophical position that it is OK to be a non-believer and carry on a successful life. He even states that he is " open-minded " about life after death. I guess that makes him more of an agnostic then, rather than being a pure atheist. This debate really is about science versus philosophy. And, " intuitions " seem to be at the core of that debate says Mr. Harris. He says something about " contemplative and spiritual intuitions. " Simply put, both debaters use intuition to their advantage and to enhance their scientific and philosophical positions. If you can understand what these debaters mean by these terms and how they employ them, then you will be well on the way to having a great intellectual and idea-filled experience. And, these notions are introduced fairly early on into the debate, so you can keep these ideas in the back of your mind as you listen to and watch the video. Sam Harris carried himself very well in this debate and you could do no less than to admire his wittiness and body language performances. And, I would offer the same praise for the rabbi as well. They both knew how to use their personalities, their humor and their wit, when and where required.

This is a tremendous debate friends, and I encourage you to watch it. If you have never seen these kinds of debates before then just sit back and become EDUCATED in the ways and means of philosophy. That is what this debate does - it educates you; it provides you with arguments from both sides of a discussion about the existence of God. There is a constant stream of ideas to think about. I have to tell you what was going through my mind while I was watching and listening to this debate. In terms of modern day politics you cannot get away from the idea of Muslim terrorism. Politically of course the modern day rabbi would like to emphasize this type of terrorist threat. This Muslim terrorism idea popped up frequently in the debate. I listened to these ideas with a grain of salt however, because I do not believe in the Official Conspiracy Theory as regards 9/11 and the idea that 19 Muslims carried out the attack, but, that might not be here nor there because there are many other stimulating ideas in this video.

The rabbi's job is to defend Judaism. and he does this well. He is for religion and the idea that God exists. For him, religion is something that you are allowed to believe in. You are not scientifically obligated to prove the existence of God. Science will advance just as human civilization does. We will learn and we will adjust. But, beyond human comprehension and knowledge is the unknown. And, of course that is the domain of religion and mysticism. God lives beyond this world and is therefore not knowable. That doesn't mean that He does not exist, but it certainly allows for the continuation of something like religion and a God; a type of god that anyone can create in fact.

I have always tended to side with atheists or those prone to atheism because I am not convinced that God as we know Him in western society exists. but, that is not really the point is it, when we are dealing with philosophy, religion, and education, I mean? Friends, you can take any position you want regarding religion and the existence or non-existence of God. But, when you have education on your side then the whole thing becomes rather meaningless. Once you acquire an education you graduate yourself to the right to debate. Your tools are ideas and the power of persuasion based on knowledge. If you listen to the debate closely you will see what a powerful tool philosophy and education can be. You need to be a philosopher friends because once you do you will be able to enter the world of debate and hold your own - or even win those debates by virtue of the power of your arguments based on ideas. The rabbi is the individual that is under pressure to perform here and you can sense that from the beginning of the debate; secular society has made that so, and that is in spite of the fact that there are apparently more believers in God than non-believers. He ( the rabbi ) needs to construct a legitimate argument to compete with the atheist; he needs to defend his religious and God-believing stance. And, he does that fairly well. Like most God adherents he admits that you cannot prove the existence of God. Nobody can prove the existence or non-existence of God. So, that is hardly a position worth relying on if you want to win a debate about God. You need to take the next step and prove yourself as a worthy philosopher; you need new information and new ideas to support your position. You need to take a philosophical position in fact, and defend it with those ideas; ideas that the masses can understand, and hopefully, accept. That is the nature of this debate friends and it is one of the best. Wittiness and education abounds here in its entirety. There is no apparent animosity and that is what makes it a clean debate. Here is the debate again:

Looking at 9/11 Ten Years Later

2011-09-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

Looking at 9/11

Ten Years Later

by Carl Baydala

September 11, 2011

Good morning friends. Today is September 11, 2011. It is exactly ten years later after the Big Event - September 11, 2001. If you were alive ten years ago and able to experience the Event then I am sure you remember what you were doing on that fateful day.

I was on my annual vacation and it was certainly a beautiful sunny day, just like in New York. I was glued to my television and watching and listening to stock market data. And, then came the images of the planes crashing into the towers, and the rest is history as they say. That's right, we have ten years of history under our belts now regarding 9/11.

As for the attacks themselves, most of us immediately felt empathy toward the US and its victims. Did the country really deserve to be attacked by Muslim terrorists? Well, that is what we were being told, that Arab terrorists, 19 of them in fact, had successfully attacked the most protected and powerful nation on earth.

Do you believe the Official story about 9/11 and how it was supposed to have happened according to the government? Initially, I think most people did, and many still do. It would be easy to believe that Muslims, and people like Osama bin Laden perhaps, were were involved. It didn't take long for the mainstream media, in fact, to start fingering people like Bin Laden, and indeed, it was happening almost immediately. He did have a history of terrorism after all and he would become the number one suspect and the main suspect of the attack.

However, a lot of strange things were happening on that day in the eastern part of the US. Things that most people were not conscious of. First and foremost of course is the fact that 19 Muslims terrorists had successfully penetrated the most advanced security system in the world. They had beaten the odds at airport security checkpoints and even after hijacking numerous planes were not intercepted or shot down for violating air space rules. This would have been standard procedure of course, but not on that day. Even the vice president of the United States himself, Mr. Dick Cheney, was conducting war games of a similar nature as to what was occurring in real life. He was in charge of everything on that day it seems like. And, it was he who was to give the orders to " stand down " and to not intercept the intruding aircraft. So, for whatever reason, the terrorists were going to be wittingly or otherwise, aided by the vice president. The co-ordinated attack effort was going to be allowed to proceed.

In the meantime, President Bush was sitting in a classroom in Florida observing an elementary school teacher and her teaching methods. In the course of this event we watched on television as an aid is apparently informing the President of the the attacks taking place in New York. The President does not feel that it is necessary to leap into action and help with the business of protecting his country. Everything is apparently in good hands. He remains seated in the classroom and appears to have a blank stare about him.

The attacks in New York and at the Pentagon continue. Later on, an airplane has apparently crashed or has been shot down over Pennsylvania. Both the twin towers at the World Trade Center have been hit and both will crumble to the ground. Eye witnesses talk about numerous explosions occurring as the buildings were falling into their own footprints. Their collapse has the appearance to many of a ' controlled demolition '. Nearby, another building, namely Building 7, will also fall to the ground in controlled demolition style as well, and that is in spite of the fact that this building was not hit by an airplane. And, over at the Pentagon we are being told that an airplane has attacked that structure too. And, once again, this aircraft has beaten the odds and evaded the heavy security surrounding the area.

The Official Conspiracy Theory as provided by the George Bush government explains to us that this was a co-ordinated Muslim attack upon America. The terrorists beat the odds and had struck successfully at the heart of capitalism and knocked down the grandest phallic symbols of all time, namely the Twin Towers. The Muslims were getting even with the US.  It was time to retaliate against The Great Satan for the wrongs that it had perpetrated upon the Muslim world. This was their story and they stuck to it, and they have been sticking to it for the last ten years. There is no reason to change their version of things because to do so would simply cause unnecessary and burdensome problems anyway. It was this attack and the Government's version of it that would allow them to pursue a policy of war against Muslims and to perform preventative war to secure and protect Americans. Islamofascism had been born.

It is a nice story of course except a lot of people do not believe the Government now and their fight against terrorism and Muslim wrong doers. They see flaws in the Official Story that instigated the wars and many wonder why they are so secretive about the whole event. There are no plane parts or terrorist bodies at the Pentagon and the entry point of the attack more closely resembles that of a missile intrusion. That a large commercial aircraft hit the Pentagon is in doubt. The video cameras surrounding the Pentagon were confiscated and we are not being allowed to see these videos. If everything is on the up and up then why the secrecy? Doesn't the Government simply defeat itself by not being more forthcoming with the evidence? And, the same thing with the black boxes that were found at the Towers. They are being held under lock and key. What are they hiding and what are they afraid of?

More and more people are now convinced that the Twin Towers and Building 7 were brought down by controlled demolition. Larry Silverstein, the owner of Building 7 informs us that the fire department recommended ' pulling the building ' How does one pull a building if it is not pre-wired for such an event to occur? The Official Story line is that the heat caused by the burning jet fuel weakened the metal frames of the Twin Towers and thus caused their collapse. But, we also know that in modern history no office structure made of steel has ever fallen due to a fire. Yet, on September 11, 2001 three  buildings on one day lay claim to bucking history, and they simply broke down.

No bodies of any terrorists are found in any of the buildings affected by the attacks. There are no videos at any of the airports identifying any terrorists and there are no flight records with the terrorists' names on them. After the initial publication of the names of the 19 Arab terrorists we find that many of these individuals are still alive, only their identities have been stolen. Perhaps, in its haste to put a case together the Government simply gathered up some convenient names and pictures. But, it certainly puts a damper on their official story as you can imagine.

There are numerous other oddities concerning the Event that really only provide fodder for conspiracy theorists and to those who otherwise would not have anything to do with the official government line. Why is Dick Cheney playing war games on the very day of the attack, war games that involve airplanes crashing into buildings? Who are the instigators of the put options on American and United Airlines? Why does Zim shipping of Israel pull out of its contract in the Towers a month before the attack? How does Lucky Larry Silverstein have the wherewithal to purchase terrorism insurance, to be fortunate enough to have an appointment that makes him late for work that day and how does his building fall in a controlled mode if it was not pre-wired? And, the same question for the Twins themselves of course. Who wired them up and when did they have the opportunity to do so? Why are workers at the Pentagon busy carting away evidence from a crime scene and why was all of the debris from the Towers quickly shipped off to Asia? If the Government was interested in justice and getting to the heart of the crime then why so much suspicious behavior?

Within a month after the attack Afghanistan is invaded. The Taliban will not give up Bin laden since there is no evidence that he had anything to do with the crime. The US has no answers for the Taliban of course and they simply invade the country; it is a pre-emptive strike against terrorism. At this stage in the game nobody is really questioning the US Government and its motives. America was attacked by Muslims after all and the ringleader was apparently Bin laden himself. Except, as we have pointed out there is no proof whatsoever to back up this claim.

The US however, does not stop with Afghanistan in its quest to root out evil in the world. The next target is Saddam Hussein and Iraq. Apparently he has weapons of mass destruction and he is a threat to US security. On March 19, 2003 the country is invaded and subsequently destroyed. The US builds a billion dollar embassy in Baghdad just for good measure. So, it would appear that the US is in Iraq for the long haul. I don't think Saddam Hussein ever thought that he was going to be collateral damage from the attacks on the Twin Towers, but there you have it. The rest if history as they say.

The US is still in Afghanistan and Iraq ten years later. This is one of the profoundest results of the attack of course, the retaliation part. Some people think that 9/11 was a ' False Flag ' event or that it was an inside government job aided by the CIA or even the MOSSAD of Israel. We cannot make these kinds of judgments without more proof and a more detailed investigation of course. But, we do know that it was a highly co-ordinated attack and that a lot of things had to happen to allow the attackers to be successful. You have to be your own judge in these matters. Did 19 Arab hijackers do the job? If the majority of them were from Saudi Arabia as the authorities tell us then why didn't they attack Saudi Arabia first? Why Afghanistan and then why Iraq?  And, does the evidence even come close to supporting the Official story? Why does the mainstream media shy away from any real study of the event and why aren't they clamoring for a new investigation if millions of their customers are?

Americans are now paying trillions of dollars for war caused by the attacks ten years ago today. Their freedoms have been curtailed as a result of the Patriot Act and many have to suffer indignities when they go through security at airports. There are many reports of Arab terrorist threats and coded warning levels for terrorism attacks. But, for the most part these things come to naught. It is just government doing government as a result of the tragedy ten years ago today. If you do not support the government's war efforts you might be labelled unpatriotic. You cannot even criticize the government or engage in peaceful protest against the current wars. You could fall under investigation and even be charged with aiding terrorism. Now, that is a fine place to be now isn't it? Yes, friends, 9/11 ten years later and just look where we are. An event that nobody really knows who did; it caused wars, trillion dollar debts, and an erosion of personal liberty. And, they say that there is sunshine at the end of the tunnel. September is a great month friends here in the northern part of the world. You are more than likely to enjoy sunshine on a bright September day. Today is a brilliant and warm day. The memories of 9/11 are only reinforced of course if you have the pleasure to experience yet another bright sunny day. Think of the thousands who lost their lives on that day, the ones jumping out of buildings in fact or the firefighters risking their lives and doing their job, and then think of the many thousands more who perished as a result of the government's reaction to that event.

You are entirely free to believe in the Official Conspiracy Theory if you want to. And, in fact many still do. Many of these people are actually surprised that so many people would question their government and its motives. Well, my message for these people is to simply study the event and look at the evidence. Think of being in a court of law and being charged with the responsibility of convicting 19 Arab terrorists for the crime of 9/11. You should be so lucky of course because the government is doing everything it can to not make that happen. ... But, I digress of course. At least examine the evidence. Look at motive and look at opportunity. Look at everything that you need to in order to ' figure ' out 9/11, including who you think would have the best opportunity and know how to carry out the attack. I think if you do that you will at least become a skeptic. And, that just might be the first step on the road to one's individual truth about 9/11. And, that is the way that I see things ten years later. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.

Additional Resources
concerning 9/11:

You only believe the official 9/11 story because you don't know the official 9/11 story

9/11 ten years on: there are no excuses for buying the myth

Globe and Mail article and discussion board about 9/11

aboved added on September 12, 2011

Why did God really create woman?

2011-08-19T01:00:00.000-07:00

Why did God really

create woman?

An honest enquiry don't you think friends? Why does the Almighty deem it necessary to create something called: The Woman? Or, for that matter why even Man? As a Being that can do anything at will why even bother creating something like the sexes at all? There is no ordained reason to get involved in the sexes if one does not have to as there are numerous, if not an infinite number of things for God to create in order to amuse Himself. But, He chose Man - and then He chose Woman.

Some women get upset of course because God chose to create Man first, and then Woman. I mean, it could just as easily have been the other way around now couldn't it? For surely you need a Woman to produce a Man after all. So, if a Woman was to get upset about the whole thing it wouldn't take much for most of us to back her up on her complaint. But, that is not the way God did things. He is a Man after all as we know Him to be. So, why wouldn't He choose to have Man as the more important creature in Creation? As the Biblical story goes Woman was created to serve Man. What fun would it be in the world without Woman anyway? And, just how would Man survive without company or how would he have offspring without the Woman? Woman serves a necessary purpose for Man as we understand humanity. Woman is a vital part of humanity. She is a sexual and social partner for Man.

But, did God really have to create Man and then Woman to begin with? Seems like He created all the matter and all of the other things necessary to make a functioning universe. He made an untold number of things and other things that we call creatures. These are the living and breathing things of the universe. He didn't have to create Man exactly like He did and He didn't have to create the notion of morality or something like Free Will. These ideas seem to be part of the characteristics of Man and Woman. Don't you ever wonder why God chose to create a creature called Man in the first place? If you are a human being then you know what I am talking about. But, I am sure that there are other creatures in the universe that do not know what a human being is. And, we could just have easily have been any number of creatures or things. But, no, God had to create the human being.

The human being is an amazing creature actually. It is something that thinks and has emotions. It also has needs that it needs to survive, and something called sexual desire as well. And, this is the area that we need to focus on: sexual desire. Why did God create sexual desire? There is no inherent reason to have sexual desire. Not really. Sure, it is a handy thing for fun and it helps the sexes to have offspring, but nothing in the universe says that it is totally necessary. Other things can multiply and exist without the benefit of sexual desire. Cells and other living organisms just find ways to keep on living and to reproduce themselves. But, we live on this place called Earth where all the animals that we know about engage in sex and some kind of sexual desire. Man is especially gifted in the area of sex because he thinks about it all of the time and he knows that this is the thing which enables him to multiply and to continue his existence. And, man has come to know that he needs to find a Woman to help him out with his sexual desires and his wanting to have children. So, Woman is an important thing to have around for it aids Man in his most basic of activities. But, don't you think that maybe God overdid things a bit by creating Woman? Now, I don't want to get all of the ladies against me so just assume for the sake of argument that I am referring to your problem as well - if you think you have a problem, that is. But, since I really do not know how a Woman thinks I am going to use the example of Woman as a problem for Man.

That's right friends, Woman is a problem for Man - and there is no reason why she has to be. God gave Woman a great deal of power by creating her. A Man living alone without the knowledge of Woman could very easily survive in the world - if God wanted it to be that way. I am sure that God in His wisdom could have easily devised some kind of system whereby Man could reproduce if that was to be one of his goals in creating Man in the first place. Any manner of technique could have been introduced to bring forth offspring. Imagination is a great thing and God was loaded with it. The sky is the limit when it comes to creation and what to do with it. God, in His wisdom decided to make Man a sexual being. Sex and Man were to become synonymous. So, the problem for God was how to introduce sex into the life of Man. And, his answer was the Woman. But, not just any kind of Woman of course, but an equally active sexual creature just like Man. So, these two creatures, Man and Woman would have something in common, namely sexual desire. But, one has to wonder if God ever stopped to consider the consequences of introducing sex to Man via the Woman. Man's focus in life would now be sexual desire and that desire would translate into power for the Woman. By extension then we have to consider the idea that God created Woman for Man to help him understand the idea of power. But, it would be a certain kind of power; one derived from the power of lust. Can we believe that when Man is confronted by a beautiful Woman that his sole aim his to have offspring or is he more interested in the sexual contact; in satisfying his sexual desire? The answer is simple of course. In Woman Man senses satisfaction of the most basic form, that of sexual gratification.

The Bible tells us that Man needed a Woman for a companion and to help out in his survival. I think you will readily agree that God went all out when he created Woman. He made her strikingly beautiful and a temptation for Man. This temptation of course puts Man at a disadvantage - but, not entirely. For, we also know that in the Bible Woman was cursed by God for she was tempted by the Devil. But, then who else could have made that happen but God? So, not only did God create a beautiful creature in the Woman, but he also blamed her for tempting Man. So, the Woman would be destined to serve Man. Maybe this is just God's way of tempering the charms and powers of the Woman. He needed to neutralize her since He created such a powerful force. But, this explanation still doesn't explain for us why God invented Woman in the first place, or for that matter, Man. But, He did these things and as humans we know of their consequences. I think the answer is rather simple though. God is an all-knowing and all-doing Entity. He can create anything He wants and where and how He wants. I believe that God created Man to explain things like morality and pain and suffering and power and the like. How else to explain the things that humans experience except by creating something called a human being? And, how can you have something like lust if it cannot be explained through Man and his relations with Woman? How else would you properly explain something like lust if you did not create the Woman as its expression? God knew that He had to create that perfect setup that would properly explain these things to His friends in the universe. They would need concrete examples and they would need to feel and experience these things themselves and they could only do that through the human being. The Woman needed to be beautiful and to be sensuous so as to gain the full impact of the kind of emotions that she could generate. And, yet in the same breath of lust God speaks of love as well. What is this thing called love then and how does it fit into the sexes and their experiences of lust? How would God explain love? Could it even be done knowing what we know about the sexes? Well. leave it up to God of course. That's right, even God found a way to overcome lust and to make make Man appreciate the Woman as friend and not simply as a sexual object or tool for the making of children. God created the power object of Woman and then He neutralized that power; He tempered it. Human life is about meaning. Life must have a purpose or it is not worth living. And, that is why God created Man. In everything imaginable is man; all is explained. And, what does Man see when he sees a Woman? He sees his future that is what he sees. According to God there is no future without the sexes. In Man and Woman is meaning. And, that is why God created Woman.

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Happy Canada Day

2011-07-01T05:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Canada Day!

July 1, 2011

Did you notice the face in the clouds? Maybe that is Big Brother watching you.

Retirement Update: 1984 revisited

2011-07-01T05:26:00.000-07:00

Retirement Update: 1984 revisited

This post was originally published on June 13, 2011

Welcome back friends. I haven't talked to you for a while and I think it is time to do some serious communication. Today is the day that marks exactly one month into full-time retirement for me. Now, I know that doesn't mean much to most people, but to a lot of people it does. Many of the baby boomers out there are wondering just what it is like to actually pull the plug. Well, that is exactly what I did on May 13, 2011.

Any regrets? Actually, none at all. I feel free and healthier and that is the main thing of course. I get up in the morning and there is no one to answer to except myself. If I want to sluff off and do absolutely nothing then that is what I do. But, as you may appreciate the mind is always active and it is looking for something to do. Fortunately for me, I have lots of things that I want to do.The harness races on Saturday remain as the the highlight of my week. It is fun going to the races and trying to beat the system as you can imagine. Can you really beat the system? Well, that depends where you are on the social ladder I suppose, or maybe it just depends on what your individual goals are. It is all about personality of course and that is the underlying factor in these matters.

Luckily, I don't mind doing yard work either or going to the dump for that matter. I love going to the dump as a matter of fact; it is one of those instant gratification kind of endeavours; like cutting the grass. Pretty basic stuff eh? Well, like I said in many of my posts, especially Dear Courier Diary, I am a very basic person. So, that means that good old physical labour and yard work can turn me on. And, it is good for your health too.

The other thing that I like to do is studying on the internet and just reading things and trying to inform myself about what is happening in the world. I guess it is like the folks who engage in gossip or even watch the soaps or just any kind of TV or whatever. It is what keep us amused and interested that is what it does. We all have our favourite past time things and our interests. And, if we didn't well, we would all just shrivel up and die.

But, the really big thing that I like to do is to try and figure out where my life fits in with the grand scheme of things. Remember my story about 1983 - and the girl? You can read about that true story right here: Friday October 7, 1983 Well, rest assured dear friends that this thing is still alive in my mind and I am trying to make the best of what now amounts to a very bad thing. Well, maybe not so bad. Important, might be another way to look at it. I mean, just think of the personalities involved in that story and try and fit them into my life and my history. It's a huge story for me and very meaningful as well. So, what is the really biggest thing that I did in the past 30 days or so? Well, I re-read the novel 1984 by George Orwell that is what I did. Actually, I upgraded my phone since the contract was up anyway and I got a smart phone. Neat phone and I am sure that many of you already own one of these babies. You can do your banking on these devices, take pictures and videos, and even bet the races and all kinds of things. But, what I did is to download a free pdf copy of 1984 and I just sat down and basically read the whole thing. read 1984 here Now, this is the first book that I probably every read as a young person and the stuff in there never went out of my mind let me tell you. In fact, this book is probably the most influential piece of literature that ever entered my mind - and it stuck like I say.

So, I read it again with vigour and I didn't want to miss a thing this time. So, many things I forgot let me tell you. But, the main characters were all there as big as life. Now, remember 1983 like I say because why I acted like I did back then probably has got a lot to do with this book. So, check out the link on the sidebar or the link above and get reading. You will not be disappointed I do not think. Anyway, I digress . Of course there is a girl in the book and her name is Julia. Winston Smith is the main character and there is even a guy in the book with a black moustache. Hahahahah. And, that is Big Brother. That's right, this is where the term Big Brother comes from. It is a totalitarian society that is what it is. And, Winston Smith is a rebel, just like me. So, do you see now why I am like I am? Winston bucks the system and is against authority. There is an ongoing threat to the system or enemy of the state named Emmanuel Goldstein. A Jewish name, so how do you like them apples? The real point is of course that this is the very same idea as our Osama bin Laden. The state needs someone to hate and to keep the population in line. It is a very tyrannical society and there are telescreens everywhere; all movements and speech is monitored. It is very much like a Nazi or Soviet Union controlled society. There are class divisions and everyone is expected to be loyal to the state and to hate the enemy. Remember the terms Ignorance is Strength and War is Peace?

This book was written in about 1949 and is very applicable to our day and age. If you are paying attention you will have noticed that the United States today is very much like the society that George Orwell was talking about. Now, he might have been describing the Soviet Union in particular, but I think if you examine the situation, the US is very much a totalitarian state that engages itself in continuous war. And, it did indeed create this enemy for us. In the sixties it was communism, but that has been transformed into the war against Islam as exemplified in Osama Bin Laden. I think this is a very easy comparison to make indeed.

Winston Smith, and his sweetheart Julia are both interested in overthrowing the system and Big Brother. They think that there is a better world out there. Both Winston and Julia are Party members, but not Inner Party members. There are in fact three classes in the society of Oceania, namely Inner Party members, regular Party members, and the Proles or the underclass. According to Winston all of history is organized in this way. And, further according to Winston, the Proles will never start a revolution, for that role is assigned to the middle classes or regular Party member in this case. The Proles ( and modern day Americans ) are only interested in survival and entertainment and do not concern themselves with matters of philosophy or the business of overthrowing despots or tyrants. And, that is why people like Smith and Julia are dangerous and must be dealt with. They are capable of understanding things and taking action to overthrow those with all of the power. But, in the world of Winston Smith there will be no regime change for Big Brother is all powerful.

If you take the time to sit down and read this book I think you will find a great many comparisons to modern day America. Winston Smith worked in the Ministry of Truth and his job was to change the facts of history and to indoctrinate the masses. And, so it is with the modern press in America; it is highly controlled and the only information that gets out is the information that the elites want to get out. As you may appreciate of course that puts the authorities and the alternative media on a collision course. For it is here where the Winston Smiths are going to pop out and try and overthrow the system. But, the system is strong as we well know. Not only do they control the media but the political figures and police and military are controlled as well. There is constant war and there is an identifiable enemy. And, if you are paying attention you will observe how the enemy is treated. And, in the US they have something called the Patriot Act as well. In the novel peoples' movements and thoughts were monitored like I said. They even had something called the Thought Police and ' thought crimes ' and they would get you in the end of course. Every house had a telescreen where speech and movement was monitored. Just how do you know dear friends if your TV or even your cell phone is not a modern telescreen? Something to think about eh?

Anyway, I would encourage everybody to read this book and to examine what is really in there. It is more that just the human being wanting to be like humans and having a love affair, it is much more in fact. It is about power and it is about philosophy and religion as well. The state wants to destroy everything that is meaningful to a human being. There is even something called a Junior Anti-Sex League of which Julia was a member. But, Julia was also a rebel and she played the game as long as she could. Children would turn their parents into the authorities as all loyal members of the state were spies. There is much in this book friends and it is all highly relevant to today's state of affairs in modern America. It is about power and the ability of those with that power to make humans non-human and to accept Big Brother and to love him. Even the rebels ended up loving Him before they were liquidated of course. The name of the game is control friends and to understand that is to understand everything that occurs around and within us.

Have a nice day. And, if you are a Canucks fan: Go Canucks Go? PS. I am not a hockey fan friends.

Gladys Baydala is glad to be alive at 85

2011-06-20T08:47:00.000-07:00

Gladys Baydala

is glad

to be alive at 85

Happy Birthday

Gladys Baydala!

June 20, 2011

Carl Baydala Pulls the Plug

2011-05-08T10:51:00.000-07:00

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Carl Baydala Pulls the Plug

William Charmichael and Alice McNab, staff reporters, CPI. Vancouver, BC. Sunday May 8, 2011.

......In a surprise move, veteran courier, Carl Baydala announced his official retirement late last week. Baydala, a twenty year courier professional told reporters that his full retirement would not take place until Friday next.
Although semi-retired for the last three years, his move to full retirement continues to shock many observers.
" Not everyone is aware of my decision at this time. " Baydala revealed to reporters. And, that statement was indeed corroborated from discussions with his former employer Corporate Couriers, based in Vancouver, B.C. Management staff confirmed that Carl had indeed given his notice, simply by stating that it was time to ' pull the plug. ' There was no further comment given by his former employer. They too were apparently surprised by Baydala's snap decision.

Carl Baydala is a seasoned courier professional and spent the most productive part of his life in this role in the City of Vancouver and the surrounding municipalities, commonly known as the Greater Vancouver district or Lower Fraser Valley region. He served doggedly and aimed for the highest standards in the challenging field of the fast paced delivery business. Carl had become a model and inspiration to many of his peers in the industry. His time spent in the business was testimony to his commitment.

" It's a great job and I love it. I don't think I could have asked for a better career than the courier business. It's a great match for my personality and my life ambitions. It really is like the carnival business where I started out working as a teenager. The jobs are similar in many respects; both involve a lot of people contact, driving, and just plain old working hard. I mean, when you think about it, there is no gain with no pain. And, like the carnival business you have to stick and stay to make it pay. " Carl chuckled to himself as he rattled off some of his favourite old sayings. Carl told staff reporters that he had no idea that he was going to windup as courier. He recalled the story of his life and the events of early 1983. He detailed his life as a teenager working in the carnival business and how this job paid for his university education. Carl graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1973. He graphically explained the conditions that he was working with in the restaurant management business in 1983 and how this career came to an abrupt ending. " I didn't know what to do, but I knew that I had to do something. Oh, I could have gone full time into the carnival business and made a go of things, but instead I decided to try something brand new and exciting. I decided to become a courier and I just went out and bought a new truck and dove right in. In fact, if you examine my history you will see that I make quick business decisions and then just implement them. "

And, implement them he did indeed. He started off his career in 1987 with Nova Messengers. The Company was one of the leading courier companies in the City at that time. This Company is now called Novex. Like all beginning couriers Carl had to learn the ropes. There is no other way to learn the courier business except on the job training. All couriers have to earn their stripes as it were. You have to know where the parking spots are and use the loading docks and the lanes. You have to learn the streets and you have to remember addresses, one way streets and you have to know the good routes from the bad ones. It takes a lot of work and it is stressful sometimes. You are constantly dealing with other drivers and their mannerisms. The good and bad experiences can make or break your day. But, if you are persistent and dedicated then you will learn to survive and to make money. These are the thoughts of Carl Baydala as he was trying to explain the business to us.

" And, don't forget about the customer. Treat that customer with respect and they will take care of you. People remember the little things and how you treat them. And, that is why it is important to interact favourably with receptionists and shipper receivers and the like. These are the front line people and you as courier are representing the company. So, don't ever forget these things. "

Carl had nothing but praise for the company that would be the longest lasting employer that he ever had.

" I have to tell you that not all courier companies are the same. I had worked for a few others before finally settling down at Corporate. Corporate Couriers is a very successful company and it has earned many service awards in the City of Vancouver during its 30 year history. Customer service is the key to its success. The dispatcher and the courier must work together to get the job done. The dispatcher is probably the most important guy in the organization. He is part of the management team so don't forget that. He needs to know company policy, driving situations and the ability of his drivers. He also has to be firmly committed to pleasing each and every customer. On time deliveries are a huge deal in the company and that is where our success comes from. When our customers are paying premium rates for service we do not want to let them down. In fact, that is where our success comes from, just by sticking to the basics like getting the delivery done on time. Some competitors do not even adhere to this one basic goal of the same day courier business. But, it is the most important thing imaginable. Another key to our successs I would say is the treatment of drivers by management. Some companies will try and achieve profit or fixing management mistakes by taking it out of the hides of drivers and bikers. Corporate Couriers never did that because they didn't have to - and didn't want to. And, that says a lot if you ask me. "

For some final thoughts I asked Carl for his current impressions of the business and where it was headed. I also asked him what he was going to do with all of his spare time. He informed me that much of the success of his business was related to the construction industry and the ability keep long term corporate clients. He stated that the company was lucky to have a good steady base of successful businesses in their own right. He thought that their successes were complimentary. He closed out by talking about the current stresses on the job. Traffic congestion, and particularly construction were huge issue for couriers and their on time commitments. Other problems are the losses of important loading zones which the City has taken away from the courier. " It is like an ever tightening screw and it just gets worse and worse. " Carl exclaimed.

High fuel costs and speeders, Road Ragers and tailgaters are big negatives too. So, there are lots of things to be critical about and not all is rosy in the courier business. " But, it's a tough job and somebody has to do it. I did my share and I survived even as the screw tightened around me.. it did not suffocate me necessarily, all that I am saying that it was time to pull the plug. I think everyone in their own situation reaches that conclusion sooner or later. "

I asked Carl what he was going to do for excitement now that his courier career was over.

" Well, I am not going to stop going to the racetrack on Saturday so you can count on that. Also, I do spend lots of time on my computer studying things so I am not going to be bored at all. Lots of house work to do and maybe just take a drive or two when it is sunny out. I think I am going to enjoy myself and I am not apprehensive at all. "

Carl's official retirement begins on Friday, May 13, 2011.

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Onward Christian Soldiers: Battleground Canada

2011-03-27T12:33:00.000-07:00

Onward Christian Soldiers

Battleground Canada

Well, welcome to the election of 2011 friends. That's right, here in Canada we now have an election on our hands. Oh, it is more than just an election of course. It is a political battle to the finish that is what it will be. The Stephen Harper Government has fallen and now it is time to get the soldiers into the battlefield and inflict the necessary mortal wounds upon the enemy.

The enemy friends is Stephen Harper and what he stands for. In my opinion, he does not represent mainstream Canada. His focus is limited to his vision of Canada and what he wants to achieve and those things I believe are not in the interest of our great nation. Stephen Harper wants to change our country and make it look more like the U.S. I don't think the majority of Canadians want that to happen. So, once they realize what the Stephen Harper agenda really is then I think they will all be on board to defeat the man who has just lost the confidence of the House of Commons.

Having lost the confidence of the parliament of Canada and forfeiting his right to govern means that it is every one's duty who believes in Canada to do the right thing. And, the right thing is to remove this man from the corridors of power before it is too late. So, that is why I have titled this blog entry " Onward Christian Soldiers ". I think there are in fact many God-believing citizens in our country. Christians are good people and can be responsible Canadians like all the rest. But, they are being led by a Christian man, namely Stephen Harper who, as I said would do Canada wrong. We need to let the Christians who vote for him know that. And, that is why I am bringing Jesus Christ on board to help out with the cause. Now, I am not a practicing Christian myself, but I think you can appreciate that politics does indeed make strange bedfellows and that is why Jesus and I are now friends. We just have a lot in common that is all.

You will notice from previous blog entries that Jesus and I are friends on facebook. Well, I plan to be having a meeting with Jesus soon enough to find out what we can do to change the tide in Canada. Jesus is a great ally and friend to have on board in these troubled times. So, I hope that all of you Christians and right minded thinking Canadians join us in the battle to remove Stephen Harper from the political landscape once and for all. D - Day is May 2nd. so see you there at the battle of the century here in Canada.

The Canadian Perspective

2011-03-13T21:53:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Perspective

by Carl Baydala

I have to tell you friends that things are OK by me in this part of the world. Canada is a very fortunate place in which to live. We have a very small population relative to our land size, we are a stable democracy and all of the people that I know are basically happy individuals and glad to be Canadians just like myself.

How does a country get to be so fortunate and how does it survive so happily when there is so much trouble in the world? I mean, poverty and war occurs in so many parts of the world and in such frequency as well. In the last couple of years there has even been a financial meltdown and many people world wide are suffering as a consequence of that. Our neighbour to the south is experiencing terrible fiscal problems all around and many have lost their homes and their jobs. The middle classes are essentially being decimated, and the few assets they have left are quickly being depleted. Their financial and political power is evaporating in front of them, yet Canada survives basically intact.

What is so special about Canada? Canada has a lot going for it of course otherwise it would been sucked into the vortex long ago. Why didn't Canada experience the same kinds of problems that the US did for example? We are both modern democracies with laissez faire capitalist systems are we not? Canada has a good supply of natural resources and good management and well trained workers. And, ditto for the US. We are both advanced economies as they say. On the surface of things we both appear to be blessed. But, there are differences as I think you can appreciate. The main difference between Canada and the US I think is the political system itself and how it operates.

The US political system is highly driven by money. Politicians appear to be bought and sold like so many automobiles on a given day. This means of course that good policy that would have a positive effect on the whole nation might not naturally come about. Since money is the thing that drives things, it is the people with money itself that are favoured under that kind of system. That is why in the States the percentage of people who hold great wealth decreases daily. They have bought and paid for political results. Look at what the financial barons on Wall Street got away with - and continue to get away with. The elites who control the economy and the politicians grow more powerful year by year. On the other hand, the so-called middle classes get poorer and poorer. And, this is certainly manifested in political events and decisions as well. Look at the recent events in Wisconsin, for example to see how even those with relatively more power than the truly down and out are finally being affected by politics and money. It is a virtual war in the US friends, a war in which those with power want ultimate control, at any cost and consequence whatsoever.

No such thing is occurring in Canada. And, just look how close with live to the States. You'd think that like in the Middle East when the revolutions started that it would have the same type of collateral effect, but not so here in Canada. You'd think that the middle classes would be under serious attack here in Canada and not just in the US. Now, the current Conservative Regime in Canada is just a smaller version of the Republican Party in the US. ( Don't misundersand me here, I know that at the present time there is no real difference between Republicans and Democrats since they are both driven by money ) But, they do NOT have the same kind of power as their counterparts in the US. This is the basic difference between Canada and the US and that is what I am trying to point out to you tonight. The Canadian mentality, at present, will not allow the Republican/capitalism gone wild mentality to take hold in this country, and that is in spite of the fact that the political party in power that we have would act in the very same way as a Republican Party if they had the power to do so. I think the recent relevations about Conservative contempt of Parliament is testimony that they would like to subvert democracy, but the Canadian people will not let them. That is my hope at least. But, they do not and that is why Canada is different than the US and that is why we are not experiencing the same kinds of problems as our brothers and sisters are south of the border.

Canada is structurally sound and we believe in the rule of law ( contrast this idea with what is happening or not happening in the US for example; think of the illegal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, a proper investigation into 9/11, and ask yourself why no one on Wall Street has been indicted for financial fraud ) and that is why we survive relatively unscathed. Our resources are a huge plus as I am sure you can imagine. But, there is more to it than resources otherwise we would just be another Middle Eastern dictatorship now wouldn't we? Of course, and that is the key to our staying on top of things. Power is a very important feature of society friends and it needs to be distributed evenly otherwise you run the risk of ruining your nation. And, the power in our country friends comes from knowing the difference between right and wrong and sharing the wealth, as is humanly and politically possible, that is. At least we try and that is the point of the whole thing. The Stephen Harper government is a minority one for the very reasons that I have listed above. Thanks for reading.

Jesus Christ and Carl Baydala are now friends on facebook

2011-02-22T14:23:00.000-08:00

Jesus Christ

and

Carl Baydala

are now friends

on facebook

You are reading this correctly friends. Jesus Christ and myself are now friends on facebook. This fact really proves that politics does indeed make strange bedfellows. I certainly don't profess to be any kind of a religious ideologue as all of my friends know already. But, once you start digging into Jesus' life and his politics, well it doesn't take long to realize that Jesus was on the right side of things as concerns morality, common decency and the like. What it ultimately means of course is that you don't have to be a Christian, or anything religious for that matter, to appreciate where Jesus was coming from and what his values were. Jesus and myself could easily see eye to eye on things I am convinced of that now. As for crucifixion, well, that is a different ballgame altogether as you can imagine. I am not big on nails and hanging out to dry so to speak, so I have to give Jesus kudos for the Big Fall that He did for all of us. He truly is the martyr of history if you want my opinion on the matter. If you want to be friends of Jesus and myself then you can visit my facebook page and see how we are making out with our other friends;

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The Carnival Business:1965 to 1995

2011-01-29T22:25:00.000-08:00

The Carnival Business:

1965 to 1995

' The Elephant in the Room '

Above picture is Playland Amusement Park

Vancouver, B.C. Canada

Friends, I have to tell you that the ' Elephant in the Room ' for me is the carnival business. Here I am over five years into my blog and I have not detailed for you any serious information at all about the carnival business. This was my first job as a teenager, but it was to become much more than that because this is the business that carried me through my teenage years and forward into many of my adult years as well. This occupation would extend into over thirty years of my life in fact, but mostly it was concentrated in the sixties and the seventies and into the early 1980's as well. It bought me my motorcycles and my cars and it paid for my university education and it kept me going while I tried to to get a full time job after completing university; it was always my insurance or backup job. It provided me with a unique education in the business of life and laid the groundwork for my business background as well. After my initial employment at the Amusement Park I would travel a great deal throughout the western provinces of Canada, working with various carnival companies ' playing ' small towns and the large urban centers as well.

The picture above is Playland Amusement Park in Vancouver, B. C. This is what it looked like in 1965 and this is what it looks like today as well. The midway had partially burned down just about the time I started working there. Once restored and put back to life they called it ' The Million Dollar Midway ' I am not sure if that was meant to be a joke or not. I started off my working career as a ' ball boy ' in the ' One Ball ' concession. I did mention this detail of my life briefly in a previous post. I was a very energetic teenager and eager to perform in my job. I was physically very fit and quick at my new job. I was proud to be ' the fastest ball boy that Playland ever saw ' ( my interpretation ) and that is in spite of the fact that I was now quite a heavy smoker. In the photo above the last concession or ' joint ' at the end of the midway was mine. ( After a couple of years as a ball boy I would graduate and become another ' agent ' or concessionaire and being in charge of the management and operation of an individual store. ) That is where I operated the ' slingshot ' joint. I worked in other locations on the midway, but this was to become my concession when Playland opened up in the Springtime. I worked here on the weekends while I was still attending school.

The carnival business was different back in those days, when I first entered the business, that is. It has matured as a business of course, but I was lucky I suppose because I experienced the real thing back in 1965; real carnival action, that is. That's right. At the very beginning of my career as a ball boy I was learning that people could be conned and they wouldn't even know that it was happening to them. Even a simple carnival concession such as the One Ball had a ' gaffe ' to it. People are throwing a soft ball trying to tip over three milk bottles. The configuration is that one bottle is sitting atop two on the bottom; the two bottles underneath are filled with lead and the one on top is much lighter and very easy to knock over; they are all painted the same white colour and appear to be identical. Most people cannot tip these bottles over unless they are a very good shot and are able to put some strength into their efforts. The point is of course that we could let people win when we wanted to. And, that was part of my job description as a ball boy. When the ' agent ' or concessionaire in charge of the joint wanted to let someone win so as to encourage him or her to spend more money, he would simply yell out to me: " set em up. " And, that would be my directive of course to place one of the heavier bottles on top so as to make the game much easier for the ' mark ' or ' mooch ' throwing the balls. And, this was my introduction to the wonderful world of the carnival business as a young teenage boy.

Lots of the other games had gaffs too, and I worked in many of them. The whole idea of the carnival business was to gain the confidence of the customer. You were dealing with people and you wanted them to spend as much of their money as possible. I worked in the ' Hanky Panks ' or the stores that gave away plush toys and other smaller toys. But, later on I would work in the ' PC ' or percentage joints as well. These are the gambling joints and they are a very big deal in Vancouver and all over Canada in fact. I remember looking forward to the summer fair or the PNE ( Pacific National Exhibition ) This was always the most exciting time in the business because this when most of the money came in. Anyhow, our amusement park was run by Americans and every year many Americans travelled up from the States to work the Fair. I worked with many of these Americans and became their friends in fact. I learned a great deal by working with some of these individuals. They were very good concessionaires and they were very smooth operators indeed. This is not to say that our own Canadians were not excellent operators because many were just as good as anybody else. But, I remember one of the gambling operations that came up for the Fair. In particular, I remember the team that came up and operated the ' Pea Game '. This is a table game enclosed under canvas ( a stick joint ) and it is set up right on the midway across from the concessions themselves. There were a number of these joints situated in different parts of the park during the PNE. This is when I learned about the concept of ' shills ' or as we called them ' sticks '. During the early opening hours when things were slow each joint would have people who were pretending to play the game. They were called ' sticks ' because they stuck to the joint and they made out like real players. Nobody knew any different of course and once a ' tip ' or crowd built up then the sticks could gradually quit playing the game. It was all fascinating to me of course and there were many other wonderful discoveries and insights just waiting to be uncovered....

....to be continued

photo of Playland Amusement Park

found in Wikimedia

Bachelor Philosopher Number Seven: Jesus Christ

2011-01-24T11:16:00.000-08:00

Bachelor Philosopher Number Seven:

Jesus Christ

I don't think any writer would have the temerity to underestimate the importance of Jesus Christ to Western civilization, and particularly, its religious and consequent political development. But, there are the detractors of course and many of these originate from the center of the Abrahamic religions themselves, and that is to say, that certain elements of Judaism do not have much use for the man, Jesus Christ at all. The early Jews, believers in the Old Testament and its prophesies, did not recognize Jesus as the Messiah, nor as the Son of God. He was more likely seen as an irritant and one who should be removed so as not to cause further harm and political unrest. More on this aspect of Jesus Christ later on the presentation.

Both Christianity and Islam revere the philosopher known as Jesus Christ. I am taking the liberty here of identifying Jesus Christ as a philosopher, for what else could he be described as anything but a philosopher? He tried to portray his view of the world upon man; He was God's representative on earth and he died for our sins; through the acceptance of Jesus Christ one could get to Heaven and be with God. Followers of Islam did not take nearly the generous views of Christ as the Christians did; they did not think of Him as God, nor did they believe in the crucifixion of Jesus. He was to be honored as an important prophet such as Mohammad and as another worldly human who could tell us what God was like and what He expected of us in terms of human behavior. Through believing in the prophets man could achieve his place in Heaven next to God or Allah.

The name Jesus means ' savior ' and Christ means ' anointed. ' Jesus was a bachelor and a philosopher and that is why I am spending some time on Him here. He belongs on my blog and in my thoughts. As a bachelor philosopher you may appreciate that there might be similarities among us, such as was the case when I was discussing the bachelor philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche. The latter two philosophers had romantic problems ( Schopenhauer in particular ) which I can certainly relate to. And, as you might expect their experiences would somehow show up in their philosophies, and in their attitudes toward women.

But, Jesus Christ and myself come together on altogether different terms. I would call it a political similarity. Not only was Jesus a rabbi ( teacher ), but he was a rebel and he was working against the powers that be. And, that has been my lot in life as well as you will have noted by reading my blog. Read this post here and you will see what I am talking about. And, this post here where my rebellion and independence shows up. Jesus was crucified for his behavior and I was fired. Both events happened on a Friday and by all accounts Jesus was roughly 34 years old as I was myself in the year 1983. And, what got the job done was our beliefs and our attitudes. We were both fighting for something and we were against something. And, that is our common bond.

Now Jesus had a ministry and he had a following; he had disciples. I should be so lucky of course. But, the philosopher Jesus believed strongly in something and that was the salvation of mankind, through belief in Him and what He stood for. He could save mankind from sin if only they would believe in Him. By His actions a world-wide religion would be created. His beliefs and ideas were that strong and that is why they have survived, whether they be in the Christian or the Islamic form.

But, as I stated at the beginning, there are the detractors to Jesus and what he represents. Why are the Jews and the rabbis throughout history against Jesus Christ and what He represents? Was it not they in fact who were instrumental in the execution of Jesus? You can read and hear about the controversies and decide for yourself ( see videos below ) whether or not it was Jesus's fellow Jews who did Him in, or something or someone else who was ultimately responsible for the deed. There is more involved of course than just the crucifixion itself. Jesus is rejected, I think, because He is a threat to Judaism. What is Judaism? Judaism is an ego centric religion that lays its foundation on a relationship with a people and a God. That God and that people will share wealth and glory together; that is the essence of Judaism as I understand it. ( For a better understanding of Judaism and Christianity you might want to take the time and read Ludwig Feuerbach: The Essence of Christianity )

Is it not some of these followers of Judaism who consider themselves to be Chosen at the expense of all others, including members of Christianity and Islam itself? Doesn't Talmudic Judaism, and its political expression, Zionism, have its own agenda in fact, an agenda that cannot allow other members of the human race to be part of it? How can one continue to benefit from a special relationship with God if everybody was to be considered ' Chosen '? Wouldn't that just cheapen the notion of ' chosenness '? Of course it would and that is why the rabbis continue to foster the separateness of the Jews; they need to protect their monotheistic turf as it were. And, that is why they cannot accept Jesus Christ and His teachings, or anything like Jesus Christ.

Jews like to refer to non-Jews as Gentiles and in more modern times, even the derogatory term, Goyim. If you know what the term Goyim really means then you will begin to appreciate how some aspects of modern Judaism operate in the real world. Quite simply put, Jews see themselves as different than us Gentiles. They feel a privileged and special relationship to their God; if they are in fact religious that is. For lest we forget that many Jews are in fact very atheistic, but that is not going to detract from their separateness in the Gentile world as you may appreciate. The rabbis are keenly aware of these features of Jewish culture and it is their job to continue to propagate this identity of the Jews. That is why on almost every occasion, be it a wedding or any opportunity for public dissemination you will hear the rabbis talking about the suffering of the Jews and how the Holocaust has affected them. This is the full time business of the modern rabbi and it all goes back to the crucifixion of Christ of course. As Rabbi Boteach states in the video below ' Jesus was one of our own '. ' How ironic ' he states. And, indeed it is. Jesus is a great figure in history no matter what side of the political fence you are on. He is either your saviour, or one of your own who just didn't fit in with the crowd.

Jesus remains revered all throughout the globe; Christianity and Islam are alive and well, as is Judaism. All three religions stem from the same source, but have gone their different ways as we now know. It does not do us well to speak negatively of dead men and this certainly applies to Jesus Christ as well. He is a tremendous historical religious and political figure as you can now easily determine. A great philosopher and a great teacher, and a martyr for all mankind as well; He paid the ultimate price; He gave His life so that we would all be able to experience the love of the God that He represented. Jesus was on the right side of things and that is why no matter what religion or belief one adheres to, Jesus Christ is a man that must be respected at all costs. Listen to the political debates below and see for yourself how the modern Jew and the modern Christian thrash about and relay to us what their meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus is really all about....

Rabbi Boteach - Who Killed Jesus?

" they nailed him to the rancid wood of racism and bigotry "

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Jesus Christ in Wikipedia

above is the companion part of the debate. just what do you make of this interaction dear reader?

Here is an interesting related video for your consideration friends. It is part 1 of the God Delusion. Richards Dawkins is giving a speech at a Christian college in Virginia. The topic is Judaism and the Old Testament. At approximately 24:45 minutes into the presentation he is citing examples of how religion affects the lives of modern day Israeli children. Lest we forget of course, that Israel is a religious entity; it is a Zionist state and the religion of the children is Judaism. Listen closely to what the children believe and how the word Goyim forms part of their mindset .

Related Discussion

Jesus the Jew ( video )

Jesus and the Pharisees;

The.Man.from.Galilee

This is an interesting discussion friends. It is a chapter called " The Man from Galilee " contained in a book entitled " The Controversy of Zion " by Douglas Reed. Very interesting reading indeed.

added on February 7, 2011

Mark Glenn discusses Judaism, Zionism, Jesus Christ and many other lively
and related interesting topics. Audio file forms part of a series as found on
Wing TV

2006-06-02 Mark Glenn Exposes the Jewish Agenda: M3U, RAM, MP3

Jesus in Islam ( from the Ugly Truth website )

picture of Jesus found in wikimedia commons

Some thoughts on the optimism of an older person....

2011-01-16T20:06:00.000-08:00

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Some Thoughts on the Optimism
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by Carl Baydala

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Friends, I have to tell you that life is not getting any easier for me. I am getting older and I can feel it now. Life has been pretty good to me though, generally speaking, that is. I am still healthy and I can still do a good day's work at my job if required to do so. The basics are still intact and as you can see my mind still works just fine. However;

With old age comes the effect of time. Time, and its consequences, is just one of those incessant things that we cannot control. Time is that thing that keeps reminding us that one day everything must end. We do not know how it is going to end, but life gives us enough clues that it will in fact end one day. I am sure that most of you have friends who have died suddenly or became the victim of some horrible disease and the like. They died, but you continue to live. You are lucky that your number has not come up yet and you continue to enjoy what life doles out to you. And, I am the same kind of person as all of you out there. I am alive and I was blessed or allowed to live yet another day and to enjoy all that life has to offer.

Do I have any complaints about my life so far? Well, actually I do. I have made the same kinds of mistakes that many others have made along the way in this business of life. The biggest mistake that I made I suppose was not really appreciating that you cannot always get what you want. That is a huge life lesson friends so don't ever think otherwise. The problem of course is that we are all human and we don't always understand these kinds of things in the ways that we should. But, life has a way of teaching us hard and valuable lessons as I am sure most of you have discovered by now. Life gives us this lesson and we all deal with it in our ways of course. Depending on our personalities, this lesson is hard fought or accepted, or it is even rejected, depending on how strong our personalities and ambitions are.

But, we all get older and that is the point friends. We get closer to death every living day in our lives. We relish our victories and we remember them well. That is the stuff of memories of course. But, then there are the failures, or our failed dreams; things we wanted but never acquired. So, this becomes one of the central issues for the aged friends. That's right, life and old age makes philosophers out of all of us. That is one of the benefits of life and advanced years, if not the main benefit. Living gives you memories and experience. This is the kind of stuff that a philosopher needs to formulate his ideas with.

Some people are fortunate and have lived very good lives indeed. We are not against these people and what they have accomplished. Of course not. That would be a negative sentiment and we get absolutely nowhere by condemning or criticizing these people. I am just suggesting to you friends, that most people had goals when they were young, and that is what made life valuable and meaningful for them; life was worth living in the context of pursuing individual goals. And, some of us achieved our youthful goals, while others did not.

All that I am saying friends is that old age is the time for reflection and an opportunity to get that philosophy together and to make an attempt to figure the whole thing out within the context of your own personal experiences. If you are a bit of an outsider like myself, a non-main streamer if you will, then you know that you have some extra opportunities to put a philosophy together. If you are like me in fact, then you did not experience anything approaching a normal life. So, we certainly have to take these kinds of things into account when we are tallying everything up and trying to make sense of it all. Now, fortunately for me of course, I like thinking about stuff like this and I do in fact accept the challenge of making an account of myself at this stage in my life.

Does everybody worry about these kinds of things and feel compelled to say something about it; about their life histories, that is? I mean, is it some kind of a responsibility, for example, to provide some kind of meaningful account of one's life and sell it to everybody else? Well, actually the answer is no, and the reason is that not too many people would actually care about how you made out or what your individual problems were - and are. They are too busy with their own problems or with their successes. That is kind of the reality of the situation friends. Life is an individual thing. If you are a living and breathing personality then you already know that. Everybody is just trying to get to the end of the line in one piece and they hope and pray that no unforeseen calamity will fall upon them and make their lives more miserable than it might be right now. If they are like me and begin to construct these elaborate philosophies for others to peruse then they will have to provide even more details of the things that have influenced them, especially if these are negative things of course. But, the point is dear friends, that not too many people will really be interested, except a handful of loved ones, you know, the people that really count anyway.

Pretty dreary prose here tonight eh friends? Actually, it was not meant to be at all. I am just getting older now and I know it; time for reflection and aging politics if you will. And, don't forget: all of the people that I am interested in are getting older as well. My hope is that they will find time to reflect when that time arrives in their lives - and it will if they are normal thinking human beings like myself. I am an optimist friends and I believe in understanding. I am counting on my friends to grow older and when they do, to finally figure out just what kind of a person I am and what I wanted out of life. I don't think that is too much to ask for actually, and in fact, I don't really have to ask for it because I know that it is going to happen anyway. Old age will deliver the goods for me, and that is when I will be vindicated for everything that I have done and ever wanted, within reason of course. I will be vindicated via the process of understanding and acceptance. I am counting on philosophy to do the job that it was intended to do, and that is to bring understanding to all of those who never bothered or take time do such things. I will win my consolation prize even if I am not here to accept it. Thanks for reading and have a great day friends.

Here is a great song friends. It is called ' Dark Horse ' by Amanda Marshall. I am a courier you know and I listen to this kind of music all day long while driving about. I heard this Dark Horse song again last week and I thought to myself that I would like to place this song on my blog somehow. It is about optimism is it not, and beating the odds or betting on a long shot or a ' dark horse ' in a horse race if you will. That is my interpretation at any rate. Well, the first thing I did was to incorporate this song into one of my Harness Racing entries. You can see that particular entry right here if you like. I thought it would be a nice touch for my friends who are visiting that site in the hope of getting some of my tips on my harness racing picks. Well, I like this song quite a bit and I hope that you guys do too.

Dark Horse - Amanda Marshall

The train of life....

2011-01-16T04:45:00.000-08:00

The Train of Life

Some foreward looking philosophy for you. Forwarded to me by my friend who is constantly worried about my backward looking philosophy. Great link here to some very fine music by Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. Don't forget the earphones or you will be missing out, big time....

Why Toyota Corollas are lucky for me....

2011-01-13T21:07:00.000-08:00

Why Toyota Corollas are lucky for me....

Friends, the story I am about to tell you tonight is sweet and creepy all at the same time. Sweet, because it involves my dream girl, and creepy because my dream girl thinks that a lot of the things I do are just plain creepy. But, that is her and forever shall she remain herself. And, that is why we continue to love her ( no matter what I say on these pages ); because she is who she is.

.....anyway, back in 1983 when I was on top of the world so to speak, on top because I had the great fortune to cross paths with this wonderful female that I am always talking about. And, part of the scenario was the fact that I was driving a 1982 Toyota Corolla Hardtop SR5. Now, rest assured dear friends that this car was the most important thing in my life, until I came across this girl that is. I remember trading in my 1978 White Toyota Corolla Liftback for this new vehicle of mine. I bargained very earnestly in those days let me assure you. I loved to bargain and hassle over purchasing new vehicles. In fact, when I finally got delivery of my new vehicle the salesman said: " you got a really good deal ". Well, that may be so. Who is to say for sure right? Anyhow, I got my dream car and I did some serious bargaining to get it. After the paperwork was signed I remember that I had to wait a couple of weeks for delivery. I just couldn't wait, the excitement was too much. I recall driving into Richmond where I purchased the vehicle and just sitting by the railroad tracks watching the trains roll by to see if my new car was on its way to the dealership. Anyhow friends, that is just the way I am when I really want something; I just can't wait; the anticipation is just so great for me....

Shown below is what a Toyota Corolla Hardtop in 1982 looked like. Mine was silver and it was a 5 speed. I had to have a standard of course because automatics were for sissys...

So, why is all this stuff important? Because when I met my dream girl this was my car. The Toyota Corolla was the reason why I met my dream girl. Toyota Corollas are lucky in love that is all. Not only that, I remember driving my dream girl home in this car of mine and that is when I fell in love with her. Sweet....or creepy? Well, you decide.

Anyhow, let us move up to the present and not waste too much time because I am sure you guys are now fairly interested in what I have to say and just what does all of this stuff mean?...

I sold my Mazda Miata last year. I owned it for almost exactly two years. Now, what a great car that was let me tell you. A real ego booster and a definite eye pleaser as well. But, I knew that the relationship was going to end as all relationships must. I even said so in this post of mine here in Dear Courier Diary on June 20, 2009. Check it out if you think I am lying to you:

picture of my 2007 Mazda Miata here

So, what does all of this mean? It means that I am driving once again, a Toyota Corolla, a brand new and up to date model of course. And, you can rest assured that I did my best bargaining that I could with these sellers of Toyota Corollas...

So, let's cut to the chase here and relay the importance of all this car stuff. It involves my dream girl as you might expect. A chance meeting or exchange was about to occur....and that interaction could only take place if certain things were to make it happen. Like the alignment of the stars, things on earth had to be in perfect order as well. Part of the coordination would involve my car of course.. But, there is more than just the car here friends. A lot of things had to come together before the love gods would even think of becoming involved in the wonderful event that was to unfold. That's right, they saw the similarities between 1983 and the present, well, the present being December, 2010. I was back at the old house and I was starting to drink beer again, just like in 1983, and maybe even puffing on a cigarette or two to boot. In other words friends, all conditions were in place for the best Christmas that I would have in a long time. I did my part and the love gods did the rest. Confused? Well, don't be. Out of the blue it came and a fluke if there ever was one. But, that is the method of luck and destiny friends and you can count on that. My dream girl and myself crossed paths if only for a fleeting moment. Such a treasure. But, this time the internet was involved, and it was very special indeed friends. But, I am convinced now friends that conditions were ripe for it to happen - and destiny could not fail to do its part. And, the purchase of the Toyota Corolla I feel played no small part; it is of course a key ingredient here. The only thing missing was luck, and she appeared just before Christmas - and I am forever glad that she did. So, you see friends, Toyota Corollas are the best friends that a guy could ever have.

2010 Toyota Corolla Image Found Here

picture of1982 Corolla found here

The Philosophers are saying marry ugly....

2011-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

The Philosophers are saying marry ugly....

Friends, you and I both know that there is no such thing as an ugly woman. All women are beautiful in their own way. In fact, all people are beautiful if you just take time to examine them. Falling in love with a so-called ' beautiful ' or ' pretty ' woman though can sometimes make things problematic for those who fall in love with such a person. If I, or anyone else finds a woman desirable then quite possibly, others are going to come to the same conclusion about her. We soon discover that we have a problem on our hands. And, that is the fact that the woman in question is going to quickly realize that she is desirable once she notices that many others are clamoring to win her hand or otherwise spend some time with her. She most likely will become quite picky about her suitors. So, that means competition friends and it also spells trouble for the potential losers in these kinds of situations as well as you might expect. Now, you certainly cannot blame the woman for making her choices. She is deemed to be beautiful and she would be stupid to not capitalize on her favoured position. So, what we have to do here friends is to try and soften the blow to the failed suitors or the non-winners if you like. We need to offer these poor souls some advice in these kinds of situations; i.e. trying to win a beautiful women in a sea of suitors, so to speak. Now, whether they take that advice or not is simply a matter of how common-sensical they are. Some people will simply not listen to reason of course. There really is a way out of this kind of situation friends. You do have options for your emotional survival. There are beautiful girls, and well, there are the other girls too - the overlooked girls if you like. Guys simply need to take a second look at so-called ' Ugly Women ', ugly being defined of course as not being so highly in demand as some of the other girls. Friends, please take this advice. You don't need to waste you time in these kinds of situations; i.e. pursuing beautiful and unattainable woman. In many cases they are simply not worth the effort anyway. Mostly, dealing with highly desirable women is just a recipe for pain and disappointment anyway; it is a colossal waste of time. There are options friends and they look like very good options indeed if you take time to study a situation like this. Hit on and pursue that so-called ugly woman. And, don't forget: if you are successful in your endeavours you are still getting a woman- even if she is deemed to be ugly. But, rest assured that she will not be anything resembling ugly - she will become beautiful in fact and in every sense of the word. This so-called ugly woman may not be your first choice, but she will be an all woman all the time. Count on it! And, she is going to be faithful and she is going to make you a very happy man indeed. So, marry her if she likes you and be done with the issue. Let the other guys deal with the pain, you don't need it. .... But, there is more friends. Much more indeed. What if you are the successful suitor of the so-called beautiful woman and you do actually win her hand in marriage? Then what happens? Well, most likely the beautiful woman will turn into a two-timer. Not guaranteed of course, but the potential is certainly there is it not? And, why shouldn't the beautiful woman play the field so to speak? She is beautiful and she needs to build and capitalize on that beauty. So, listen to what the philosophers are saying friends. They are suggesting that you don't have to necessarily marry a beautiful woman if you want to be happy. They are saying: marry that ugly woman if she comes your way and don't even think about it, just do it.
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Looking at things in another way; the failed suitors are already the winners because they will not have to deal with a potential unfaithful wife. So, it is the winners who potentially turn out to be the losers, happily married to their unfaithful wife if you know what I mean - and the losers who potentially turn out to be the winners - because they get to marry an ' ugly ' but faithful companion. So, this is where losing actually becomes winning. Isn't philosophy great friends?
So, think about it. Philosophy is a really cool thing and, it is this basic if you want it to be:

Here is a sixties song which, hopefully, will explain everything for you;

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Jimmy Soul - If you wanna be happy

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The above offered as a public service by the author.
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How To Pick Up Women....
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Closing the book on the Karen Lenihan Project....

2011-01-09T19:25:00.000-08:00

Closing the Book on

the Karen Lenihan Project....

Friends, it is with a great deal of sorrow that I must announce on this day, the end of the ' Karen Lenihan Project '. I trust that you are all aware of my reasons for this necessary, and timely decision, and thanks to all of my friends and acquaintances who have expressed an interest in my life, and in my dreams.....

Bye for now....

photograph found in Wikimedia

Happy New Year 2011

2011-01-01T18:21:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year

All the best for 2011 Friends

Here's hoping that all of my friends and acquaintances make it to the next year in one piece, because that is what I am hoping for.

Friends, I believe in destiny, and because I believe in destiny I am forced to accept conditions as they are presented to me. Why even bother to fight destiny if you cannot control it? Greater powers than us humans control these things. The human psyche is soothed by knowing these kinds of things. Destiny delivers and destiny taketh away. If you read my most recent play here then you would accept these things as I have come to do.

Have a great year and see you one year down the road, destiny willing, that is. Singing below friends is Skeeter Davis. In 1963 she had two top hits, and this is one of them;
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'Always an optimist'

The meaning of 2010...

2010-12-30T19:56:00.000-08:00

Friends, this City of ours keeps on surprising me. What a wonderful day it was here in Vancouver. Brilliant sunshine put a smile on everybody's face and that was in spite of the very cool air. The North Shore mountains looked fantastic with their new coat of fresh snow and everywhere I went I just knew that people were enjoying this day as much as I was.
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I started out the day buying gas at a Chevron gas station. Chevrons are the best because they are always neat and tidy and the bathrooms are well taken care of as well. They don't give you the bums rush either when you need to do a critical pit stop if you know what I mean. On this bright and sunny day I got my truck washed in one of their automatic car washes. A female attendant gave me a voucher for a free car wash a couple of days ago and this was the day that I decided to take advantage of her unexpected gift to me. When I got to the station she asked: " have you done it yet? ". And, I said " no, but today will be the day. " She smiled approvingly. And, that is how my day started out. Everything would be pretty and neat and I would feel wonderful all day long as I listened to my tunes and drove about in the December sunshine in my shiny and very clean white truck.

At about 5 PM I was approaching the downtown core area and what a show nature put on for us let me tell you. Words cannot describe the magic that I saw in front of me, but words will have to suffice because I had no electronic gadgetry on hand to record the drama for you. You cannot beat nature friends when it wants to perform. I am driving into the downtown core via the Granville Street Bridge from the Southside area and the sun is setting and it is causing reflections on the highrises of the urban core. And, these majestic, glass laden pillars are now numerous indeed; they are welcoming you to the core; it is like a beckoning. The sky is darkened, but the buildings and their windows come alive all dressed up in their various shades of greens, blues and twinkling whites. It is as if the buildings themselves were part of some sort of production; they played their part and they did it brilliantly. Need I say more?

Friends, we simply need to acknowledge that the end of this year is near. 2010 is rapidly coming to a close, only one more day of the year to experience and then it is all over but the shouting so to speak. 2010 was a tremendous year for me in terms of experience; there was meaning and revelations for me on numerous fronts.

We all lived through and loved the Olympics. I cannot even begin to describe for you the emotional joy and pride that us Vancouverites felt when the event was alive. I have never encountered such a thing in my life. It is amazing what thousands of people gathered together in common cause can do in terms of producing that do good human feeling. Never have I been so proud to be born in Vancouver. It took the Olympics to bring it all into focus for me; I was living in the best damn spot in the world and this event proved that to me. Check out this Olympics video in the streets of Vancouver:

Robson Street Video

On another front, 2010 also saw the death of a comrade courier. His name was Bill. If you want to read more about him then you can visit the part of my blog called Dear Courier Diary I need to ask Bill's forgiveness for what I am about to do here. Bill and I were friends, well maybe not really close friends, but darn good acquaintances anyway, and he knows about my dream girl since I talked about her just about every chance I could get. After Bill died I went to a small gathering honoring his death. These were his friends that were gathered here. Some of them loved him and others were his friends and work mates such as myself. Some memorabilia was assembled on a table in the building where the honoring took place. On display were the precious moments of Bill's last days as they were enjoyed by him and his loved one. Among the items that were assembled there was a photograph of him and his girlfriend and their most recent trip. Bill and his girlfriend had been to Juneau, Alaska and there was the picture sitting on the table right in front of me to prove it. I was literally taken aback when I saw that photo. What did it mean -and why now? Bill never told me that he went there and if he had he would never hear the end of my questions about his trip.... All the best in the Great Beyond Bill and sorry you missed the end of a magical year and today was very magical indeed.
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What is compassion?....

2010-12-29T22:51:00.000-08:00

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I want to talk about compassion and its relationship to love. What is love? Love is a human emotion characterized by a state of well-being. Where does love come from? Love comes from loving something. Why do people love something or fall in love and just what is love? The state of being in love is a product of the complete acceptance of another human being; you love someone for what they are and the effect that they have upon you, simply by knowing them and being near to them; you willingly accept and emotionally desire and want to be with another human being because THEY MAKE YOU HAPPY. Your beloved can do no wrong because you have determined that his or her inherent qualities, be they psychological or physical or both, are capable of arousing a passion within you. You love out of self interest of course because that is the human way. This passion or desire is commonly known as love. Compassion enters the picture when someone in love is capable of recognizing how the state of love comes about; they become knowledgeable and sensitive to the needs of their partners. You know that you are in love, but you also know that your partner needs to be satisfied as well; your partner has needs and desires that need to be addressed; you become compassionate and an understanding lover when you become sensitive to these issues. Knowing these things indicates a degree of compassion therefore. Compassion then, is just another way of indicating understanding or allowing for the needs of others, be it with your lover or any anyone that you should encounter in your daily affairs. That is because being compassionate is a transferable skill, once acquired. If you know true love and how to manage it properly then you should emit compassion in all of your relationships for that is the lesson of love. But, the point dear friends is that we really never do get away completely from this business of fulfilling our own basic needs. Love is a great thing. And, recipricol love is even better. But, to achieve that desired emotional response from another human being one needs to show compassion. You have to give and you have to mean it and you have to do it honestly. And, in giving you receive. I think things really are that simple.
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amended ever so slightly on Sunday January 2, 2011 at approximately 6:31 AM

Merry Christmas Friends....

2010-12-25T11:28:00.000-08:00

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Friends, I want to take you back to 1967 just one more time. Take a look at me and some of my classmates from that time period. See link below.

My Classmates and my music in 1967

This post and the ones just below are my Christmas present friends and I hope you all like what you see - and HEAR. And, for my friends from 1967, there is even a link to all of the grad pictures too.

But, it is the music friends. That is what it is all about if you ask me. What did the sixties do for us? Why, it gave us the love songs - and the ability to keep on remembering them and what they mean. The system will not break us and we are resolute because of the love songs. That is what the sixties means if you want my opinion on the matter.

YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTIN ME (HIGHER AND HIGHER)

Jackie Wilson

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Merry Christmas friends, and once again, thanks for checking in.

PS. I hope you like my music...and don't forget the damn headphones

Lovey dovey Christmas Eve....

2010-12-24T18:32:00.000-08:00

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Thank you to all of my friends and acquaintances!

I want to thank everybody who dropped in to my blog to check things out this year. That is a very big deal to me, so don't think I do not care, because I do.

I told you that I was going to get a little sentimental tonight and I hope I do not let anybody down. You know, I was going over my Dear Courier Diary entries from 2009 and I can tell you that I was a very busy little boy. I didn't know that I could say so much, and perhaps, not say anything at all. I really shocked myself when I started going over all of this stuff. There is tons of writing in there. Anyway, tonight's post is especially sentimental in value. It is about love of course and that is what I spend a lot of time on in these parts. I hope everybody understands and is able to accept this part of my personality. If you know me personally then of course you do. It is the other guys that we have to convince now isn't it? At any rate, Carl Baydala is not going to change and what you see is what you get.

So, here is a song by The Vogues which they produced originally in 1968. Here is the video

PS. you really do need earphones to take full advantage of these videos

Follow that dream....

2010-12-23T20:43:00.000-08:00

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Friends, here is another song from Dear Courier Diary and found here
It is an Elvis Presley song actually and it is called " Follow that Dream ". So, again, you can see how I was feeling about things back in May, 2009.And, don't forget to put your earphones on or you are wasting your time with these videos. I have another older post lined up for tomorrow night as well. And, trust me, it is even more sentimental than this one. So, in the meantime, please enjoy this. It is Christmas time after all, so give me a break.

" Follow that Dream "
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Feeling good at Christmas time....

2010-12-22T18:57:00.001-08:00

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Friends, I am feeling really great these days. Maybe it is the Christmas thing or maybe it is just thinking about old friends and the wonderful times that we had together. Now, here is a guy singing an old Drifters ( 1962 ) song. I think he is doing a fabulous job actually and I believe that many others would think that too. He makes me feel like a million bucks when I listen to his rendition of this song. I uncovered this song from one of my old 2009 Dear Courier Diary entries. You can see what kind of a mood I was in back then by reading about it here And here is the video: PS. these videos sound fantastic with headphones on, just to let you know.

The Drifters 1962

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Stay tuned and be proud to be cool....

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Understanding the Israeli Problem

2010-03-06T09:07:00.000-08:00

Solving the World's Problems Series

World Problem Number Two:

Understanding the

Israeli Problem

by Carl Baydala

A continuing problem for the world is the Israeli problem. Israel and its relation with its neighbours in the Middle East commands a lot of our attention. And, the reason for this focus that we give to Israel and its problems lies in the fact that it has not made peace with its neighbours. The seemingly intractable problem of Israeli-Palestinian relations is a problem that has been with us for over sixty years. That means it must be a serious problem that deserves our attention.

Israel presents itself as a western-style democracy operating in a land of, essentially, non-western like political entities. The Israeli State was born in violence and it continues to be embroiled in conflict with its neighbours. We only count the days and the years waiting for the next conflict to erupt. The country is essentially a creation of the British Zionists who decided that they wanted to establish a homeland for the Jews in the land of Palestine. They made a deal with the British Government during World War One that allowed the creation of the State many years later. The problem is of course that you cannot just decide to move somewhere and establish yourself without the consent of the original inhabitants. And, this is the root cause of the current problem; the original inhabitants of the region do not as a group support the idea of the Jewish state in their midst and this fact has been the cause of the numerous wars between Israel and its neighbours.

Israel claims that it wants to make peace with its neighbours. But, is this true? By its actions over the last sixty years does it come across as an honest participant for peace and a long-lasting relationship with its surrounding counterparts? I don't think so. The many battles that it has fought with its neighbours has ended up netting Israel more land. This is a source of ongoing antagonism of course. The 1967 War in particular was very kind to Israel and it continues to occupy land that it took from its Arab neighbours. Israel has a lot of power in the region as a result of its war booty and for other reasons as well. Not only does it enjoy its land gains, but it has support from the Western powers in terms of military and psychological and political support. In the United Nations, for example, you will never see the United States doing something that would cause harm to Israel. So, Israel is well-endowed with many things that its neighbours do not enjoy. Israel is the dominant kid on the block and it is not shy about flogging its power and keeping its foes in line.

This power that we are now commenting upon lies at the root of our understanding of the Israeli problem. Israel may in fact have too much power. It has become an arrogant state and one that is not afraid to engage in war no matter what the cost. Invasions of Lebanon and into other Palestinian enclaves are done when the time suits Israel. It seems not to care much about the effects of war and the death of innocent civilians. According to Israel, it is in the business of defending itself and that is the way that it explains its actions to the world.

But, the time is coming close I think, when Israel is going to have to make a decision about its future. By its actions, it has shown the world that it is not much interested in peace as the rest of the world understands it. Gains from former conflicts do not want to be given up so easily and there is every reason to believe that Israel wants even more land. The destruction of Iraq, for example, is not an isolated incident. Israel gained from that invasion as it removed the thorn of Saddam Hussein from its side. Removing Saddam Hussein eliminated a threat to Israeli hegemony in the region. Israel does in fact want to be the dominant power in the region and I don't think any honest observer is going to think otherwise. You don't maintain the fourth largest military and harbour nuclear weapons for nothing. You must have a motive for doing so. And, I don't think you can keep falling back on the idea of self-defense for explanations for this arsenal. Furthermore, the continuing rhetoric against Iran is nothing more than trying to remove yet another obstacle to Israeli influence throughout the whole Middle East region.

And, closer to home how does Israel treat the Palestinians? Very poorly as you can imagine. They are a segregated group and from all accounts have no future in the region with Israel as overlord; their movements are restricted and they are treated differently than Israelis. They are also the continued victims of settlement after settlement upon their lands. These are illegal activities on the part of the Israeli Regime. Consider also the recent intrusion into Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces. It was a case of over-kill to say the least. Many innocent civilians were killed just to prove a point. The point that Israel has an over abundance of power relative to its neighbours. We already know that so why to do you need to display the arrogance of power to prove such a point to the world? You might as well be shooting fish in a tank. It has the same kind of effect. The world is not impressed by such measures, but rather the contrary. It only allows the civilized world to question Israeli motives relative to its neighbours. The defense argument simply doesn't hold any water when you are dealing with such an imbalance of power. No matter what the concerns of Israel are re self-defence and the like, no state has the right to literally massacre a civilian population in such violent terms. Perhaps that is why the Goldstone Report was established and brought to light an account of the 2008-2009 War in Gaza and its effects on the civilian population. This Report concluded that there were war crimes committed by both sides, but it did come down harder on Israel, and for obvious reasons.

So, the problem remains. Israel is the dominant power in the region and it has a lot going for it, and in spite of the recent bad press against it, the nation continues on as it always has. It has its allies and it has its military power, which we alluded to above. It still employs the old standbys of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust to try and shut down the debate when that debate is seen as detrimental to its interests. It is not shy about making political and economic mince meat of its enemies should circumstances justify such activity. But, using the Holocaust and anti-Semitism as weapons is becoming less effective by the day in trying to suppress the criticism of its enemies. You cannot keep on making the Palestinians pay for the war crimes of the Nazis in Europe. Yet, Israel still maintains strong support in the United States and in Britain for the vast majority of its actions. It has a strong lobbying group in the U.S. and its still receives billions of dollars in aid every year. It receives things that its neighbours do not and that is part of the problem of Israel. It is favoured whereas its neighbours are criticized, marginalized, and even invaded should the need arise.

And, that must ultimately lead us back to the question as to why Israel is favoured over its neighbours. The U.S. and Britain are not obligated to support Israel, and on the surface, they don't seem to gain much from the support. That support only cost billions of dollars and the soldiers that must be sacrificed in the ongoing Middle East wars. So, why continue to support Israel if there is no logical reason to do so? I mean, it wouldn't take much effort to simply make deals with the Arab states and pay the going rate for their oil. If oil is your objective and reason for being in the Middle East, that is. The United States and Britain surely had no real reason to invade any Arab or Muslim nation before the 9/11 attack. But, it did use the event as justification for intrusion into the Middle East in a more dramatic fashion. The reasons given for the recent invasions are based on the idea that Osama Bin Laden was being harbored by the Afghan leadership and also as a means of combating the new threat of Islamic terrorism. These were marketed as wars of prevention and were supposed to act as a means of protecting the citizens of the United States. So, how does Israel fit in and why are we focused on this nation all of the time, and why does its name come up all of the time when we are discussing these most recent wars in the region?

Well, I think posing the above question might help us to understand the Israeli problem, in hopefully, greater detail. As I stated earlier the state of Israel was made out of a bargain; a bargain between the Zionists and the British Government. This resulted in the famous Balfour Agreement of 1917. The U.S. entered World War One as part of that bargain and Germany was defeated as a result. Prior to that entry Germany was actually winning the war. So, the Zionists kept their part of the bargain by their efforts in bringing in the new blood of the U.S. into the war. The Zionist objective was to gain some land in Palestine as a result of that deal. And, eventually the State of Israel was born in 1948. But, it was not an easy birth as everybody now knows. There was much bloodshed and displacement of Arabs in the process. Throughout all of the violence, however, Israel steadily managed to assert itself and it did survive. As stated earlier, it was born in conflict and continues to live with this conflict; the conflict of being an uninvited guest into the region. The point of the whole thing though is that Israel is just a political creation and no more. The whole Zionist project is essentially a land grab on Arab lands and I don't think it is much more than that. You can think of it as a modern form of colonialism if you like. Religious considerations are not really meaningful either when you are setting up a country on foreign soil without the support of the indigenous population on a large scale. You can have all the alien support you want from fellow Zionists or even so-called Christian Zionists living in America. But, these are meaningless things if the locals do not support what you are trying to do; the locals are going to try and repel you. They are certainly not going to accept you with open, loving arms. So, Israel needs to assert itself and to justify its presence in the region. It asserts itself through periodic wars and with its ongoing propaganda, the thrust of which is to portray itself as victim in the region - victim of the Nazi Holocaust. Victimization is a fine strategy, but it doesn't work very well when the remedy involves the sacrifice of someone ( the Palestinians ) who had nothing whatsoever to do with the crime that caused that victimhood. I, personally do not think Israel is doing a very good job at all and it is failing in its message and is steadily losing whatever support it had for its colonial project. It has created too many enemies in the region and it continues to isolate peoples and even states by its continuous actions. People are turning away from the mainstream media and more people are becoming knowledgable about the Israeli problem.

But, the Zionists and other backers of Israel have a lot of power and I think that is the essential problem here. So, we are essentially dealing with a power problem as I am trying to point out to you. Israel was a creation of Zionists and continues to be supported by those who support the idea of Zionism - and the very idea of Israel being dominant in the region. There is much support from places like the U.S. as we have already stated. And, in Britain as well. Leading the charge into the Middle East and the invasion of Iraq were the U.S. and Britain, both strong centers of Zionism and their financial power. So, there just might be a connection here and something that would ultimately lead us to a greater understanding of this Israeli problem and its origins. Israel continues to be supported by those forces outside of the region. And, maybe that is part of where its confidence comes from; it knows that it can rely on this support. Israeli prime ministers have even publicly stated that they ' control ' America and have the politicians on their side. Surely, that implies power. Israel, as we should now beging to realize, cannot accomplish anything as a small state operating independently. Its identity and its power are derived from outside sources as we have just stated. And, its enemies know these things. So, I believe this to be the real problem in the Middle East and in Israel in particular. Israel seems intransigent in its policy toward its neighbours and particularly the Palestinians. They do not have to treat the Palestinians fairly if they do not want to because nobody is going to make them do so. They have that much power. The nation continues to build settlements upon Palestinian lands knowing how this upsets the locals and makes them even more angry than they are now. And, this reveals in no uncertain terms the power of the nation of Israel. That it continues to treat the Palestinians with little or no regard is certainly telling. Even the current president of the United States has little influence in the matter. He has spoken out about the issue, but what has happened that would further peace in the region? But, shouldn't we be now asking ourselves the question: can Israel continue to conduct itself in its over-zealous manner knowing what the ultimate effect of its actions will be? The point of the whole thing, however, is that Israel does not care what others think. It might just be that arrogant - rather like the guy with the girlfriend who conducts her business knowing that her big boyfriend will rescue her if she gets into trouble. When Israel gets into trouble what does it do? Well not only does it count on its heavyweight friends for support, it employs the old tools that it always uses - the tools of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Using these weapons only indicates the arrogance of the State as I have just described it and the world is becoming wiser every day and with each new conflict that involves the state and its neighbours.

So, that in a nutshell friends is the problem with Israel. It has too much power in relation to its neighbours; this power being its huge military apparatus and the use of the United States military and armaments if need be. A small state with these kinds of resources have caused some to say that the State just might need an attitude adjustment and bring it down to earth. Professor Norman Finkelstein, for example, has termed Israel " A Crazy State " on account of its actions after its gains during the 1967 War. I am sure many of you are already aware of many of these ideas if you have taken time to study the issue.

Does Israel have a right to exist? Well, that depends on who you talk to of course. There is much in its history that would indicate that it doesn't have much right at all to hold the status of nationhood the way it conducts its business vis a vis its neighbours. For example, it simply comes across as a state not interested in peace at all, and it appears to have expansionist aspirations. It certainly gains from the elimination of Saddam Hussein and the destruction of Iraq. Certainly many friends and supporters of the State would have encouraged that invasion in 2003. And, it openly calls for the invasion of Iran as well. And, settlements expansion is another glaring example of Israeli policy as you can imagine. Nobody can stop these settlements, or so it would seem. So, by might and rhetoric alone, Israel does a have a right to exist. All states have a right to exist if they can defend themselves from one and all and if there is no effective opposition to its goals. And, who is going to stop Israel from existing if it has such a vast military and the support billions of dollars annually from the likes of the United States? No state seems to want to stop Israel from pursuing its military ambitions and operations and there is no substantial criticism levelled against it when it does engage in hostilities. It engages in instantaneous propaganda and political warfare when it is challenged. The United States is a strong ally and continues to be. Israel has a right to exist and to defend itself because it has proven its ability to fight off its enemies in more ways than one. Surely, the State has a right to exist under these conditions.

But, there is a much greater issue here friends. And, that is the notion of justice. We know that Israel is powerful and it has influential friends who will stand by and protect the nation if it is attacked. These friends will even stand by if Israel engages in obvious expansionism as well. Remember, it is not aggression according to Israel, it is defence. Well, defence or not that is not quite how the rest of the world views things when the power of Israel is unleashed upon its neighbours. The onus is on Israel to prove that it is a responsible state acting among a sea of non-equals - there is no other way around it - if Israel wants to be accepted by more of the world and confirm its right to exist and to be accepted as a legal political entity by all concerned. If Israel wants to succeed as a nation then it must take time out and examine what it is doing; in relation to its power and how it utilizes that power against its enemies. It needs to show the world that it can act as a responsible world citizen. And, there is no better way to do that than to treat those with lesser power as one's equals - even if it hurts and bruises your ego and puts a dent in one's ambitions. There is no other way to achieve peace in the region until Israel and its backers decide it is time for peace. It is that simple. And, that is the problem - and the challenge - for Israel as I see it.

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The Ugly Truth Podcast October 24, 2010

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Here is an article about Zionism and its de-stabilizing effects in the Middle East Region. The article, in fact, is talking about a book entitled: Israeli Exceptionalism – The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism

This is an interesting review and it highlights what Zionism is, namely, a form of 19th Century nationalism for the Jews of the world. The Jews never had a homeland to work with so they had to find and create one. Israel was the choice for the Zionists. So, once the territory was selected for the Jews all they had to do was to expel the Palestinians from their homeland. And, that was when all of the trouble started of course. Zionism is also a colonial project that is in perpetual motion in the Middle East Region. There are conflicts associated with the colonial project and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is only one of the side effects of the Zionist expansion into the Middle East. War and continuing war is the other. For Israel and the Zionists to achieve their objectives they require the de-stablization of the Arab world and the support of the United States. In fact, they went out of their way to make that support happen. They wanted to prove to the U.S. that their were their best asset in the region. With Israeli help the U. S. could achieve its own goals in the region, namely securing the oil fields and keeping other competitors out of the Region. The Zionists are also interested in regional hegemony for themselves and that is why Israel is in constant conflict with its neighbours and it also explains things like why the invasion and destruction of Iraq had to happen at all.

Here is the link to the article:

Israeli Exceptionalism – The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism

Above added on June 27, 2010

Here is a fine article by Roger Tucker discussing the issue of the one state solution:

The One State Solution Sounds Like a Good Idea, but …

above added on June 18, 2010

Zionism the Real Enemy of the Jews by Allan Hart. Zionism is identified here by Hart as " Jewish Nationalism ". Its theme is that the rest of the world is against the Jews and any future Holocaust must be confronted - the Jews are alone in the front and must be afraid.

Some of the topics are the 1948 and 1967 Wars and ideas about ' Greater Israel '. Also discussed is the attack on the USS Liberty and the Israeli rationale for the attack - they wanted to steal Syrian and Jordanian territory. Other topics include 9/11 and the elimination of Iraq and Iran as threats to the Jewish state. At the end of the interview Mr. Hart predicts the final ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians by the Zionists, unlike Professor Mearsheimer, who thinks that Israel will include Palestinians. See article below.

Above added on June 11, 2010.

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"The Future of Palestine: Righteous Jews vs. the New Afrikaners"By Professor John J. Mearsheimer

In this article ( video and transcript ) Professor Mearsheimer discusses the future of Israel and its relationship with the Palestinians. He thinks that there will be no two state solution, but rather, a Greater Israel that will become an apartheid state. Israel, by its actions is simply not interested in the two state solution anyway. It will either have to vanquish the Palestinians, expel them or simply control them. He believes that apartheid is inevitable, but that eventually, this will lead to a democracy, with Palestinians forming part of the political mix. You can watch the video and follow the transcript simulaneously below:

Video and transcript here

You might also be interested in the views of Professor Norman Finkelstein as well. Here is an audio and transcript concerning Israel and the 1967 War. He mimicks the same themes as Professor Mearsheimer regarding the ambitions of the Israelis and how they would treat the Palestinians if they had a choice. Greater Israel is the aim. The point is we don't what it is going to look like, but we do know that the Palestinians remain the obstacle of Israeli ambitions in the region.

Finkelstein on the 1967 War

Updated on Tuesday May 4, 2010

Does the U.S. have the right to rule the world?

2010-02-21T07:30:00.000-08:00

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An honest question don't you think friends? Honest in the sense that we are asking a question about something that actually exists. That is to say that if you examine the current political and economic makeup of the world the U.S. maintains a central and strategic role. In fact, de facto, the U.S. is the ruler of the world - right now. I don't believe there is any other explanation for the current content of U.S. foreign policy, for example.

I don't think there is any question about it. I mean, if you look at U.S. foreign policy over the last few decades this is precisely what the U.S. is up to. It wants to control the world; all of its resources and all of its peoples. So, the only questions that remain are: does it have a right to do so and should we stand by and let it happen?

Well, in the first instance it does have a right to control the world if it has the will and the ability to execute its plans. I am sure that everyone is aware of the concept that might is right. What this idea means simply is that if you have the brute power to overcome and conquer your enemies by whatever means available to you then who is going to stop you? The U.S. is the only remaining Superpower in the world since the demise of the Soviet Union sometime ago - that competing empire simply collapsed during the Reagan Administration if you recall. The American Empire now has no competition and maintains a large system of military bases around to world to control and maintain its global ambitions.

The recent foray into the Middle East is no accident. If you believe in military dominance and ambition then you must realize that the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and ' beyond ' were simply meant to happen. They are the logical consequence of an empire wanting to expand its influence and control. With the collapse of the Soviet Union a large gaping hole was left open in the oil rich regions of the the Middle East and Central Asia. Now, the U.S. being a militaristic and ambitious nation was not about to let this opportunity get away - and it did not.

We are now aware of things like Neocons and their ambitious schemes to rule the world by full military presence. We have heard of concepts like ' Full Spectrum Dominance ' and ' The Project for the New American Century '. Not only are these concepts and ideas of military global aspirants, but they have now become real things. The U.S. engages now in war as a full-time occupation. The Military Industrial Complex and its spokesmen can easily acquire the necessary billions of dollars from subservient presidents and willing members of Congress. The money comes more easily now, especially with the advent of 9/11 and the so-called ' War on Terror. "

Like many, I have often wondered if 9/11 was a planned event, something conjured up by the Neocons themselves or by some other ' inside ' group of individuals who might prosper as a consequence of the attack. It would certainly explain a lot about American foreign policy if the attack was planned from within, or even capitalized upon by just ' Letting it Happen. ' We do not really know who did 9/11 to this very day. Could 19 Muslim hijackers, with very little aviation skills or planning and coordinating abilities pull it off? The evidence seems to go against the idea, especially when you consider the number of things that had to go right to make it happen. And, then there is all of the curious data that has emerged since the event itself. Some have even suggested that Coincidence Theory reigns over Conspiracy Theory for getting to the bottom of the event and supplying an adequate explanation. There are simply too many questions related to this event to allow anyone to make any kind of definitive opinion on the issue, but many are valiantly trying to do just that. And, the problems that do emerge from any enquiry only add more fuel to the fire, and in fact, suggest foul play. And, this foul play, whatever its origins and intentions has most definitely benefited a certain group of individuals. And, those individuals most particularly, are those engaged in the business of war and in world domination. So, whether 9/11 was mere opportunity or something contrived to satisfy a result becomes less of an issue when you consider the great benefits to those who prosper from war and want to control other regions of the world and destroy enemies and the enemies of their friends. 9/11 did the trick and a good opportunist is not going to stand by and let an opportunity go by the wayside. And, maybe this fact alone should allow the Neocons and their militaristic friends to control the reins of world government and all of the economic power that it entails.

The U.S is not only a vast military power but it has other means at its disposal as well. I have already mentioned how easy it is to acquire money for war. Presidents and members of Congress do not seem to bother with notions that war is bad or that the U.S. should not be a global power. They are all on board and believe in the idea of Empire. The bankers who gain from war are not going to argue about the issue and will simply create more money should the need arise. And, there are also those who gain from the current economic setup as well. Globalization has brought nations like China, Japan, and the other Asian manufacturers on board. They are the buyers of the U.S. debt that must be purchased for the Empire to continue on as it does. And, the game does continue, albeit somewhat unwillingly at times. But, continue it must. The recent financial crisis, for example, has brought to light just how powerful the Empire has become as well. The Empire, and its allies the bankers, caused a great deal of stress for the world to contend with, but with little dismantling of the Empire at all. Recessions and depressions can be managed. Lest we forget that that the bankers are the people who handle the multitude of transactions based on the U.S. dollar, the world's reserve currency. It is the job of the bankers, and the central bankers, to keep this dollar as strong as possible. Economic integration and war are means by which control is maintained. Success in war and punishing detractor states is an indication of Empire strength. And, it is all in aid of course for dollar dominance and total economic control. For, when the dollar itself collapses then the very idea of Empire and global dominance is put into jeopardy. U.S. politics and military ambitions mean that the militarists and the bankers must work together to keep the system afloat. They have to do whatever they can to prove to the world that the banking system is viable, that the dollar is strong, and that the U.S. Empire can continue to do what it wants to do. If foreign nations continue to buy U.S. debt then that is all of the proof that you will ever need to the game will continue and that the U.S. and its allies will continue to rule the world.

Another player that helps the U.S. Empire maintain its dominance is the controlled media. You will never hear a bad word about war from this part of the system. They are totally on board and will do whatever they can to portray the idea that whatever the U.S. military and government does is for the benefit of the people and nation of the U.S. The fact that the middle classes are going backwards and losing their jobs and their futures means little or nothing when you are fighting a War on Terrorism. The debt, now increasing by the trillions is a necessary cost of doing business. It is the job of the media to sell this idea as well as others, such as the bank bailouts, for example. Supposedly, the bank bailouts were executed to save the nation from financial Armageddon and to preserve the financial system as we know it. That is what the bankers and the politicians who work for them want us to believe. It is the job of the media to keep the game going and they are doing a very admirable job indeed. Either through censorship or biased reporting they get the job done. They are simply part of the propaganda team. The only detractors of course seem to be the players on the internet and in the alternative media. But, what concern are they when they have already elected a government that is totally beholding to the idea of Empire and the prosecution of war. They matter not - for the moment.

I am trying to paint a picture for you friends that aids the idea that the U.S. does really have a right to be the only Superpower in the world. They have earned that right, by their actions and by their ability to keep the system moving in their direction, by wealth and by stealth. They have devised an economic system that works for them. If other countries want to prosper then they must continue to play the game. They must continue to buy U.S. debt and they must not get overly troubled by overt and covert imperialism. There must be some kind of a payoff to all to adhere to the system. If the controllers of government can devise methods whereby they get people elected who will do what they want then who is to say that the globalists should not be leading a government of the world? Certainly no U.S. citizen that is for sure. If they are going to keep on voting for people who conduct war as a way of life and who believe in global dominance then isn't the electorate getting what they deserve and want? I am not not hearing any great clamoring from the masses that something is wrong and that they want dramatic change and end to world dominance and the current structure of things. Are you hearing such things coming from the media? Shouldn't they be the voices of discontent if they sense that something is amiss? Shouldn't they be on the lookout for the welfare of the public? Isn't that one of their primary functions and the reason why we allow them to stay in business? One would think so now wouldn't one? But, what do we have instead? Why, we have a completely complicit and non-productive media apparatus; it serves interests other than public ones. Well, isn't that the point of the whole thing friends? That the voices of those who are against the system as we have come to know it are like farts in the wind? What does the system care about those with no power? It cares not, nor should it care. The people get what they deserve. It has always been like that and forever shall be into the future. I trust, that, in a round about way, I have answered my opening questions for you

Related material for your consideration:

Hegemony or Survival - America's quest for global dominance, by Noam Chomsky

above added on August 31, 2011

Discussion on Egyptian Revolution, Middle East politics and U.S. imperialism:

The Ugly Truth: February 1, 2011

Friends, here is a great set of videos by John Perkins. You may remember him from the " Confesssions of an eonomic hit man " fame. Well, here he is again detailing for us the role of the " Corporatocracy " in the fulfillment of U.S. imperialism throughout the globe. Somebody has to do the job right? Well, if it isn't big gobs of payoff money or the jackals, then it is the US military that does the job of controlling the countries of the world. At any rate, the U.S. is still in charge of the world and these following three videos and Mr. John Perkins will explain why:

The role of the corporatocracy in the fulfillment of U.S. imperialism.

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above added on January 25, 2011

The Fairness of Unfairness

2009-12-02T17:56:00.000-08:00

The Bachelor Philosopher

Series

The Fairness of Unfairness

by Carl Baydala

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So, tell me. Do you feel like you are in a rut or do you feel like life is going well for you? That is the general way of things is it not? I mean, one day you feel like you are on top of the world and you are working toward some goal or another and everything seems to be just fine. And, then there other times when you feel down and out or that things are just boring and a waste of time. Life may even feel like a drudgery for you. Well, life can be many different things at different times that is for sure. So, what is the trick to this madness I wonder? The thing about life is that it is all in the cards; life gets to deal the cards and you are forced to play the hand that was dealt to you. I think this is the only logical way to look at life actually. You have to be able to take the good with the bad and that is the simplicity of the thing. So, that means that there will good times and it also means that there will be bad times. You just have to accept what comes your way and go with the flow so to speak. Now, maybe some of you want to be rich and famous or maybe others want to fall in love with a a special person or whatever. Well, it doesn't really matter what you wish for because some things just are not attainable. I mean, some things are just so unreasonable that they are not going to happen. Like believing in God for example. A lot of people believe in God, but what do you think is going to happen to them when the big day finally comes and they find out one way or the other? I do not know what is going to happen and that is why I do not spend a lot time believing that God exists. It is simply foolhardy behaviour. Just like dreaming about princes and riches and the like. If you are going to dream I say just dream about things that could realistically come true, if you have to dream that is. I think the best overall philosophy though is to just take things as they come, and day by day at that. You cannot predict the future, no, not even one day in advance. Just like I cannot predict the outcome of even one race at the racetrack. I can wish and hope and dream that I am going to win, but I have no control over the event itself. Some things just are beyond our control and we have to accept that. You cannot control the weather and you cannot control or predict a person's behavior from one day to the next either. So, it all sounds rather impossible now doesn't it? And, yet you might retort and ask: well now, how come there are so many rich and famous people around and why cannot I be like them? And, well I am on the topic how come I cannot win a million bucks in a lottery and just retire and do nothing? Yeah, how come other people seem so lucky or fortunate all of the time? When is it going to be my turn to participate in the good life? Now, these are honest questions that need to be answered of course. But, I have already answered the question for you now haven't I? Of course I have. I have already told you here and in other places that life is not fair.
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Is is fair that life is unfair?
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Another good question of course. Of course it is not fair and that is the whole point of the thing. But, there is a way out of the morass of course and that is to become a philosopher. That is why people study philosophy you know. They want to understand things and they want to put their lives into perspective and they want answers for everything. And, if you study philosophy you will be able to form your own life view and figure things out to your very own personal satisfaction. And, once you study philosophy and the views of the great men and women then you will come to know about things like fairness and unfairness. And, hopefully, if you are successful at philosophy you will discover some kind of method to deal with the inequities of life.
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I think understanding is one of the best lessons that comes out of philosophy actually. You are you because you are you is the best way that I can explain things for you. You were born into a certain situation at a certain time. You were given things and circumstances that may be unique to your station in life. And, you were born with certain gifts of physical and mental capacities. Some of you were seemingly more favoured than others. Some were born into poor families and others into wealthy ones. In other words dear friends you were dealt a hand of cards that were unique to your situation in life. And, now you are forced to play those cards. And, you must play them in the best way that you know how. But, the point is that you must continue to play them. You have to play them to the best of your ability and the people around you will respect you for that aspect of your life. They will come to know that you are doing the very best job that you could do with the cards that you were dealt. And, as I say you will be respected. So, I think that is the mark of a successful personality actually, that one plays the cards that he is dealt in the best way that he or she can. I think that if you stick to this principle then you are well on the way to living a successful life.
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I have told you that life is unfair and it was not meant to be otherwise, but in that unfairness is a built in fairness. And, this is the philosophy friends. In that unfairness is the built-in capacity of every person to achieve what they can achieve within the context of the cards that they were dealt to them. That is the fairness. We are all free and equal in this regard. Life gave us the fairness to participate with what we have. Yes, life provided the conditions, but it also provided the means to deal with those conditions; it provides the fairness mechanism. And, you can be successful if you follow this rule, and you will survive, and you might even prosper as well. And, where does the prosperity come from you may now enquire? The prosperity comes from the happiness of the endeavour. There are a lot of happy people who have no material goods you know. You know what I mean, certain religious people and the like. They have come to know that not all happiness is achieved through monetary and physical success. There is more to life than materialism and vanity and that kind of thing. And, if you stick to your knitting and accept what you are and what you have then you will be a very happy person indeed. Others will come to know that you are happy because you have accepted your fate and you are being successful at what you are doing and what you have. Just keep healthy and do the kinds of things that any rational person would do. And, keep smiling as well. Others will come to know of your happiness and will appreciate you for what you are. Now, the curious thing about life is that it changes day by day. Sometimes luck just falls into ones lap; you might win a lottery or even win some kind of big race at the racetrack if you are a gambler for example. Yes, you just might get lucky. Good things do happen for no apparent reason sometimes. This is the element of luck in life. And, you must be ready to receive your luck when it comes your way. And, it is the same thing with opportunity as well. And, rest assured that opportunity comes in many forms as well. And, opportunity does not play favourites either. Opportunity happens every day and in all places. So, learn about what an opportunity is because this is a key thing that can make you even happier than you are now, in your current situation, that is. This is the business of life friends - fairness and unfairness and all the rest. But, life can be lived and lived successfully as I am trying to point out to you. Just be yourself and appreciate luck when it lands in your lap, but most importantly I think, do not fail to notice an opportunity, large or small. Because opportunities really are the life changers. They can be sexual ones and they can be monetary and material ones. They can be anything, but learn how to spot them, that is the key. So, know them and grab on to them when they come your way. And, when you do that I think you will find that you will come to have a different kind of perspective on life as regards to this business of fairness and unfairness.

Above post borrowed from Dear Courier Diary:

Some Friday philosophy for you....

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 11

2009-11-07T08:41:00.001-08:00

The Marriage of Carl Baydala
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Part Eleven

A Marriage Made in Heaven

and Sanctioned by the gods

The Marriage of Carl Baydala
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 2

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 3
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The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 5
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 6
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 7
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 8
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 9
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 10
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 11

Characters: Katy and Carl
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Act Six: Scene One

Setting: Hotel Room

Katy and Carl are lying in bed the morning after their wedding. Katy is crying and is waking up from a dream. She crawls out from under the blanket that is covering both her and Carl and heads towards the bathroom. She then stands naked in front of the mirror and looks at herself. Carl wakes up and sees her standing there.

Carl: " I heard you crying Babe is there anything wrong?

Katy: " No, Honey, its nothing really I was just having one of those stupid dreams again. You know how it is, they just make me cry that's all. "

Katy grabs a towel off the side of the wall and wraps it around her neck like a scarf and then does a pirouette and the scarf is flying about in the air. Katy is enjoying herself immensely and begins to sing a song...

"...It's you and me Moving at the speed of light into eternity.....

Tonight is the night To join me in the middle of ecstasy......

Feel the melody and the rhythm of the music Around you, around you.......I'ma take you there ...

We can go anywhere, go anywhere.......But first, it's your chance, take my hand, come with me.....

It's like I waited my whole life for this one night.

It's gon' be me, you and the dance floor.

Cause we only got one nightDouble your pleasure, double your fun.....

And dance forever-ever-everForever-ever-everForever-ever-everForever(Forever)Ever-ever-everForever-ever-everForever-ever-everForever on the dance floorFeels like were on another level...... " *

she stops singing and asks Carl a question....

Katy: " What do you think Honey...is it me? "

Carl: " Babe, anything could be you. If you were wearing a sack it would be you. I would love you no matter what you wore. Surely you know that. When a guy loves a woman it really doesn't matter what she is wearing. Her beauty is enough for any man. ...by the way Babe, you sound great when you are singing....it's good to see you happy like that...."

Katy: " That's sweet of you Honey. I'm only singing because I am happy that's all. "

Katy then takes the towel and wraps it around her head so that her hair is covered.

Katy: " This is what the Muslim girls do Carl so that they will not excite the men. Is it working? "

Carl: " I guess it might have a chance of working if you covered the rest of you Babe. "

Katy: " Silly me. Of course. " She then grabs another towel and wraps it around her body so that is covered......

" So how is that? "

Carl: " Nice job. But, like I said I would like you no matter what you did. I know what is under there Babe. For me, anyway, it just makes you look more sexy. You are a sexy woman Katy so there is no sense in trying to hide it. Maybe the religious girls think they are pulling something off, but it won't work with me that is for sure. "

Katy: " Yes, I suppose you are right. Sex is just so ingrained in our culture now isn't it? Anyway, speaking of sex how did you enjoy are love making last night?

Carl: " Katy you are the best damn woman in the world and I am glad I married you. Of course the sex was great, what did you expect me to say anyway? "

Katy: " Well, there is a lot more where that came from Honey so don't you fret about that. What my man wants he gets. No questions asked. "

A big smile appears on Carl's face and he sits up in bed.

Carl: " Wow, that is a pretty impressive philosophy Babe what brought this on? "

Katy: " Oh just a bit of common sense I suppose. Something I learned over the years I guess and my relations with people - and with men. We are what we are Honey so there is no sense in trying to change things. That is the way I have things figured out. '

Carl: " Lucky for me I suppose. I mean, I don't have to pretend that I like sex or anything like that. '

Katy: " Not on my watch Honey. You are my man and what my man wants he receives. ...but, speaking of sex Honey I have decided that we should have a child right away, and maybe two. Yes, I think two should cover it. I mean, that is the real reason for sex anyway isn't it? It is just a practical device after all. "

Carl laughing: " You're the boss Babe, so did you want to get started right away? I am not doing anything at the moment. ...Anyhow, while you are up Honey could you grab me a beer from the fridge and a glass too? "

Katy: " You are a funny man Carl Baydala I guess that is why I picked you and no one else. There will be lots of time for that.... "

She takes two beer out of the fridge. One for Carl and one for herself. She takes a couple of clean glasses off the counter and moves towards the bed and sits down beside Carl. She passes him a beer and continues talking...

...I am just saying that I think we should start planning for that right away - to have children, I mean. And, I even have some names picked out too. I think Ida would be a good name for a girl, and maybe Matt for the boy. "

Carl: " Are those Biblical names Babe, they sure sound like they are right out of the Bible. You know, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, that kind of thing. "

Katy: " Not exactly Honey. Just think of them as destiny names. I was having this dream and in the dream were these names. And, they were Ida and Matt. In fact, I guess I should tell you that the reason I decided to marry you was because of a dream too. Maybe you have seen that wedding video on the internet. Well, then again maybe you haven't. It doesn't matter anyway...anyhow that's another story... I think you can see, I am a very honest person and I want you to know absolutely everything there is to know about me."

Carl: " Do tell me more, now you have got me interested. You mean that I am just a result of your dreams...of your fantasies? "

Katy: " Oh no, nothing like that. Don't be silly. I mean, dreams are important things you know. Dreams are part of your consciousness and thinking and that kind of thing. They are part of reality really, just a separate part that is all. So, I think that we should pay a lot of attention to dreams so what do you think about that? '

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Carl: " Fair enough I suppose. Yeah, I have dreams too you know. Like, I lost track of how many times I thought of you in my dreams. Well, I guess dreams really do come true then. "

Katy: " Now you are on to it. That is what dreams really are. They are just manifestations of our will that is all; you know, of our inner desires. Maybe you have even read about some of these philosophers. A lot of them talk about the will and that indescribable thing known as will being responsible for everything. Maybe that is the key to the whole of our understanding. ... And, maybe this is where all of our ideas come from too. Ideas live and are born in the mind - our brains Honey. Who knows where they come from originally, but that is where they live, that is for sure. Oh, it is such an interesting topic Carl I hope you don't mind me carrying on like this. "

Carl: " Why would I mind? According to your philosophy that would be dumb.... I think it is a small price to pay for all the sex that you say that I am going to be getting anyway. Why wouldn't I pay attention? "

Katy: " Funny boy. "

Carl: " How come you never responded to my marriage calls until now? I mean what held you back, from your destiny as you call it? And, now that I think about it, you sure know a lot about ideas and that kind of thing. "

Katy: " Well, I guess I just wasn't ready for marriage. I mean, you can't just get married because you say you want to get married and be damned with the consequences. I mean, it has to feel right. The person you are marrying has to understand and love you. For what you are, I mean. I mean, you telling me that you would love me if I was wearing a sack is exactly the kind of thing that I want to hear. That tells me that you really do love me Carl and that is why I know that I made the right decision. You have to be comfortable with the whole idea. There is that word idea again. Oh my! "

Carl: " So, I mean, this sex thing doesn't bother you that much. I mean, you must know how some guys just think about sex all of the time, like it was their job or destiny or something. "

Katy: " Not at all. Like I told you earlier, sex actually does have a function. It is practical. Most girls are interested in sex too you know so don't think that guys are the only experts in this area. They don't own sex even though they might think they do. Plus, sex is the basis for eternity. So, I guess that is why the Christian god invented the thing, according to the Bible, I mean. How else were man and woman going to come together anyhow? I mean, they would just be standing there like stupid blobs wondering what to do with one another and wondering why they were placed on Earth. So, all in all I think God had a pretty decent idea, when He invented sex, that is. He did it for the animals and man and everything living thing. I think man might just be a metaphor for eternity Carl and not much more than that. '

Carl: " You think God invented sex. Do you really believe that? "

Katy: " Yes, I do and I am not even religious, like you think of religious people, I mean. I think sex just had to be invented anyway. I mean, what is sex anyhow? Well, let me answer that for you because I am sure you are interested. "

Carl: " Holy cow Katy, you really are some kind of a philosopher. I thought I had done a lot of thinking in this area, but it looks like you are no slouch at all...please continue on but, didn't you just answer your own question anyhow..."

He was thinking that he had really hit the jackpot marrying this girl. She was a goddamn philosopher and an expert. He knew now that their marriage was going to have something to keep it afloat and that it would last. This was not just some simple physical sexual or lustful union, a common marriage. This girl had her act together. He wanted to get to the bottom of her philosophy. She liked sex, she liked drinking beer and she wanted to figure everything out. Christ, she was beautiful. Maybe she was even made in Heaven, if there was a Heaven, that is.

Katy: " Well, to continue on. Yes, sex and marriage and having babies, well that is just the way eternity works. How can you understand eternity if you don't know what it is composed of....are you following me? "

Carl: " I guess so. So, God, even though He is criticized quite a bit, really did have some good ideas then. If I am understanding what you are saying, I mean."

Katy: " That's right. God was playing by the rules of eternity. He was playing ball so to speak. He created a metaphor that you and I, His creations, can understand. He provided meaning for us. And, as humans that is what we try to do, namely try to figure the whole thing out before we die. "

Carl: " But, you know Katy, there are those who would criticize this God business. Like it is all just fantasy talk and the like. And, how come you are not upset that you got the short end of the man woman relationship according to God. He made you guys second class you know, I mean subservient to man. You women are forced to obey and serve man. That is your destiny according to the Bible you know. I know that if I was a woman I wouldn't put up with nonsense like that. I would reject that god in an instant. "

Katy: " And, you would be a fool in the process of doing that too. "

Carl: " How can you say that. I mean you guys, you girls, are doomed to play some meagre, secondary role throughout eternity. "

Katy: " Don't you believe that for a second Mr. Baydala. Not one tiny second.. Do you think that you are better than me, because you are a male, I mean?"

Carl: " Of course not. I respect you for just what you are. A thinking, breathing female. Second class. Not on your life. "

Katy: " Well, then there you are. I guess God isn't so powerful after all now is He? Think of it this way Honey. If either one of us wanted to have a baby what would we have to do? "

Carl: " Well, I guess we have to rely on our partners to participate. I mean, you need both a female and male to produce a baby right? So, I suppose both are equally as powerful. They need one another, nobody is any better than the other one. I guess that is what I have against some of these modern religions though. They seem to segregate women and men, like they were different or something. "

Katy: " Only in the sex department Carl. Only in the sex parts. Remember, the Christian god created lust and sin and that is a pretty hard thing for most people to get over. They live with these things and struggle with it in their lives and in their marriages. They think of each other as mere sex objects. Do you think that I am just an object of sex for you? Is that all you want from me? "

Carl: " Of course not Babe, you are much more than that to me. You are a very special woman. I can see that in an instant. And, you might even be the perfect woman, if such a thing exists. Katy, you take a relationship to a whole new level. You bring meaning to my marriage and I mean that. "

He pulls her closer to him and kisses her

Katy: " Of course Honey, there is more to marriage than just sex. And, thank you for acknowledging that I might just be the perfect woman. I kind of like that idea. It has a certain ring of destiny to it. ( Katy laughing ) And, while we are the topic of ideas again maybe this marriage thing has to be considered in its totality to be really appreciated. I think marriage really is just some kind of metaphor Honey, a union message. Sure sex is part of it, but what else is part of it? I mean what is the essence of marriage when you get right down to it? Two people coming together because of physical desire. I mean do you think that is what it is all about, just that? If that was the case then why bother even getting married? There are other methods by which to acquire sex if that is somebody's objective. You know Honey, I just think that there is some kind of purpose to this universe of ours and if I believe that then I am talking about some kind of will as well. I mean, that is what the philosophers are always jabbering about aren't they? Do you really think that all of reality is just nature like so many believe, that everything is a just a product of raw, random events. Like God or some idea is not part of the picture?

Carl: " I have never been a strong God guy Katy, just for the record, I mean. Like the Christian God. I just don't buy it. I think nature doing the job on her own is a pretty compelling case. The only thing that fouls it up of course is this idea business. I know that lots of people think that idea and God is paramount, but I don't subscribe to that view at all. There is no purpose in nature Honey, not even in man. He just evolved that's all. The evidence is pretty clear on that point. "

Katy: " Well, I am trying to tell you that you don't have to buy it, or that form of it anyway. And, forget about nature being the supreme thing here as well. But, at least you are buying into the notion of idea. That is the positive thing. You know that there are two basic things in the universe Honey, and one of them is the existence of ideas and the other is matter which we all know about of course. And, neither of them can exist without the other. You know that right.... "

He nods in agreement.

Katy continues......." You just have to believe that there are forces for good in the world and, in fact, the whole universe. We all want to be happy right and live forever, if it was possible I mean, And, the only reason that we want to do that is because we know how wonderful things can be, when they are going our way that is. That is where the concept of eternity comes from Honey. Nature cannot produce a concept now can it? Man believes in eternity because he believes in the idea of happiness and pleasure lasting forever. And, sex is only part of that pleasure, it is the physical part; it is not the important portion, but only the introductory part - the get to know you side of things. The part that we can experience emotionally. Our bodies gave us that ability to feel good, but our minds explain it for us - our ideas do all of the heavy lifting Honey. But, where you might enquire did the idea come from to make all of this happen?

Carl: " Don't know for sure Babe. I don't want to rain on your parade but some people think that matter can actually produce ideas though. Just for the record, I mean. "

Katy: " Well, man only knows about two things,and one of them better than the other, and that is not saying much according to some philosophers either. There is the part that we experience here on Earth and then there is the unknown or metaphysical part. You know, the part where we believe that gods exist, as ideas I mean. "

Carl: " Yeah, I got that part figured out already Babe. "

Katy: " Anyhow, some people believe that there are some eternal ideas that only have to be discovered. You know, like Goodness, Beauty, Truth and that kind of thing. The philosopher Plato told us a lot about these things. But, they are really just philosophical things because nobody has ever really found or touched these things. We just talk about them and imagine them as being real and perfect and findable even. "

Carl: " Kind of like me finding you - the perfect woman. "

Katy laughing: " Yes that is absolutely correct. I am Carl Baydala's perfect woman. Now you are talking! And, how would you describe your perfect woman Sir? "

Carl: " Now, that is a simple thing to answer. I would just point at you and say that Beauty or Perfection herself is right beside me. And, who is going to disagree with me? "

Katy: " I suspect the person who has different ideas than you as to what constitutes beauty and perfection. Is that not correct?

Carl: " And, I would call them a liar and inform them that they do not know what they are talking about. That is what I would do."

Katy: " And, you would be defending my honour then and my integrity as something akin to perfection? "

Carl: " Indeed I would. "

Katy: " And, you would be engaging in a battle of ideas then in my defense? "

Carl: " Correct again. I would tell everyone that here is a physical specimen of a woman who just happens to be perfect in every manner that a gentleman expects a woman to be perfect in. You would qualify as perfection. For not only are you a physical beauty, but you are possessed of sound philosophical knowledge as well. And, I would further tell them that you have an intimate knowledge of practical ideas as well. For when you talk you make sense. Even on matters of sexuality you make emminent good sense. Only a perfect woman could be able to function in such a manner. "

Katy: " And, that is why I picked you as my husband Carl Baydala because I knew that you appreciated me and my characteristics, or essences if you will. You do know and appreciate perfection when confronted with it and I commend you on that score. Now, the problem with general mankind is that some of them cannot appreciate me for what I am and what I represent, whereas you have already proven yourself in that regard. You are qualified to by my partner Carl Baydala since you understand and appreciate me.

Carl: " Well, now that we are the same page what do we do now?

Katy: " I suppose we could go about the business of creating those two offspring which I was talking about earlier, you know, someone to carry on the tradition of perfection, so to speak

Carl: " A sterling idea. "

The end

The Marriage of Carl Baydala
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 2

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 3
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 4

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The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 10

2009-11-05T03:50:00.001-08:00

The Marriage of Carl Baydala

Part Ten

.A Marriage Made in Heaven

and sanctioned by the gods

The Marriage of Carl Baydala
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 2

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 3
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 4

Act Five: Scene One

Setting: Ida and Matt's bedroom.

Characters: Ida and Matt

Ida and Matt are lying in bed talking about the wedding and getting ready to go to sleep .
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Ida: " That sure was a beautiful wedding wasn't it Hon? "

Matt: " You bet Babe. Boy, you sure showed that Jehovah what you are made of. I am very proud of you Babe for pulling the whole thing off. I know what you told me about what you really did, but that doesn't matter. Everybody thinks you have great powers Honey and that is all that counts. It's the cosmetics Honey, yeah that's what it is. And, you did a damn fine job. Everybody in that hall was just impressed and so was I. Great job Honey. "

He kisses Ida

Ida: " Oh, come on Babe it wasn't that big of a deal you know. The important thing is that Katy and Carl are finally married, and well, they have a chance to change their world and make it a better place. They have the understanding now. Katy knows things that other girls don't know and I am counting on her to influence other people. That is partly why I picked her you know, because of her charisma, determination, and her ability to influence other people. She is a great role model you know. Anyway, just to change topics a bit, I have an idea Honey. "

Matt: " I'm sure you do Babe. "

Ida laughing: " Don't be silly. This is serious Matt. I want to have a baby. "

Matt: " What? What are you talking about. I mean, I never thought about us having....children...you mean like a little god or goddess, that we create, just the two of us?"

Ida: " Yeah, that's right, just like Jehovah's creations. If He can make creations then why can't we? Do you know all about that kind of thing Matt and how it works? "

Matt: " I know only what you tell me Babe and what I learn by myself of course, which isn't much. That is the extent of my knowledge. Is there something that I don't know about humans..are you holding out on me Honey? "

...He begins to laugh.

Ida grabs hold of Matt and pulls him closer to her and she looks him in the eyes.

Ida: " Matt, when I am naked and you look at me what do you think about? "

Matt: " Think about Babe. I am not sure what you mean. When I look at you I just think of Beauty. It is the same thing as when I listen to music. It just makes me feel good. I think of good things and being happy. What else is there? I just want to hold you that's all. The more I hold you the better I feel. You should know that Babe. Like when you put your arms around Mr. Schopenhauer, you could see how good he felt. He must of seen Beauty too. Beauty does exist Honey, and well, you are just like Beauty. There is something about your body that just soothes the soul. Yeah, the soul Babe, you know, my inners. The very reason for existence. You must be Beauty. So, when I am experiencing Beauty, well, like I said, I am just happy. And, that is how you make me feel. You just have the knack that's all Babe. You make people happy. "

Ida: " That's fine Honey I am glad you feel that way about me because that is want I want you to experience. My Beauty, I mean. These are the things that I taught you and that is a good thing. You know Honey, before we were married we were nothing without each other. You know that I hope. And, that is why I married you. It is destiny that we are together. And, even tonight's events are part of destiny. Katy and Carl are part of destiny. I know you don't really know about that kind of thing and understand it like I do. But, what I am saying Matt is that us coming together as we have is just so important. I mean, you would not even be able to experience anything at all without me. You know that right? Anyway, You are matter Matt and I am idea, and well, we just need each other for our continued existence that is all. Are you following me Babe? "

Matt: " I guess so Honey. You know, sometimes I even have my own ideas . I mean, separate and apart from the kinds of ideas that you told me about. "

Ida: " Yes, Honey I am aware of that and that is a good thing too. You can even have your very own ideas. But, all of your ideas start with me so never forget that. The important thing though is that you were influenced by my ideas first, that is the crtical thing. But, your ideas that you develop on your own will always be different than mine Honey. Do you know why that is? "

Matt: " Not really Babe, but I am sure you are well on the way to explaining things for me, like you always do of course. "

Ida: " Thanks Babe, for the compliment. Matt there really is a basic difference between us you know. Idea and matter, I mean. I am pure idea, and you are, well, your ideas are based on your experiences so that makes them really personal things, they are your things and no one elses. Well, we just experience things differently, that is the main difference. Because you are composed of matter Matt, well that means something, and it means a lot. I am not all muddled up because of matter like you are Babe. When we became separated, and I am talking about all matter and ideas as a totality, well, matter lost its powers to think independently like I am still able to do. I can influence you directly Honey, but you cannot do that to me, at least on the same level as me anyway. Do you understand? Idea gods are different and we just seek out matter because that is where we are the most comfortable and creative. And, we know that you need us. Like, when Jehovah created Earth and man and all of the things that He did there. He was seeking out matter to express himself. His personality is plastered all over the planet Earth. He did he best thing that He knew how. He brought Earth and Himself together by planting His ideas there. You are starting to get the idea aren't you Matt? '

Matt: " I am not sure if I am following you Babe. "

Ida: " Well, way back in the beginning of time and the dawn of all creations and all things, well, everything was just ONE. There was no difference between ideas and matter. We were all the same thing. But, we got separated and that caused friction in the universe and it affected the will of everybody and everything. And, it also affected our powers as well. And, matter became estranged Matt, like you. You were not able to think on your own anymore because you were so distant and separated from ideas, things like me. Get it?... That is why it is natural for things to come together, like you and me, or even Katy and Carl. These are natural things and they should happen. It is destiny. Remember how important destiny is Matt? "

Matt: " I am beginning to get the idea Babe. Please continue. "

Ida: " Well, everything is destiny Babe. That is the absolute best way to understand everything. Like tonight and me and Jehovah. It was destined to happen and that is why it happened, otherwise it would not have happened. Simple. Like you and me talking right now about the very things that we are talking about. It was all pre-arranged; it was meant to happen. Period. "

Matt: " Are you sure Babe. Are you one hundred per cent sure? ".

Ida: " Of course. But, let me continue please. Like I said, in the beginning all was ONE. And, this was the development of ideas and even consciousness too. You know what I mean, people being able to think about themselves and their situation. Do you know what thinking is Matt? :

Matt: " Sure Babe. That is me knowing that I am looking at you and talking to you. "

Ida: " But, you don't really know if I am real or not do you? Remember when I mentioned Bishop Berkeley and how I love that man? Well, he is the fellow on Earth who championed this idea that everything is just ideas. I guess that is why I love him so, because he knows how important I am. His only mistake was that he figured that it was Jehovah who was responsibe for all of the ideas in the minds of man. That is his big mistake, but I will not hold that against him since he was right on the money. " She laughs.

Matt: " Get real Babe. I know that you are real. I can see you and hear you and everything. I know that you are real. You are not a fake. I understand what I am experiencing "

Ida: " Silly you. You are imagining the things that I gave you the ability to think about Matt, that is what you are capable of doing . "

Matt: " Are you trying to tell me that you don't really exist Babe is that what you are doing? "

Ida: " Can you touch me? Go ahead. Reach over and touch me."

He pinches her tummy

Ida: " Ouch. that hurt you Brute. " She laughs.

Matt: " See Babe you're real, just like me. "

Ida: " Yes, but where am I now. Catch me if you can. " laughing.

He pinches her again.

Nothing happens

Ida: " Boo! I'm over here. In the back of your brain. Pinch me now if you can."

Matt: " That's not fair Babe. You tricked me. "

Ida laughing: " See what I mean Honey? "

Matt: " Well, isn't that your body there Babe? "

Ida: " Of course it is Honey. If you can imagine me then I exist. Just like your body is over there. I know it is real and so do you. Bodies are matter remember. Just places where ideas reside. That is why we are married Honey. We need each other for our survival. Are you starting to catch on? "

Matt: " Just a minute Babe, not so fast. You might need me, but do I really need you? I mean I could exist for an eternity if I wanted to without you. I am matter and I am not going to die or disappear. Matter lives forever. We both know that. That is what eternity is based on, me living forever and forever. "

Ida: " And, how would you know that if you could not imagine or think about it? "

Matt: " Yeah, I guess I see your point. I wouldn't know that I exist without you. Yes, you are right Babe. Sorry for stepping out of line like that. "

Ida: " It's OK, you are matter and nothing without me like I told you before. ...

She kisses Matt.

....which brings me back to my wanting to have a baby Matt. I really believe it is Destiny you know. You are beginning to agree I hope. "

Matt: " What do I have to do Honey? "

Ida: " Nothing. Just listen and learn and absorb everything that I tell you and when we are finished, well, we will be on the way to having OUR baby. OK? .....

She continues....

...imagine Matt something which you have never experienced before. Like right now. "

She wraps her arms around Matt pulls him tight against her body. She makes him think of her warm body and the smoothness of her skin. She tells him to kiss her breasts and all of the other parts of her body as well. And, then she tells him to rub her body all over and explains to him how wonderful that makes her feel. She directs him to the parts of her body that will make him the happiest. She tells him how wonderful he will feel when they are making love and they begin to copulate. They make love for hour after hour..Matt experiences endless episodes of ecstasy. He is in sexual heaven. Ida teaches Matt all manner of sexual positioning and they experience the physical pleasures of sex together. Matt experiences orgasm after orgasm and groans with delight as Ida teaches him these things which he had never known before, or even heard about. She wanted Matt to know everything there was to know about physical sex, lust and desire. Just as she had promised the Lord God Jehovah, Matt would come to know the meaning of sex as it is known on Earth. Matt would come to know the beauty and joy of human physical desire.

After having sex Ida and Matt lie on the bed and face one another. They are are taking a well-deserved break from their sometimes violent love making. They talk and she wants to know what Matt thought of his experiences with physical sex

Ida: " So, how do you feel now Honey? "

Matt: " Wow, that was awesome. I never felt so great in my whole life. Is this what sexual beauty is Honey? "

Ida: " Yes it is Honey and it is the exact same thing that Jehovah implanted in his human beings, these ideas already exist in the minds of Katy and Carl. They know of these things and when they love each other they feel physical love for one another - they desire one another. They are drawn to each other as magnets. This is where human emotions come from Honey, they are born of the flesh and of the desire that lives there. The Lord God Jehovah created these things as ideas for man and now I am teaching them to you as well. "

Matt: " I see. So, when Katy and Carl look at each other then they experience different things right? "

Ida: " That's right Babe. They experience lust, the lust that Jehovah gave them. This is how they create their offspring just as we are doing now. We are creating a new creature based on our desire for one another. It is out of pure pleasure that we make something. This is the idea that predominates Earth and its inhabitants. Do you understand Honey? "

He reaches out to grab Ida's arms and legs and attempts to draw her closer to him once again. He is filled with lust and desire.

Matt: " Interesting. I love you Babe. "

Ida starts to cry as Matt crushes her with his body.

Ida: " Please Honey I want to go to sleep now. No more please! "

Matt: " Awe, come on Babe, just one more time. You can do it."

Ida: " I'd rather not Honey. I want to go to sleep now. "

She pushes Matt away from her and covers herself in the blanket on the bed and curls up and continues to cry herself to sleep. She knows that Matt is focused on her and wants her again. This is the price that she has to pay for making the bargain with Jehovah. She knows that and accepts it.

Matt feeling disgruntled and dejected

Matt: " Some wife you turned out to be Babe. Teaching a guy about sex and then turning on him. Beautiful. What do you do for an encore?

To be continued....

The Marriage of Carl Baydala
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 2

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 3
The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 4

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The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 9

2009-11-03T04:54:00.001-08:00

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The Marriage of Carl Baydala .

. Part Nine .

. A Marriage made in Heaven and
sanctioned by the gods

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Act Four: Scene Three

Setting: The Great Banquet Hall

The Marriage Ceremony in Juneau

Continued

Characters: Master of Ceremonies, Lord God Jehovah,

Justice of the Peace, Goddess Ida, Elana, Katy,

The marriage ceremony was halted because of a sudden earthquake. It is approximately 30 minutes later and no further damage has been sustained or reported. The tremors have stopped and the Katy and Carl have decided to continue on with the wedding as planned. The building is safe and nobody is injured in the quake. Everybody has decided to have a short break and to partake of coffee and drinks before continuing with the ceremony.

Back in Heaven, the assembled guests have experienced an unexpected delay. The large screens in the hall are currently blank. Attention is drawn to the Lord God Jehovah who is laughing and slapping Jesus' back. They are the centre of attention. There is chatter occurring throughout the hall. The fairies are busy attending to drinks and food during the delay. The Goddess Ida decides to visit Jehovah's table and have a few words with him.

Ida is walking quickly toward Jehovah's table with Matt, hand in hand. Chelsea is following closely behind. She reaches Jehovah's table and sits down beside Him.

Ida: " Sit down beside me Honey I want to talk to Jehovah. "

Jehovah's German Shepherd dog is glaring at Ida and begins to growl at her and then stops abruptly. Chelsea makes sure Ida is seated comfortably and then stands behind her.

Matt sits down beside her. But, he will not be able to hear the conversation between Ida and Jehovah. Ida is sitting next to Jehovah and looks directly into His eyes. Jehovah is still laughing.

Ida: " Go ahead and laugh Jehovah. Laugh all you want. You are not going to stop this wedding from taking place. Is that clear? "

Lord God Jehovah ( LGJ ): " Ida, Honey, relax. It was just a little joke. No harm done and no harm intended. A little earthquake. They are used to those kinds of things in Alaska. Nobody is hurt and nobody is killed. And, that means nowhere in the State as well."

Ida: " What are you talking about Jehovah? "

Jehovah laughed again.

LGJ: " Well, naturally Ida I assumed you would know that the whole State is feeling something of my work...are you not aware? "

Ida: " No I am not Jehovah and I don't really care about your work as you call it. I am only worried about tonight and what it means to Katy and Carl. Is that too much for your ego to handle? "

LGJ: " Well, you consider yourself a goddess with power. What are you worried about? A god or goddess with absolute power worries about nothing. And, I, the Lord God Jehovah worry about nothing and no one. Is that clear Ida? "

Ida: " You'd better believe it is clear Jehovah. It is as clear as I know what I am doing and what I am capable of. And, you can see what I am capable of. This marriage is going to continue and it is going to be consummated. Is that clear? "

LGJ: " You are unnecessarily combative this evening Ida. Relax and enjoy your wedding if you must. Let fate be on your side - if you dare. Yes, Ida destiny shall triumph on this day. Are we in agreement on that point? "

Ida: " Absolutely Jehovah. Destiny. Nothing else matters. Destiny and fate shall rule the day. "

Jehovah laughed again.

The voice of the Master of Ceremonies is heard while they are talking

Master of Ceremonies: " Ladies and gentlemen your attention please....

He waits for the noise in the room to subside and then continues on.

...ladies and gentlemen good news. Please everyone return to your seats as soon as you can. The wedding ceremony in Juneau is starting up again. "

Everyone returns to their seats and quiet quickly returns to the hall. All eyes are directed toward the large screens all of which are showing the hall where the marriage is being conducted. Earth voices are heard once again....

Ida and Matt do not move and remain at Jehovah's table as the ceremony continues in Juneau....

Justice of the Peace: " OK everybody let's carry on with the wedding. Everything will be all right. The radio says that most of the damage is up north. All of the volcanoes are acting up and lava is oozing all over the place, but there are no reports of serious damage or any loss of life. The experts are calling it very strange indeed. Multiple volcanoes erupting and molten lava in unheard of amounts, just gushing all over the place. But, once again no loss of life. Just nature acting up all at once they are saying.

Jehovah watching the screen has a big smile on his face.

Ida: " I guess the oozing volcanoes are a big thrill for you eh Jehovah? So typical. So Jehovah. "

LGJ: " I have my powers Ida. Let's see what you can do. "

Ida says nothing in response.

Justice of the Peace laughing: " OK now, where were we? Take two everyone! Katy, Carl, c'mon let's get going. Everybody, back to your seats let's move on. Everything is OK. The earthquake was a false alarm. "

Elana standing next to Katy in a corner of the room says:

Elana: " That must be what the rumblings were earlier on Katy. Earthquake rumbles. "

Katy: " Of course. That is what it was, we weren't hearing things after all.Don't worry Elana. It looks like we are going to start up again. Take your position and let's get going OK? "

Elana: " Sure, Katy whatever you say. "

Ida is thinking. She is in a desperate situation. She knows that Jehovah does not want the wedding to proceed and that He wants to show Ida who is boss once and for all. She also knows that just a few taps of Jehovah's fingers will get the earthquakes starting again. And, the louder he taps the more damage there will be. The wedding will be called off if the damage is too great to continue. Katy and Carl will not get married and her day in the sun will come to a grinding halt. She might even be the laughing stock of the universe if Jehovah is able to thwart her plans. She needs another great idea. Perhaps the best one of her career as a goddess. She needs something to trump Jehovah and to confront his power head on. She thinks.

The marriage ceremony continues. Everyone in Heaven is glued to the screens watching the event.

Ida moves closer to Jehovah and begins to talk. Jehovah is fixated on the ceremony.

Ida: " You know Jehovah, I have been thinking. I mean, your Earth Creation might not be such a bad idea after all, in spite of its shortcomings, I mean. I know that you are heavy into sex and physical love and that kind of thing. And, maybe that is not such a bad route to take now that I think about it a bit more....

Jehovah is listening, but He is not responding to her remarks

...I mean, I know that you had to work the concept of ego in there somewhere and combining it with sex was a certainly a clever idea. We do have to deal with this consciousness thing after all and if man had to become aware of his reality then maybe adding a sexual component was a decent and functional way of handling that detail. I suppose that having a physical base for a relationship has its merits after all. It could act as a starting point. I guess the real hurdle for man is to overcome this reliance on pleasure and realize why you introduced it. I guess if there was nothing to attract the sexes then they might not be able to continue on into eternity, which would be their destiny of course. Are you listening to me Jehovah? "

LGJ: " Are you trying to distract me Ida, or humor me perhaps? "

Ida: " Not at all Jehovah. I am just re-thinking what you have done on Earth, and well, I see some merit to the whole thing. "

LGJ: " So, what is your point Ida? "

Ida: " I want to make you a deal Jehovah, what do you think of that? "

LGJ: " What kind of a deal Ida? "

Ida: " Well, something that both of us can live with of course. "

LGJ: " Don't beat around the bush Ida, what is your proposition? "

Ida: " Well, you know that we both have great powers and I think we should respect each others powers don't you? "

LGJ: " I know what my powers are Ida, it is your powers that I think you should be concerned about. You think you can fool these people here tonight? Well, you go on and believe that if you want to. I think I know better and you can see the results of my work in front of you. Earth is a success and what I say goes. Do you have a better story than that? "

Jehovah is still glued to the screen.

Ida: " I am not denying your powers Jehovah. You have great control over Earth, anybody can see that. "

LGJ: " You're stalling Ida. What's your deal? "

She talks quietly so that Matt cannot hear her.

Ida: " Well, it's about Matt. I'm thinking of introducing the idea of physical sex to him. What do you think of that? "

LGJ: " Matt knows nothing at all about physical sex and lust? "

Ida: " Of course not. He is pure. He knows nothing of physical sex and lust. We have a unique relationship based on love and trust, happiness and beauty. He only understands the concepts that I endowed him with. The things that I talked about earlier.."

LGJ: " Is the man not capable of thinking for himself? "

Ida: " He is limited in his knowledge Jehovah. How can he know these things? If I was to introduce sex to him then our relationship would change in an instant. "

A smile appears on Jehovah's face.

LGJ: " So, why not introduce some excitement into the man's life? "

Ida: " Well, that is the bargain that I am proposing Jehovah. You allow Katy and Carl to live happily and not intrude in their life and I will introduce physical sex into Matt's life. "

LGJ: " So, what am I really getting out of the deal Ida? "

Ida: " You are getting recognition for your ideas on sex and physical love and everything that goes with it. I will take on the risk and deal with it as it affects my marriage with Matt. But, this must remain a private pact between You and I forever. "

LGJ: " So, what will you tell Matt. How will you explain it to him? "

Ida: " Well, just leave the details to me. I'll take care of it. That is my promise to you. "

Ida was aware of the dangers of introducing physical sex into her relationship with Matt. But, she had no choice. She had to risk her marriage, and hers and Matt's happiness for the sake of Katy and Carl, and her reputation as well. She would explain the whole thing to Matt and make him understand. Besides, it was destiny and she knew that. She would cross the bridges that she needed to cross when she encountered them. For now, the issue was Jehovah and what he was capable of doing. He needed to be pacified and she needed a sure fire way to protect her image in front of the crowd in Heaven. She was certain that Jehovah would agree. If she understood the concept of ego, and what propelled Jehovah into action.

LGJ: " So, you are acknowledging then that I have the power to ruin your wedding and to affect all of eternity and destiny. You accept the validity and scope of my powers? "

Ida: " Of course. But, if you accept my deal just look what you are getting in return. Everyone will continue to know that Katy and Carl, no matter what they believe or do, will continue to be influenced by your work. So, do we have a deal? "

She extends her hand to Jehovah hoping that He will accept her promise

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Jehovah's mind is processing the words that Ida just spoke. He is in control and He knows it. Why should He give Ida anything at all and risk the chance of limiting his power? Yet, the crowd would know that He would have ruined the wedding and that would be held against Him. His character and motives would be questioned. Did He have the best interests of the universe in mind and what of destiny itself? How could even a god slap the face of destiny? destiny was that thing that guided and made all happen. But, something else occurred to Jehovah as well. Katy and Carl lived in an insignificant part of the world, they were isolated and what they were capable of doing to his ideas and influence would be limited. What could two people alone do to change the course of history and affect destiny? Furthermore, He concluded, if they were to start having any kind of an effect on the world He could quickly change the course of history. He was aware of His vast powers. He was not considered to be the Supreme God for nothing. He did have a track record after all. He knew what He had to do.

Jehovah extends his hand in return and shakes Ida's hand. And, at the moment of contact these words are heard:

Justice of the Peace: " Carl and Katy I now pronounce you Man and Wife. "

The crowd in Heaven cheered wildly once the wedding was completed. Music began to play and the mood was one of instant jubilation. Goddess Ida was smiling. She was a heroine and she bathed in her moment of glory. Destiny was being served.

To be continued....

The Marriage of Carl Baydala The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 2

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 3 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 4

The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 5 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 6 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 7 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 8 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 9 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 10 The Marriage of Carl Baydala - Part 11

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