Samson must have been a classic case of lots of brawn and very little brain. Either that or we don’t have all the information.

So he falls like a rotten tree for this heathen woman Delilah. The Philistines get her to try to charm his secret out of him, and he gives her the run-around three times. But here’s the thing, each of the three times when she tied him up or braided his hair the Philistines came rushing in! This would be a clue to Samson that maybe they wanted to capture him. I don’t think they were clamoring in to watch him flex his muscles. So putting just the most basic mathematical sum together should have told him that Delilah was attempting to bring him down. So what does he do, he tells her his secret. It’s true that this time they weren’t waiting directly outside, so maybe he felt safe. But he still comes off very suspect mentally in the whole situation.

And man, for being a judge of Israel he sure set a sordid example.

I worked today, which makes perfect sense since it’s Labor Day.

There are a lot of relatives in the vicinity right now, so we’re having a big family barbeque. Should be fun. I generally enjoy these things, though they can drag at times. It shouldn’t be too bad, Rosie and Phil will be there to keep things lively.