Bayou Renaissance Man

The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Global warming debunked - again

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Readers may have seen this before, but the founder of the Weather Channel, Mr. John Coleman, recently addressed the San Diego Chamber of Com...
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Brazilian prisons - havens for wealthy convicts?

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There have been a series of reports about Brazilian prisons, and the ability of inmates there to run their gangs and criminal enterprises al...
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Mexico out of control - more evidence?

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A few weeks ago, I posted an article which I headed 'Is Mexico Spinning Out Of Control?' I'm beginning to think that it is. A n...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

This is amazing!

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Courtesy of an e-mail from Mike B., I was introduced to this clip of performers from what appears to be a Chinese circus act at the Circus F...
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An acrobatic crime

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I'm intrigued by a report in the International Herald Tribune . Six Romanians have been arrested on allegations they stole mobile phones...

Of whisky, warfare and weapons of mass distraction

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I'm still laughing at the story of the Bruichladdich Distillery , on the Isle of Islay. According to Computing UK magazine: To bolster ...
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Monday, June 23, 2008

Doofus Of The Day #42

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One of Britain's dumbest has been caught on camera, stealing from an unmarked police car - for the third time. James Milsom, 21, was f...
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A novel way to relieve stress

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I was intrigued to read of the 'destruction therapy' offered by a group of businessmen in Castejon, Spain. The latest instalment w...
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Now that's an expensive ball!

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A golf ball made in 1835 is to be auctioned - and is expected to fetch $50,000 or more! A unique golf ball that is more than 150-years-old ...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Build your own font

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I've been informed of a Web site that lets you build your own fonts . Looks interesting. There's instructions on how to proceed, an...
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Keeping warm the old-fashioned way

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Earlier this month I wrote about keeping warm in an Antarctic winter . Now a woman who's spent a winter down there writes about the same...

Weekend Wings #21: Whither The USAF?

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In previous articles on this blog ( here and here ) I've examined the unacceptable cost inflation of military aircraft. I won't re...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

A novel way to signal for help

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One has to salute the lady's ingenuity ! An American hiker given up for dead was rescued from the side of a mountain when she alerted re...
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Hybrid cars producing new problems

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I'm sure readers are aware of some of the problems being highlighted by the proliferation of hybrid vehicles on our roads . Emergency d...
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'Snail mail' taken to extremes!

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The BBC reports that a 'slow art' project is attracting interest. Muriel, Austin and Cecil are snails for the electronic age. Each ...
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Operation Barbarossa: June 22nd, 1941

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Sunday marks the anniversary of the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany , 67 years ago. That was Hitler's greatest mistake of ...
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