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!

Monday, April 25, 2011

I'd be scared it was going to talk back to me!

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I can hardly believe my eyes . . . Anthony Watts gleefully reports : What sort of new appliance is so hip, so cool, so stylish, so sophisti...
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Doofus Of The Day #468

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Today's award goes to a young lady (?) in Berlin, Germany . Police called to a flat in Berlin by neighbours who said it sounded like som...
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China's economy to surpass the USA by 2016? Maybe, but . . .

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. . . " there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip ", as the old proverb notes. The International Monetary Fund stated a co...
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The end of a long, long line

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On January 7th, 1714, Queen Anne of England granted a patent ( no. 395 in the records of the Patent Office in London), to one Henry Mill : ...
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Chernobyl, USSR: April 26th, 1986

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Twenty-five years ago, on April 26th, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster occurred in what is today the Ukraine, but was then the ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

A different kind of wakeboarding!

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I was amazed to view the video clip below, because (not having been born in this country) I didn't know how cranberries were farmed. A ...
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Electricity explained . . . sort of

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Tanker, blogging over at Mostly Cajun, shares with us (with tongue in cheek) an explanation of what electricity is and how it works . Here...

A reminder that defense is more mindset than tools

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I had an interesting discussion with a friend the other day. He had several questions about defensive hardware - firearms, ammunition, peri...
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The world's biggest real estate bubble - and what it means for the USA

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I know some readers suspect I'm down on the USA due to the financial stupidity of its leaders: but such financial problems are far more...
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An amazing display of colors

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The Daily Mail has published an article with several aerial photographs of tulip fields in Holland. The splash of colors across the countr...
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Snowboard FAILS!

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Now that winter's almost past, it's time to relax and enjoy (vicariously) some of the more amusing accidents of boys and their snowb...
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Happy coming-of-age birthday to Hubble!

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Twenty-one years ago, on April 24th, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. Launch of Hubble Space Telescope on shuttle ...

California steals its citizens' property???

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The Ludwig von Mises Institute reports that private property in California now appears to be regarded as yet more fiscal fodder to feed tha...
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Easter Sunday chuckle

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On the day that Christians celebrate the Resurrection of the Savior, it's fun to be reminded of our place in the scheme of things. Les J...
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A new twist to medical (lack of) ethics

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I was angered - but not surprised - to read about the latest tactic by some in the medical profession to restrict their patients' abilit...
Friday, April 22, 2011

A scientific experiment for Easter!

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To honor this weekend's celebrations, the scientists behind the Periodic Table Of Videos series (which examines the elements in the Per...
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Doofus Of The Day #467

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Today's award goes to a gang-banger in California . Anthony Garcia, a member of the Rivera-13 gang, had a tattoo that resembled the scen...
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A new cop blog for your reading pleasure

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Readers may enjoy a new blog, " Views From My Squad Car ", by a cop who's adopted the blog handle of "Officer Cynical...

It's enought to make a Navy veteran cry!

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Courtesy of a link provided by Commander Salamander , we find this auction at Government Liquidation: 3,360,000 lbs approx Steel Gun Tubes,...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Doofus Of The Day #466

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Courtesy of reader Andrew S. of Brisbane, Australia, who sent me the link via e-mail, we have this video clip describing how not to move a ...
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