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!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Poverty, opportunity and motivation

I note that the Nuge has some strong views on the 'War on Poverty' . (Why is everything a 'War On' something or other the...

Monday, April 23, 2012

The treadmill as an instrument of torture?

Clearly I've been treating treadmills far too casually, without realizing their inherent dangers - which are demonstrated all too grap...

"Three new rules for US Presidents"

That's the title of an interesting article by LZ Granderson at CNN. It appeared some time ago, but for some reason I didn't not...

Warm fuzzy story of the week

Courtesy of a link at Indy Transponder , we learn of a World War II act of mercy - one that's reunited two former enemies. It was ...

How would you deal with a 20,000-strong 'flash mob'?

In September last year I wrote about ' The Changing Urban Self-Defense Environment '. Amongst other things, I warned of the growth...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

An aircraft near to my heart

Reader Snoggeramus writes from Australia with the news that a well-heeled aviation enthusiast there has spent upwards of $2 million (presum...

The Shakespeare Insult Kit

After getting an e-mail with this title, I did a bit of Web searching and tracked down an online version at MIT's Web site (although i...

The land of fruits and nuts

That's how the late Lewis Grizzard was wont to describe California on occasion. The label seems to be more than adequately confirmed ...

"50 People You Wish You Knew In Real Life"

That's the title of an intriguing (and amusing) article over at Buzzfeed , who assure us that "Life would be SO MUCH better with t...

Prostitutes downgrade US credit rating!

According to the Borowitz Report (with tongue firmly in cheek): Days after Secret Service agents shortchanged a group of prostitutes in...

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Beautiful!

Here's a spectacularly beautiful video of paragliding among the Dolomites in northern Italy. I highly recommend watching it in full-...

Doofus Of The Day #590

Today's award goes to Aviva, a British insurance company. The Telegraph reports : More than 1,300 workers at Aviva Investors, the i...

The oldest recorded tsunami disaster may be real

The ancient Greek historian Herodotus included many reports in his recounting of history that have not been able to be confirmed. Now one...

Around the blogs

Here goes with another look at bits of the blogosphere that caught my eye over the past week. Through a link I can no longer recall, a b...

Friday, April 20, 2012

2,400 miles down the Mississippi - by muscle!

I'm intrigued by a Web-based TV 'travelogue' that was launched a couple of weeks ago. GrindTV reports : After spending 100 ...

At last! Good riddance!

It seems that disgraced former Representative William J. Jefferson is finally about to get his come-uppance. The Washington Times reports...

Doofus Of The Day #589

Today's award goes to Bank of America for its actions with respect to McMillan USA , a manufacturer of high-end rifles and components ...

Discrimination, distrust and xenophobia: Part 5

( This is the fifth and last article in a multi-part series. If you haven't already read Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 and Part 4 , I reco...

Phantoms over the Baltic

There are many who remember the F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber with nostalgia. It's long gone from the operational squadrons of the US...

Ridiculous research indeed!

I'm not a supporter of PETA or other extremist animal welfare groups, but I have to admit that In Defense Of Animals (IDA) has a poin...

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