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, July 23, 2012

Of taxes, tax avoidance, and socialist greed

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The BBC reported yesterday that the Tax Justice Network is at it again. A global super-rich elite had at least $21 trillion hidden in ...
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Of seagulls, poop and protests

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The Feral Irishman (WARNING:  site not always safe for work) today put up a fun video about some teenage pranksters feeding laxatives to a ...
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"The Single Most Important Thing to Know About Today's Economy"

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That's the subject line of an e-mail I received from Casey Research today, advertising their forthcoming 2012 Fall Summit conference. ...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Close call!

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This video clip shows a very close call for those aboard a small boat off the coast of Greenland.  The video's owner says : A touri...
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In Memoriam: Jon Lord

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The founder and keyboard player of the iconic British rock group Deep Purple has died at the age of 71.  The Telegraph reports : With ...
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"Holsters 4 Heros"

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That's the name of a project begun by Evyl Robot, otherwise known as Michael of Michael's Custom Holsters .  A few weeks ago, he wr...
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Urban decay, urban bankruptcy, and fiscal reality

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Remember Meredith Whitney?  She's the analyst who, in late 2010, predicted massive municipal defaults on their bonds, which in so many ...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Doofus Of The Day #621

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The video clip below has been making the rounds on the Internet for the past few days.  A woman tried to ride her motorized scooter up an e...
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Weddings: What not to wear!

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The Telegraph has a photo gallery of what to wear (and not to wear) at weddings .  I couldn't resist these "don't" shots....
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"Incredible Shots Of The Civil War"

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That's the title of a fascinating article at Bivouac Books.  I was introduced to it via e-mail this week.  Here's an excerpt. T...
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Around The Blogs

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There's a bumper crop of other bloggers' entries, articles, posts and links this week.  Here they are,  in no particular order. ...
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Friday, July 20, 2012

Doofus Of The Day #620

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Today's award goes to four young idiots people in Alaska . After bailing [Jonathan Hill] out of jail in Palmer, four Anchorage resi...
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Desperation dating advertisement?

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Received via e-mail, origin unknown: Peter
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How rich are you?

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A British Web site calculates the answer for us - and it may surprise you.  The authors state: We are obsessed with wealth. But we gaug...
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Sticking it to Obamacare?

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Reason magazine suggests there may be a way to do so .  It's not very palatable, but when one considers the alternative . . . Obamac...
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The "Batman Massacre" in Colorado

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I got very sick, very quickly, of all the pontificating, prognosticating and posturing that blew up almost immediately the news broke of th...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Here's to Obamacare - musically!

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Regular readers will know that I'm a long-time fan of British rock group Jethro Tull .  I recently renewed my acquaintance with their a...

Will 'nanobiotics' take over from antibiotics?

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It seems that nanotechnology is having an ever greater impact on medication, as well as many other fields.  The University of Florida has ...
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Eye of the tiger!

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I've reported before on the aircraft art of 'Tiger Meet' , more formally known as the NATO Tiger Association .  Reader Scott M....
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X-rays and archaeology

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I was very interested to read how X-ray technology is helping archaeologists research artifacts without having to dismantle (and possibly d...
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