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!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Doofus Of The Day #660

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Today's winner is a delivery driver in Russia.  The video speaks for itself. Oops . . . ! Peter
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End of an aviation era in Australia

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The Royal Australian Air Force this week retires the last of its old-model Lockheed C-130H Hercules transports, which it will replace wit...
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Fighting bureaucratic corruption in Russia

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Yahoo! News has a very interesting report about a Russian farmer who ran headlong into official corruption, and is trying to do something ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

A happy and blessed Thanksgiving to you all

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I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I'm profoundly grateful to God for his mercy, which is greater than I could ever de...
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Doofus Of The Day #659

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Courtesy of Australian reader Snoggeramus, today's winner is from the same country. A DRUG trafficker ... phoned police to rescue h...
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Sarcastic school reports

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The Telegraph has published fifteen excerpts from school reports as submitted to its Letters page.  A couple of examples: “The improvem...
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Rice paddies as art?

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The Daily Mail has published two articles showing rice paddies in a whole new light, so to speak. The first depicts Japanese rice paddies...

A musical memory of the season

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I've been a fan of the Strawbs , the British folk- and progressive-rock group that got its start back in the 1960's, for as long as...
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Traffic this!

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I've mentioned some of the problems of Third World vehicle traffic in a few articles, but words can't adequately convey the enormit...
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Bruce Schneier on e-mail and Internet security

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If you've been following the Petraeus scandal , you'll know that the FBI was able to access e-mails between himself and his biograp...
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Hilarious horror movies

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I'm not a horror movie fan at all - in fact, I refuse to watch them - but when comedy is added to the mix, as in ' Young Frankenste...
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Privately enterprising, indeed!

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You might call it a sporting proposition all round!  Fox Sports reports : A Greek soccer team has found a novel way to drum up money in ...
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A reminder about the fund-raisers for Tam

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I just wanted to remind readers that the fund-raisers for fellow blogger Tamara 's medical expenses ( about which I've writt en bef...
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Lawyers gone wild?

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It certainly sounds like it - at least in Pakistan!  The Washington Post reports : In a nation where the rule of law is already fragile ...

Now that's high resolution!

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What's claimed to be the highest-resolution photograph ever taken of the ruins of Machu Picchu has been published by the Telegraph in...
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About the Hostess Brands bankruptcy . . .

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. . . did you see the salaries the union bosses involved are paying themselves? The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Mill...
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Monday, November 19, 2012

Tired puppy

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It's been a long day, and I'm very tired.  I'll put up several fresh posts early tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, to keep you hap...
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Making your day

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Courtesy of an e-mail I received earlier today, here's 170 of Clint Eastwood's greatest movie quotes. One of my favorites is...
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Doofus Of The Day #658

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Today's award goes to a mustachioed cross-dresser in Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates.  CNN reports : Police arrested an Ind...
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Economic points to ponder

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Over the past few days there have been a few articles worth noting. Zero Hedge points out that as of the second quarter of this year, gr...
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