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!

Sunday, July 21, 2013

More on the Airbus and the Hawk

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A couple of days ago I posted a photograph of an Airbus A380 flying in formation with a BAE Hawk advanced jet trainer, illustrating the ...
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Doofus Of The Day #715

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Courtesy of Wirecutter, we find this photograph . I'd say that's an instant Doofus award winner, wouldn't you? (Particu...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Ever heard of a Porsche tractor?

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I hadn't, until I came across this report . Porsche drivers do not generally have mud under their fingernails or ruddy complexions -...
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How (not) to get elected!

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A German politician has demonstrated qualities that are likely to prove less than desirable to the electorate.  The German edition of The L...
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A discovery to mark an anniversary

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On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed on the moon, the first humans to set foot on any surface other ...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Two Super Hornet video clips

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The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and its EA-18G Growler electronic warfare variant are currently the front-line fighter and strike aircr...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013

The IRS scandal: Getting to the point

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At last the truth behind the IRS scandal begins to come out.  It's looking more and more as if the agency's targeted harassment of ...
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Review: 'Vulcan's Kittens' by Cedar Sanderson

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I haven't done many reviews of books or movies or other entertainment on this blog before now.  I think that'll be changing, becaus...
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Size matters!

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British Airways is testing the first of its new Airbus A380 super-jumbo aircraft, undertaking flights in and near England to familiarize c...
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How cool is that?

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Captain Hyrum Bronson decided to surprise his family when he returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, three weeks early.  Here's h...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Awwww!

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Courtesy of an e-mail from reader J. M., here's a cute video of a Great Dane meeting a gosling. I'd love to know what that d...
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Hope he bought a lottery ticket after that . . .

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The pilot of a banner-towing aircraft in California had the narrowest of narrow escapes the other day. On the busy holiday weekend with...
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A great image of propeller vortices

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I'm sure many readers have seen, either in real life or in pictures, the trails of condensation left by aircraft as they move at high s...
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Doofus Of The Day #714

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Today's award goes to the city government of Washington D.C. “People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.” Someone...

The latest on the Trayvon Martin affair

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Apart from the left-wing/progressive/black-activist 'lunatic fringe' attacks on George Zimmerman after he was acquitted on murder a...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Print editions are up, too!

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CreateSpace told me they'd take 5-7 business days to get my print edition pages up and running on Amazon and at their Web site, but the...
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Book Two is up in e-book form - more to come

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At last!  Book Two of the Maxwell Saga, ' Ride The Rising Tide ', is up on Amazon in e-book format.  Click the link, or the thumbna...
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How a Sidewinder missile works (NOT!)

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I don't think its designers ever envisaged something quite like this . . . Peter
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Monday, July 15, 2013

A Smart car - offroad???

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I was amused to come across an advertisement where a Smart car was 'demonstrated' driving offroad.  Here it is, to set the scene b...
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Working hard on Book 2

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If my eyes look square, with lines of text scrolling across them, don't worry - it's just overwork on Book 2 of the Maxwell Saga, a...
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