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!

Friday, September 20, 2013

It's been a busy day

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We bought Miss D. a new-to-her used car yesterday, and spent the morning getting it emissions-tested, registered and licensed, as well as ...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Making yourself drunk - without booze???

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I was surprised to read of a man who made himself drunk through an internal disorder.  NPR reports : This medical case may give a whole ...
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Bombing a boat

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The US Air Force has released a series of spectacular photographs of a speedboat target being struck by a GBU-10 Paveway II 2,000-pound la...
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Wisdom from Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos , founder of Amazon.com, has always been something of a maverick among successful businessmen.  I have a lot of respect for him....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

“Walls, Wire, Bars and Souls” is now available

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Thanks for being patient with me through all the long-drawn-out preparations to publish my memoir of prison chaplaincy. "Walls, Wir...
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Would you drink out of a bottle made from sewage?

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A news report on the BBC informed me that containers and utensils could now be made out of plastic produced from raw human and animal sewa...
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Training's supposed to hurt, but . . .

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. . . I didn't think it was supposed to hurt the assistant - at least, not like this! Peter
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The Moon in the round - and round, and round . . .

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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been looping around and around the Moon since 2009.  Now the agency has released this video lo...
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Feeling unsteady on your feet?

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I've just learned that it may be for reasons other than your balance.  According to Science World Report : Researchers from the Univ...
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A temporary caution about my new book

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Friends, I know many of you are waiting for the release of my prison chaplaincy memoir , which is in progress right now.  However, I'd ...
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Monday, September 16, 2013

Pearl Harbor and the Costa Concordia salvage operation

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I'm sure most people aren't aware of it, but there's a link between the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the salvage of the ...
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The return of the 'Freedom Fighter'?

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Many readers will recall the Northrop F-5A/B of the 1960's, dubbed the 'Freedom Fighter', and its further developed siblings, ...
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Doofus Of The Day #729

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I've heard of a Dodge Ram in the automotive sense , but I never thought of it as a recommendation in the animal one!  In this idiot...
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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Beware of flood-damaged cars

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Images of flooded cars in Colorado are all over the news media at the moment.  In the aftermath of the floods there, thousands of vehicles...
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The benefits of using the right tool for the job

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I wrote yesterday about finally 'taking the plunge' and buying Microsoft Word , instead of using a patchwork of lower-cost (and les...
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More on Big Brother's contempt for our privacy and other rights

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The fallout from the NSA scandal continues to build.  Let's hope it gathers sufficient momentum to force reforms (although I won't ...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Awwww!

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Courtesy of an article at the Huffington Post, we find this overwhelmingly cute video clip of a two-month-old Golden Retriever puppy meeti...
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Why Russia doesn't want the US in Syria

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I've been watching the to-ings and fro-ings over Syria during the past ten days with great interest.  What strikes me most forcibly i...
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Brain divided

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This reminded me of some madcap misadventures of my younger days . . . and explained a lot about how (un)well they went! Peter
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A master musician at work

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Thanks to reader E. S. for sending me the link to this video clip of Eric Johnson playing what many consider to be his instrumental master...
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