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, December 22, 2013

A spectacularly beautiful approach

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Courtesy of an e-mail from reader Trailbee, here's an airline pilot's view of the approach to Queenstown , New Zealand.  The music ...
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Doofus Of The Day #746

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The video is self-explanatory. Trading an alligator for beer . . . there's got to be a redneck reference in there somewhere! ...
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Aviation history takes to the skies again

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I'm sure almost everyone interested in the history of aviation has heard of the Lockheed Vega , produced from 1927 and used by such no...
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Even scientists have a sense of humor

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I was delighted to read a wonderful research spoof in the BMJ , formerly known as the British Medical Journal.  It's couched in what s...

A remarkable detective story

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I found myself engrossed by the story of a private investigator's search for a career criminal .  Wired magazine tells the story.  Here...
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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Weather watch

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Right now the weather sirens are blowing their tops.  We're under a tornado warning, a tornado watch, a severe thunderstorm warning and...
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Never mind vitamins - take Medicinal Compound!

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I've been amused by the brouhaha over this week's report that vitamin and mineral supplements are unnecessary .  I don't know w...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

More on the Brazilian fighter contest

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I said a couple of days ago that Brazil's selection of a Swedish fighter, instead of a US-made plane, was directly attributable to the...
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A whole new level of commercial competition!

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I laughed long and loud when I read this news (?) in the Rock City Times, which describes itself as "Arkansas' 2nd most unreliabl...
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Merry Christmas - firepower edition!

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A tip o' the hat to reader J. D. for sending me the link to this video. Peter
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Floating to the ground

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Yesterday we saw a hard and heavy landing of a giant Airbus A380 .  Smaller, lighter aircraft tend to have a different problem.  In the rig...
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Economic madness in the public and private sectors

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The insanity continues.  In government, the Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew, is at it again . The Obama administration warned Congre...
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Larry hits one out of the park

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My friend and blogbuddy Larry Correia has written a devastating response to the outcry over the Duck Dynasty brouhaha.  It's funny, bi...

Big news in the military aircraft market

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By now most readers will be aware of Brazil's decision ( announced yesterday ) to buy 36 Saab JAS 39 Gripen NG fighter aircraft (shown...
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

So much for app security!

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I've always been extremely wary of smartphone apps, regarding all of  them, without exception, as potential threats to security and pr...
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The NSA scandal hits America's bottom line

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As many had predicted, the NSA snooping scandal , revealed by Edward Snowden , is now having a dramatic impact on US technology companies. ...
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Landing Signal Officers - a book recommendation

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My post last night about Landing Signal Officers seems to have attracted a fair amount of attention, with more visits than usual. For t...

Another 'interesting' landing

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Courtesy of a link at The Aviationist, here's an Airbus A380 of Thai Airways arriving at Narita Airport in Japan in March this year...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

It's enough to make me feel seasick!

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Winter storm Xaver battered Europe and the North Sea earlier this month.  The oil rig standby safety vessel Grampian Protector (only abou...
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The Landing Signal Officer, immortalized

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The good people at Vintage Wings of Canada have produced a wonderful photographic essay about the Landing Signal Officer , the person resp...
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