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!

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

How would you prepare under these circumstances?

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Thanks to everyone who responded to my question ( yesterday ) about battery-operated chainsaws.  Lots of good information was provided, and...
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A windy day at the airport

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The remains of Hurricane Gonzalo made landfall in Britain two days ago, producing vicious crosswinds and nasty weather at Manchester airpo...
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Well, she asked for it, didn't she?

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Last week I suggested that Houston pastors should deliver their sermons directly (and verbally and on television) to the Mayor and City Co...
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Are battery-powered chainsaws worth the money?

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I've written here and there about chainsaws, and found them useful during the cleanup after hurricanes in Louisiana, where I lived for ...
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"Magnet ass" - electrical version

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I think the term "magnet ass" dates back to World War II, when airmen whose planes were frequently hit or shot down by the enemy ...
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Sad news for sax lovers

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Raphael Ravenscroft , the well-known saxophone player and session musician, has died.  He recorded for many of the top groups and performer...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

This simply HAS to have been deliberate!

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I'm still chortling over this BBC report . Scientists believe they have discovered the origin of copulation. An international team...
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Mental health, guns, and violence

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A headline in the Toledo Blade read ' Mental Issues Put 34,500 on New York No-Guns List '.  That's apparently the (current) num...
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Pure musical fun!

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Lindsey Stirling does it again! Original, witty and captivating.  What's not to like? Peter
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Doofus Of The Day #793

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Today's award goes, with a snort of derision, to the politically-correct idiots in charge of young children's education in Victoria...
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Sunday, October 19, 2014

A (literal) blast from the past

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Reader Sherman W. drew my attention to this article . Seven decades after thousands of " balloon bombs " were let loose by the...
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No, it's NOT a First Amendment violation

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Several readers have contacted me, indignant over a decision by Coeur d'Alene officials that a Christian-oriented wedding chapel must o...
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Madness!

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I was astonished to read, not only that organizers held the Beijing Marathon today in severely polluted conditions, but that tens of thousa...
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Talk about "lucky to be alive"!

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I missed this report when it came out in July, but ran across it today. The accident happened on a road in the city of Qingdao when a l...
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A street thug gets bashed. Hilarious!

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There's a video on YouTube about a Chilean street thug who learned the hard way not to try to grab a handbag on a bus.  The Mirror repo...
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Friday, October 17, 2014

The writing life - with tongue firmly in cheek . . .

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I had to laugh at a recent Dork Tower online cartoon .  The publisher has generously given permission for me to reproduce it here. F...
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One of the most fascinating operations of World War II

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I note that the last surviving participant in Operation Mincemeat , one of the most fascinating (and successful) intelligence operations of...
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Booby prize?

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It is to laugh . . . An advertising campaign showing a woman's breasts has been blamed for more than 500 traffic accidents in one d...
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I call BS on the latest poverty statistics

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According to CNN Money : Over 48 million Americans live in poverty, according to a special report by the Census Bureau Thursday. It pro...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Safely home

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We arrived home shortly after 7 p.m. local time.  It was a long drive (almost 9 hours), but the traffic wasn't too bad thanks to Miss D...
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