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, November 23, 2014

The horror of surgery before anesthetics

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Through a link in an article at Taki's Magazine , I came across Fanny Burney 's description of her mastectomy in 1811.  It's h...
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Saturday, November 22, 2014

Bombs planned for Ferguson?

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It's reported that the FBI has arrested two would-be bomb-makers who were planning to use explosives to disrupt demonstrations in Ferg...
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A morning at the gun show

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I drove down to the gun and knife show at Franklin, TN this morning.  It was an interesting visit, the first time I've been to that pa...
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Doofus Of The Day #802

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So many things could go wrong here that it earns an instant Doofus award . . . but it still looks like fun. Boys and their toys, ind...
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Friday, November 21, 2014

Danny Macaskill does it again

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Danny Macaskill has become legendary in the 'extreme biking' world.  His latest effort is to ride Cuillin Ridge in the Hebrides.  ...
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Obama and illegal aliens

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So, as expected, the Lightbringer has announced executive action to allow up to five million illegal aliens to obtain legal temporary resi...
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Small drone aircraft as a terrorist weapon?

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I'm growing more and more concerned about the increasing number of near-misses between commercial airliners and private, so-called ...
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World's luckiest pedestrian?

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Needless to say, it's in Russia . . . I'd love to know what was going through his head after that! Peter
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A morning with Operation Migration

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Last night Miss D., living up to the name of her blog , expressed a sudden desire to visit the launch of today's leg of Operation Migra...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The ditz of the dog world!

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I dearly love Golden Retrievers .  They're about as family-friendly a breed as one could wish, and willing to play at the drop of a hat...
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National Ammo Day feedback

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I went down to my favorite local gunshop this morning to invest a few hard-earned dollars in lead, copper, brass and propellant in honor o...
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Ken Block - behind the scenes

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Ken Block 's latest Gymkhana video is out - the seventh in the series - and has already amassed almost ten million views on YouTube.  (...

Ferguson - protester popsicles?

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I'm amused by Massad Ayoob's suggestion . Many more observers, looking at the frigid weather in the Ferguson/St. Louis area – wh...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Tomorrow is National Ammo Day

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November 19th is National Ammo Day .  (Click the image for a larger view.) The event's Web site explains : The goal of Nation...
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"How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico"

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That's the title of an interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor .  In brief, Eisenhower mounted a big deportation push, whe...
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When police are corrupted by political correctness

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It looks as if Britain is suffering from the same plague of under-reported crime statistics as we've experienced so many times here in ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

The latest news on the economy

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I've deliberately avoided writing any doom-and-gloom articles about the economy recently, because I get the feeling not many people wan...
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He's definitely got a head for heights . . .

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The Telegraph reports : “The sport of free-soloing is easy to understand,” explains rock climber Cedar Wright. “He went up this giant ba...
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"40 quotes about life (for a pessimist)"

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That's the title of a photo essay in the Telegraph.  Some of the quotes are dark and gloomy, but others are amusing - my preference, o...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Vivaldi as you've never heard his music before

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I'm sure many of us have heard and enjoyed the classical music of Antonio Vivaldi . . . but never on an accordion! That's A...
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