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!

Monday, June 22, 2015

Old NFO does it again!

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My buddy in cyberspace and meatspace, Jim Curtis , has just published the third volume in his 'Grey Man' series . The 'G...
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What is it with these people?

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I'm seeing more and more false accusations of sexual crime and/or misconduct.  Some of them are well-documented, particularly the non-e...
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"Jim's Rule of Buts"

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That's the title of an article at Unqualified Offerings.  I came across it through a comment at one of the Sad Puppies-related article...
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Sunday, June 21, 2015

Latest developments over the Tor imbroglio

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It's been an interesting weekend, watching and reading the comments flowing from both sides of the debate over the Tor boycott.  I'...
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Run, rabbit, run!

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I found this incredible video clip courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend .  Watch it in full-screen mode for best results. I hope the littl...
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"Silly Wizard" vocalist Andy Stewart needs help

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I've put up video clips of the Scottish folk group ' Silly Wizard ' from time to time.  If you don't remember them, here...
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Quote of the day

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From Paul, a merchant mariner who blogs at Hawsepiper .  (I've added a couple of links for the benefit of overseas readers who may not ...
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Saturday, June 20, 2015

High jinks in World War II Britain

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I'm greatly enjoying William R. Dunn 's classic book ' Fighter Pilot:  The First American Ace of World War II '.  He had a ...

Heh

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Courtesy of The Lonely Libertarian : Peter
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Waterloo re-enactors are having fun

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As I mentioned a couple of days ago, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo was celebrated on June 18th.  This weekend thousands ...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Moshe Feder doubles down (again) on the lies

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Friends, I give you Moshe Feder on Facebook earlier today : Read his first sentence. Now, read it again. It's a lie.   It...
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The Tor boycott is on

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So, in the end, we have a company, Tor (and its holding company, Macmillan) that is/are apparently unwilling to take responsibility for the...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

More African musical memories

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Yesterday I embedded a couple of music videos by Juluka from their 1983 album ' Work For All '.  They expressed the violence and ...
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OK, that's big

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Here's a Russian Mil Mi-26 heavy-lift helicopter picking up a US CH-47 Chinook helicopter.  It looks like it's in Afghanistan or ...
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Heh

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Miss D. has just introduced me to the ' Broken and Unreadable ' online cartoon series.  Current and former US Marines and military...
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"The nearest run thing you saw in your life"

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Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo , in which Napoleon Bonaparte suffered his final defeat. It marked a tu...
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The blindness of the ideologically bound

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One thing that's struck me very forcibly in the whole Tor situation is how utterly blind to reality are many of those on the left/liber...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

I think Tor and Macmillan don't know what to do

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The continued deafening silence from Tor and Macmillan over the conduct of certain individuals at the first-named firm continues to puzzle ...
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Doofus Of The Day #839

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Today's award goes to the persons responsible for the faculty training guide just released by the University of California . Phrases...
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Monday, June 15, 2015

"Can you hear us now?" Another open letter to Tor and Macmillan

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A heartfelt "Thank you!!!" to everyone who responded to requests to e-mail Tor and Macmillan about the situation there.  I'l...
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