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!

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Pushing back against the obscenity of Planned Parenthood

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Last week I wrote about the ghastly, unconscionable revelations of Planned Parenthood's deliberate 'harvesting' of aborted foe...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

"Are we there yet? Huh? Are we?"

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Readers will doubtless recall that question from youngsters on long car journeys.  They had no idea of time, no patience, and an endless su...
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Political correctness gone mad!

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Courtesy of a link at Instapundit, we find this photograph tweeted by Mickey Kaus . Euripides had an appropriate phrase for edit...
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Scrabbling for words

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I was amused to read that a New Zealand man has just won the French Scrabble championship - despite not speaking a word of the language. ...
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Living with pain

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I suffered a serious spinal injury on Friday, February 13th, 2004.  I recall it well because I haven't had a single day free of pain si...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Chained reaction?

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It seems that a couple of years ago, a group of 30 Canadian skiers executed a simultaneous backflip to establish a new world record.  Frank...
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Economy watch - again

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Last week I noted that the drop in commodity prices caused by China's economic woes was beginning to affect not only companies, but na...
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You know you have a theft problem when . . .

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. . . later thieves are stealing the first thief's substitutions ! In an audacious heist worthy of a Hollywood plot - a librarian at...
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An "EPIC" image of our planet

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Readers are probably familiar with the NOAA 's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite, launched earlier this year.  Its pri...
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Monday, July 20, 2015

Doofus Of The Day #845

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Today's award goes to a Frenchman with great expect(or)ations . A 27-year-old from eastern France was left regretting his actions th...
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The Chattanooga killings and our society

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I've not said anything here (yet) about the killing of US service personnel in Chattanooga last week by what appears to have been a rog...
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More fun than you can shake a stick at

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Here's a dolphin show at a Thailand aquarium.  I love how the critters seem to be enjoying themselves immensely.  They seem utterly unf...
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"Cheaters never prosper" . . .

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. . . or so the old proverb claims, anyway.  It seems that applies to marital cheaters as well . Ashley Madison , the website for people...
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Sunday, July 19, 2015

Yikes!

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Mike T. just sent me this picture of what he calls "the most overloaded pickup I've ever seen!"  Click the image for a larger...
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The foreign aid "industry" in Africa

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I've complained for years (including in these pages) about the overwhelming amounts of foreign aid sent to Africa by governments and no...
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What made Chuck Jones so great?

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Yesterday's cartoon led me to do a little research about Chuck Jones , one of the seminal figures in the field.  To my joy, I found th...
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

More than you ever wanted to know about McDonalds

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A McDonalds manager offered an 'Ask Me Anything' thread on Reddit a couple of days ago.  He fielded lots of questions, and he (and...
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Just because I can . . .

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. . . and because it's Saturday morning, it's cartoon time. Memories . . . Peter
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Sports team names and political correctness

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Courtesy of a link provided by Warren Meyer at Coyote Blog, here's a very funny take on the current wave of political correctness affe...
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Friday, July 17, 2015

Cats meet RC miniature helicopter

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Looks like a recipe for fun. Peter
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