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!

Friday, December 25, 2015

Great customer service from two companies

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As regular readers will know, when a vendor goes out of its way to render good service and put things right for its customers, I like to ac...
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Post-Christmas turkey-induced coma and a red dot sight, among other things

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Burp! Oh - excuse me.  You see, Miss D. and I cooked up a turkey for Christmas dinner, as we can't take the contents of our freezer ...
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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Christmas eve

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I'd like to wish a happy, holy and blessed Christmas to all my readers and friends.  May this season of grace lead to a grace-filled ye...
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More about - and from - Peter Warlock

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After I put up Peter Warlock's carol 'Bethlehem Down' yesterday , I had a few e-mails from readers asking for more information ...
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Christmas Heh

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From ' Madam and Eve ', my favorite South African cartoon strip: Kids . . . Peter
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Christmas give-away: a TruGlo red-dot sight

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I was recently presented with several older-model TruGlo red dot sights, very similar to the Traditional model shown below.  They're m...
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To begin setting the mood for Christmas . . .

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. . . here's a carol by Peter Warlock .  Lyrics are here if you'd like to follow them. A lovely, meditative piece - even if...
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Say a prayer for the soul of the owner . . .

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I was astonished to see a series of photographs of a Colt military-issue 1911 pistol that had been struck by artillery shrapnel during the...
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Big Brother is alive and well in New York

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I'm sure many readers have heard of the proposal to tightly regulate ammunition sales in New York state . The legislation would plac...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Doofus Of The Day #868

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Today's award goes to assorted moonbats in Bristol, England .  A tip o' the hat to reader N. S. for sending me the link. All the...
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An instant cure for constipation?

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That's what an Australian man experienced yesterday. An Australian surfer had a close encounter with a shark off Sydney's Bondi...
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The power of cheese . . . is real!

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I'm sure many readers are familiar with the 'Power of Cheese' trope , exemplified by this tall tale: "For millions of y...
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Monday, December 21, 2015

All the "Simon's Cat" Christmas episodes in one video!

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Thanks to the "Simon's Cat" team for setting this up. Peter

Looks like active-shooter training is getting real at last

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I've long maintained - and I've not been alone - that teaching people to run and hide in an active-shooter situation is a self-defe...
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When will DNA be required for official ID here?

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It seems Kuwait has begun demanding DNA profiles from everyone wanting official documentation of their existence. The Ministry of Inter...
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A really important book for troubled times like ours

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Back in the Cold War era (which was all too frequently a pretty damned hot war for those of us involved!), Jerry Pournelle 's 'Th...
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

"Winnie the Pooh" was a real bear

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I didn't know that until I read this article in the Telegraph. The ‘prequel’ to Alan Alexander Milne ’s 1926 collection of stories,...
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So true!

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Stefan Pastis nails it in this morning's "Pearls Before Swine" strip . Word. Peter
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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Sobering memories from World War II

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Here's a long talk (1 hour 25 minutes) from a survivor of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines in 1942, followed by over three yea...
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Gun show madness

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This morning I went to a gun show in Murfreesboro, TN.  It was absolutely packed, so much so that moving around was an exercise in frustrat...
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