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, June 23, 2016

Birds of discerning taste

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I had to laugh at this report . Rare birds of prey have been caught stealing the underwear of skinny dippers at a popular wild swimming ...
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So much for the unemployment figures

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I've complained many times in these pages about how unemployment statistics are deliberately falsified by the bureaucrats who generate...
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Misprints that cost big money

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The Telegraph has an amusing gallery of misprints that ended up costing the perpetrators big money in fines, court judgments and other los...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

"His Tremendousness"???

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Looks like politics as usual in Italy  - on a small scale, at least. Seborga is a hilltop village overlooking the Italian Riviera that ...
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Looks like San Diego has a compassion deficit

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When you try to save taxpayers' money by tearing down the facilities supposed to care for those unable to care for themselves (particu...
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Heh

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Shamelessly stolen borrowed from Daily Timewaster : Peter
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Doofus Of The Day #913

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Today's award goes to the journalist(s) and/or editor(s) responsible for this utterly ludicrous headline: Women aren’t the only peo...
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

A new perspective on the urban jungle

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Photographer Andy Yeung offers us a whole new way to look at cities with his pictures of Hong Kong.  Here's just one example.  Click t...
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Living his dream - but is it worth it?

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I was sent the link to this video clip via an e-mail list to which I belong.  Watch it, then we'll talk. I'm sure he's e...
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Chicago and other big cities - havens for criminals?

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More and more reports out of Chicago suggest that the city - or, at least, parts of the city - are becoming havens for the lawless, secure ...
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Investing: cash versus stocks & bonds - who wins?

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The Telegraph highlights a very interesting piece of research. Detailed analysis of real-world cash returns versus shares over the past...
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Now that's worthy of the name "assault rifle"!

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My mind boggled when I saw this range of accessories for the AR-15 rifle. There are thousands of AR-15 accessories on the market, but n...
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It's like a jigsaw puzzle in steel

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Here's a time-lapse video of the construction of Aida Cruises' new flagship, AIDAPrima , in Japan.  The ship entered service in Apr...
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David beats Goliath - booze edition

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It's nice to see small fry beat the industry giants.  The Telegraph reports : Two friends are celebrating after they scooped the glo...
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Sunday, June 19, 2016

He picked the wrong target

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This mugger in Venezuela held up a man waiting to use the ATM.  Unfortunately for him, his chosen 'victim' was an off-duty cop . . ...
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H. L. Mencken in 1925 on gun control

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Several readers sent me the link to this reprint of an article by H. L. Mencken in 1925, dealing with a contemporary gun control proposal...
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Is it something in the water in Oakland?

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It looks as if Oakland's Police Department, and the city's administration, have something really weird - not to mention blatantly c...
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Strategic planning for individuals and families, Part 6

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This is the last in a series of articles, which may be found at the following links, and should be read in numerical sequence: Part 1 P...
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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Too cute!

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Buddy the rescue dog has learned how to use an automatic ball thrower. Too cute! That's one happy dog. Peter

This sheriff gets it

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Amid all the politically correct hysteria from the moonbats over the Orlando terrorist attack, it's refreshing to hear common sense fro...
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