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!

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Einstein's definition applies to Chicago as well

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Einstein defined insanity as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".  It seems Chicago police...
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Sad news for bagpipers

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It seems bagpipes may hold a hidden hazard for their players.  The Telegraph reports : Playing the bagpipes could be deadly, scientists ...
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Highly recommended reading

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I've run into several articles over the past few days that have been fascinating reading:  in-depth investigations, news reports that l...
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When foodies lose it

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I have to laugh at the excessive sturm und drang unleashed by an Italian chef . A well-known Italian chef and television presenter has ...
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Monday, August 22, 2016

It's enough to make you spit in disgust

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What happens when bishops forget what they are called to be ? "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot ...
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Leonard Cohen's unique classical guitar style

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Following my blog post a couple of weeks ago about the death of Leonard Cohen's former partner, Marianne Ihlen , a reader e-mailed me t...
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Germany's new "civil defense strategy" and emergency preparations

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I note with interest that Germany has announced a new civil defense plan . Germany will introduce its first civil defence strategy since...
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Another negative aspect of international aid

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Last week we saw the very real dangers of participating in international aid missions in less civilized parts of the world.  However, aid...
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Parents, show this to your children . . .

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. . . particularly those in their teens and with ambitions to go to college or university. True dat. Peter
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Saturday, August 20, 2016

In vino, veritas

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For those who don't know the saying, it's a Latin idiom dating back to the Roman Empire meaning "In wine there is truth"....
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Blood Oranges

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I didn't know the music of Tom Russell until a reader, commenting on my post about aid workers in Africa , provided the link to one of...
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Friday, August 19, 2016

Recycling on a very large scale

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It's nice to see life-saving equipment getting a new lease on life . A New Jersey fire truck recently made a 3,700-mile journey to i...
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A grim and timely warning

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I'm glad to see that even finance industry mavens are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and recognizing it for an oncoming tra...
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Interesting, if - IF - true

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Remember the speech at the Democratic National Convention by Mr. Khizr Khan ?  Well, courtesy of Cold Fury , who got it from the Woodpile R...
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Taco Bell

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Borrowed from Wirecutter , under the same headline: Y'know, I think I've eaten at that particular franchise myself . . . and...
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I want one!

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A Russian company has come out with a fold-up motorcycle that can go just about anywhere.  It's two-wheel drive, meaning that both the ...
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Remembering a major feat of espionage

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On August 16th this year, Israel's Air Force and Mossad secret service celebrated a fifty-year-old achievement that catapulted the nat...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Intelligence, international aid workers, and reality

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Yesterday evening I wrote an article titled ' Aid workers in Africa learn brutal lessons yet again '.  In it, I described the exper...
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Why you can't trust the mainstream media, reason #479

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CNN has been caught lying (again), this time by omission, concerning the Milwaukee riots.  NewsBusters reports : In a classic case of me...
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Doofus Of The Day #921

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The video is self-explanatory. Putting on the brake, and taking the vehicle out of gear before you get out, are useful precautions. ...
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