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 23, 2016

He's a growing boy

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Ashbutt , our farm kitten, is still growing like a weed, and shows no sign of slowing down.  (Given that he's only five and a half mont...
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A quick bleg for reviews

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This is a special request to my readers. My latest novel, ' Stoke The Flames Higher ', has sold over a thousand copies so far, pl...
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This one's for Alma, courtesy of Star Wars

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For fellow author and blogger (and quite the choir singer)  Alma Boykin , courtesy of a link at Rev. Paul 's place: Too late, Al...
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It may have been legal, but it was wrong

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One of the problems with any system of governance is that it contains flaws that cast shadows on the other elements, no matter how good the...
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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Word

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From a letter sent by Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin to President-elect Donald Trump (link is to an Adobe Acrobat document in .PDF for...
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The SJW anti-Trump hissy-fits continue

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I note with disgust that a lawyer made a scene on an aircraft by confronting and yelling at Ivanka Trump this morning .  From the report, h...
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Doofus Of The Day #942

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It seems a Swedish gentleman was at a party when he decided to try to drive a golf ball on a frozen lake. Trouble is, it wasn't quite ...
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Politicians. Pork barrels. Some assembly required.

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The New York Post points out that politicians in that state found many ways to bypass restrictions on pork barrel politics. Since 1998...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

What will Obama do when he's no longer President?

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Daniel Greenfield argues that he wants to be the éminence grise behind the progressive left wing of US politics. President Obama is ov...
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Airline food OOPS!

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This cracked me up. A WOMAN travelling in business class from Sydney to Brisbane on a Qantas flight last Friday was greeted with an amu...
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But how can he see what's ahead?

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I was surprised to see this video clip of a train in New Brunswick, Canada.  Notice how the snow is thrown up, and builds up on and around ...
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Second fantasy novel excerpt

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On Monday I promised you two excerpts from proposed fantasy novels, to let you, my readers, tell me which you'd prefer to read first. ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Heh

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Courtesy of a comment from reader Tucson Scott: I suspect we haven't heard the last of that meme . . . Peter
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Refusing to learn from reality

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MSNBC (of all places!) had this rather illuminating discussion of why the Democratic Party is deep in the hole right now. I was amaz...
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Holy cutting edge, Batman!

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I've wanted to try a ceramic knife for some time.  I've heard they're 50% lighter than conventional steel blades of the same s...
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Echoes of June, 1914 . . .

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I'm getting a very nasty feeling at the back of my neck about current developments. The Russian ambassador to Turkey is murdered , a...
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First fantasy novel excerpt

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As I mentioned yesterday , I've got two fantasy novels in preparation, each with strengths of its own.  I'm going to ask my readers...
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Monday, December 19, 2016

Crow for Christmas?

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With each State's Electoral College meeting today , it looks like Donald Trump will be formally certified as President-elect by this ev...
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So, which fantasy novel should I write?

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As I discussed a few weeks ago , and again in my response to your feedback , I'm planning on publishing my first venture into the field...
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The incident that almost brought down an Airbus A380

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Many readers will doubtless remember the drama surrounding Qantas Flight 32 in November 2010, when it suffered a catastrophic engine failu...
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