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!

Sunday, January 22, 2017

The sounds of . . . sausage???

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Well, this certainly falls under the headings of 'artistic' and 'creative' - not to mention 'digestive'! What d...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

This is why you don't take all your medicine at once

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As part of my research for my current work in progress (the second volume of my Western series, the Ames Archives), I came across this gem....
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Islamic terrorists in the Philippines find the going tough

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Austin Bay points out that in the Philippines, President Duterte 's tough anti-drug, anti-crime rhetoric is being matched by equally to...
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A great collection of World War 2 aviation photographs

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The good people at Vintage Wings of Canada (whom we've met in these pages several times before) have published a wonderful collection o...
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Trump Derangement Syndrome, anyone?

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Dayum .  I mean . . . just . . . dayum! Her name, apparently, is Jessica Starr .  I wonder if she's related to Trigglypuff ? ...
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Friday, January 20, 2017

Thunderstruck indeed!

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Since today seems to have been a video-clip day here, let's finish off with a Spanish bagpipe band. People often forget that bagpipes...
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This is so over the top, it might as well be Bollywood!

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I laughed out loud on viewing the trailer for the new Vin Diesel movie, ' xXx: Return of Xander Cage '.  It's so over-the-top i...
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Ice-skating on a frozen peat bog

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Since the last two videos I've posted, yesterday afternoon and this morning , both dealt with cold, icy conditions, why not make it a ...
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A car, three moose, and a snow-covered road

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A Canadian motorist recently encountered three moose on a snow-covered road where his car didn't have enough traction to brake in time....
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Thursday, January 19, 2017

An ice circle spins its way downriver

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Coming from Africa as I do, I'd never even heard of ice circles  until reaching the USA, and I've still never seen one in the flesh...
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To set the tone for tomorrow's Presidential inauguration . . .

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. . . here are some video clips.  LANGUAGE ALERT:  Some of our left-wing and progressive friends are rather potty-mouthed. And, of co...
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This should make protesting in North Dakota more interesting . . .

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I note with a certain schadenfreude that North Dakota may soon have a new traffic law . Republican lawmakers in the state introduced a ...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

What happens when a bass boat's steering gear fails at high speed?

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This happens . Slo-mo replay begins at 2m. 12s.  I'd say they were lucky to get away with that . . . Peter
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OK, you asked for it!

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After I put up that video clip of an elephant playing in snow a couple of days ago, a couple of readers asked why, since Miss D. and I hav...
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"Which AR-15 magazines should I buy?"

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I tried to answer that question in general terms a couple of years ago, but it's recently been raised again in e-mail conversations wi...
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A miniature tree with maximum complications

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I had to smile at this account of the trials, tribulations and problems connected with getting a gift bonsai tree from China to England. ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

"The Greatest Fight Scene in the History of Cinema"

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That's what one enthusiastic poster at YouTube called this Bollywood fight scene, from the movie ' Singham Returns '.  Persona...
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Tom Kratman delivers the smackdown to Rosie O'Donnell

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Retired US Army officer and author Tom Kratman exhibits his usual tact, delicacy and social graces (which may have been compared to those ...
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A Swiss watch like no other

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I had to laugh at this report from Switzerland. In a protest to show that Switzerland’s new rules on Swiss-Made are too lenient, a luxu...
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Monday, January 16, 2017

Laundry Day, Here Again

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(This is a guest post from my wife, Miss D. ) Many luxury items have a price, and a cost. The price is what it is, but the true cost coun...
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