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, June 18, 2017

Sunday morning music

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Let's have something different this morning.  Here's French composer  François-Adrien Boieldieu 's Harp Concerto in C, dating b...
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Saturday, June 17, 2017

If you've already abdicated moral authority, what's the good of threatening to use it?

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I'm cynically amused at the latest news concerning the Mafia in Italy. The Vatican is looking to develop a new doctrine that calls ...
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Food as a means to inspire national unity?

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I was very interested to read an account of how Israel used food as a means to inspire national unity, and reconcile different groups to a...
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Machete versus shotgun - and the machete wins

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Today's lesson:  if you want to play the tough guy, make sure you don't take on a really tough guy ! A machete-wielding homeown...
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Reflections on Texas small town life

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1.  It's good to live in a town where our contractor, putting up a privacy fence around our newly extended back yard , can leave his tr...
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If you're coming to LibertyCon at the end of June . . .

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. . . you need to check and confirm your hotel booking ASAP . The Chattanooga Choo-Choo hotel (the venue for the convention) has installe...
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Terrorists are being beaten back in Nigeria

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While most news articles focus on the woes of ISIL in Syria, let's not forget that Boko Haram , Nigeria's home-grown fundamentalis...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

The tyranny of the über-state - and what happens when it breaks down

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Fred Reed has a very thought-provoking essay .  Here's a lengthy excerpt. “The consolidation of the states into one vast empire, sur...
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The baseball shootings: ignoring the human tragedy

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I'm sure all Americans in their right (not right-wing, but logical, balanced, fair, reasonable) minds will be as horrified as I was at ...
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Larry's on a tear again

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Long-time friend in cyber- and meatspace, bestselling author, and fellow blogger Larry Correia is at it again.  This time he tackles the bo...
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This is why, given any choice at all . . .

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. . . you should never, ever live more than two or three floors up in an apartment tower (or, for that matter, work above that level in a ...
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Question of the day

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If it's certain, beyond any doubt, that this man did what he's accused of doing . . . why is he still breathing? That is all. ...
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What is this 'morning' of which you speak?

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Kili says, "I reject your morning!" Peter
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"Every house divided against itself will not stand." That goes for America, too.

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In watching the brouhaha over alleged links between President Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, and allegations of who said what, when,...
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Monday, June 12, 2017

Denver's city government just lost some more of its marbles

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They've reduced penalties for a range of offenses , so that miscreants will no longer attract a jail sentence long enough to threaten i...
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Stunning weather photography

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This is one of the most extraordinary weather video clips I've ever seen.  Kudos to the photographers and all others involved.  Watch i...
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When bureaucrats wipe out your investment

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At the time of the banking crisis in Cyprus, a few years ago, I had a lot to say about the new 'bail-in' rules that would force in...
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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Sunday morning music

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Those who like traditional folk music, particularly the English variety, will probably be familiar with the name and work of Maddy Prior . ...
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Saturday, June 10, 2017

A very versatile hunting holster

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I reviewed a couple of compact .44 Magnum revolvers yesterday .  While on the subject of revolvers, I thought I'd mention a holster tha...
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Doofus Of The Day #962

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Today's award goes to an inept wannabe arsonist in Kentucky. Dumbass! Peter
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