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, February 15, 2019

Heh

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This was sent in by several readers.  It made me chuckle. From the spelling of "humour" and the acronym RSPCA , I suspect ...
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OK, this is worth a road trip!

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I think I know where I'm taking Miss D. (and perhaps some friends) in January next year. Behold New Mexico’s ultimate pork fiesta: ...
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Hmmm . . . me Tarzan, you Jain?

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For those who may not know, Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that, among other tenets, requires its followers to avoid harming any ot...
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Thursday, February 14, 2019

"Bait and switch" prices are still going strong

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It looks like companies are getting sneaky with high-tech shopping apps, using them to bait you into visiting their stores or Web sites, th...
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Stealth isn't a universal military panacea

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A recent article highlights the very important fact that stealth in military aircraft isn't the be-all and end-all of existence. Th...
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The self-inflicted abdication of moral authority

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Two searing headlines about the Catholic Church and the morality (or otherwise) of some of its clergy sum up the current mess in that insti...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Trying to de-technify . . . and failing

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Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to "divorce" herself from the five major businesses that dominate the Internet:  Amazon, Face...
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That'll git 'er done . . .

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Seen at Wirecutter's place (clickit to biggit): The "towed" vehicle looks like it's on the way to the scrapyard, ...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Not a bad attitude towards money, IMHO

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From Pearls Before Swine yesterday (click the image to be taken to a larger view at the comic's Web site): I approve.  I've ...
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The Founding Fathers gave us an Electoral College for a reason

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I note that one of the myriad Democratic Party candidates for that party's presidential nomination in 2020 has come out four-square  ag...
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Just like love, money will find a way

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I'm sure many of my readers know the old proverb, " Love will find a way ".  That may or may not be true . . . but money usua...
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Monday, February 11, 2019

Be my anti-Valentine?

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Two news reports bring a new twist to Valentines Day.  The first is from Oregon. "Did you fall hook, line, and sinker for someone ...
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Doofus Of The Day #1,036

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Today's award goes to a hapless Australian heavy transport driver . The northbound off-ramp on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Cameron Pa...
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This is when a pilot earns his flying pay

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A Boeing 787 was coming in to land at London's Heathrow Airport last week during a winter storm.  It got caught by turbulence (possibly...
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Sunday morning music

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Edward Elgar is one of the best-known British composers.  Here's his Serenade for Strings , performed by the Concertgebouw Chamber Orc...
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Saturday, February 9, 2019

I did not know that

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Bell pepper facts, found on Gab : I didn't know that either.  I wonder if bell peppers can suffer from gender dysphoria - or is...
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50 years ago today . . .

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. . . the first flight of the Boeing 747 , the famous "Jumbo Jet", took place, on February 9th, 1969.  Here's Boeing's of...
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Friday, February 8, 2019

More over-the-top Bollywood

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This fight scene from the 2014 movie Maanikya is utterly impossible.  Anyone sustaining the sort of blows and injuries depicted would cert...
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Danger, disguised as a toy

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It seems some criminals at least have found a new way to put their intended victims off their guard for just long enough to get within str...
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Thursday, February 7, 2019

If you use Flickr, download your images right away

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It seems that Flickr is reducing the storage provided to non-paying users of its facilities. The company said months ago that it planne...
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