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, June 18, 2019

Homelessness: the bureaucrats just don't get it

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There have been many articles bewailing the increase in homelessness in West Coast cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.  ...
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Monday, June 17, 2019

The world is much more understandable . . .

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. . . if we reduce population statistics to a more manageable level.  This video adopts that approach, and does a good job of explaining ho...
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That must have been interesting!

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Courtesy of Phil at Bustedknuckles , we find this photograph .  (Clickit to biggit.) Getting that fire hydrant stuck in there must h...
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Failed states, and how they got that way

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About ten days ago, I wrote about the "failed states" of central America , and why they can't rein in illegal immigration fro...
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Sunday, June 16, 2019

Sunday morning music

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Given the interest aroused by the medieval and Renaissance music in  a recent Sunday Morning Music article , I thought I'd continue the...
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Saturday, June 15, 2019

"People are getting dumber. That's not a judgment; it's a global fact."

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Evan Horowitz examines the global phenomenon of declining IQ scores . For a while, rising IQ scores seemed like clear evidence of social...
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Of apples, cider, and high spirits

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When I first came to the United States in the mid-1990's, I was puzzled to find that what Americans called "apple cider" had ...
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Friday, June 14, 2019

A marketing stroke of genius

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I wasn't in the USA at the time that Softsoap was developed, so I didn't know its commercial and industrial background.  A recent ...
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The Great Knaresborough Bed Race of 2019

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The annual Great Knaresborough Bed Race was held a few weeks ago in England.  As usual, a lot of fun was had by all. The event was born...
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Destroying an Iraqi nuclear reactor, 38 years ago

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On June 7, 1981, Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed an Iraqi nuclear reactor near Baghdad.  It was known as Operation Opera (also call...
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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Nice flying skills there

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Here's a Boeing 757 landing in extreme cross-wind conditions at Bristol Airport in England last October. Kudos to the pilot.  He...
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Not your mother's milk . . .

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I was surprised to read about an English vodka that's made from milk . Black Cow Pure Milk Vodka is adored for its milk, floral, swe...
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Ebola: the latest developments

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I've warned often enough about the dangers of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo.  Aesop, over at Raconteur Report, has done the same .  ...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Not very Biblical, but oh, so true to life!

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Found on Gab (clickit to biggit): Good thing there wasn't a Labrador Retriever in the mix.  When asked what he believed in, the...
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"Forget Bribery. The Real Scam Is Pretending That Degrees Have Value."

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That's the title of an article in Bloomberg by Elaine Ou.  She makes some good points. ... none of the parents involved in the rece...
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A sad, lonely end for a very dangerous man

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I'm not sure how many of my readers are familiar with the story of Thomas Silverstein .  He was convicted of multiple murders while beh...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

A lifeline through the desert

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Here's a fascinating short film (about 10 minutes long) from National Geographic about the trans-Sahara railway in Mauritania .  There...
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I think the Vatican - and chromosomes - have the right of it

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Speaking the truth, in the face of popular rejection of it, has never been easy or safe;  but if one wants to be honest, it has to be done....
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Resistance is futile. You will be hydrated!

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I'm a bit mind-boggled to discover that Chuck Norris is about to start selling water branded under his name. Chuck Norris wants to ...
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Monday, June 10, 2019

A new book from Cedar Sanderson

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Miss D. 's and my friend in meatspace and cyberspace, Cedar Sanderson (whom you've met in these pages several times before), has j...
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