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, May 24, 2022

All right, what's the backstory here?

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  I couldn't help giggling at this tweet yesterday from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. I can't help wondering wh...
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Monday, May 23, 2022

The power grid is getting more vulnerable by the day

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  If you haven't already got a backup emergency generator, now might be a very good time to invest in one.  Hot Air reports : The North ...
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China's last year? Peter Zeihan suggests it is

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  Peter Zeihan, whom we've met in these pages on several occasions, is a geopolitical and demographic analyst who has controversial but ...
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Memes that made me laugh 110

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, May 22, 2022

Sunday morning music

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  The marimba is a fascinating instrument, similar to the xylophone but with a deeper, richer sound.  It's come a long way from its pri...
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Saturday, May 21, 2022

Saturday Snippet: Equity, equality and inequality - what's changed?

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  We hear a lot of discussion today about "equity" of outcomes, equality and inequality, and so on.  Much of it is very ill-inform...
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Friday, May 20, 2022

Forecasting the weather - and arthritis pain

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  As regular readers will know, I'm permanently partially disabled due to an on-the-job injury almost two decades ago, and my wife has h...
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The most historically accurate movie sword fight?

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  In discussion with a group of friends, the question came up:  "What is the best, most realistic, historically accurate sword fight in...
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Not a modern Stradivarius - but it's sure priced like one!

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  I have to admit, I boggled when I saw this auction posted on MeWe (courtesy of novelist and friend Michael Z. Williamson). LOT #36RUSH: A...
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Thursday, May 19, 2022

Quote of the day: When revolutionaries become dangerous...

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  From Victor Davis Hanson : When revolutionaries undermine the system, earn the antipathy of the people, and face looming disaster at the p...
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) - is this the cause?

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  As a pastor, I ran into several cases of SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome .  Every one was tragic.  The parents sometimes went to piece...
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Definition of the day

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  Courtesy of Kevin at  The Smallest Minority : Religious Fanatic (n):   “A person who does what God would do if only He understood the situ...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022

A totalitarian onslaught against freedom on a worldwide scale

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  Novelist Ian Fleming had his James Bond character opine, "Once is happenstance;  twice is coincidence;  three times is enemy action...
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A Doofus follow-up

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  Last week I posted " Doofus Of The Day #1,092 ", about a municipality in Japan that mistakenly transferred a large sum of money ...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Jamie's prescription for getting modern minds right

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  Fellow author Brian Niemeier has written an article on his blog titled " Jaimie’s Island ".  It's an interesting read.  Here...
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A survivor of the Gangland War tells us what it was like

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  City Journal has published an article titled " Confessions of a Loan Shark:  One of the last survivors of Boston’s Gangland War of th...
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