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!

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Prigozhin's death doesn't solve anything - it makes a lot of things worse

So Russian warlord Yevgeni Prigozhin is dead. Hardly surprising (I, along with almost every other commenter, predicted that after his ab...

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

A useful tip to protect your home in times of drought

I'd never heard of watering the foundations of your home, but apparently in Texas (at least, this part of Texas) it's a known thin...

Is "work-from-home" why the housing market is tanking?

Karl Denninger offers an intriguing suggestion . Emphasis in original. The problem is that the dynamic of virus restrictions along with w...

About those COVID-19 medical mandates...

... a lesson from history provides a new perspective on them. François Bonivard was a nobleman, churchman and historian in the 16th centu...

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

A fascinating late medieval map

Here's a real treat for history buffs (and writers interested in the late medieval/early modern period in Europe). It's a map of ...

A cogent warning about our relationships in hard times

When it comes to relationships, particularly romantic ones, as a pastor and chaplain I've often found myself between a rock and a hard...

Monday, August 21, 2023

What happens if you can't trust the police to do their job?

You get this sort of situation . A street takeover earlier this year that enraged a Connecticut community prompted multiple 911 calls, whi...

Memes that made me laugh 173

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

On the ground in San Antonio

Miss D. and I made it safely to San Antonio yesterday, Friday . . . no thanks to heavy traffic and a number of idiot drivers along US High...

Friday, August 18, 2023

On the road again

Miss D. and I will be on the road for a few days, heading down to San Antonio for the informally organized "Notacon". It'll...

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Lower than B-movies - how about Z-movies?

A friend sent me this preview of what appears to be an utterly ghastly movie called "Deathbone". Yes, it really exists ! After...

The boots on the ground aren't marching to the beat of the propaganda drum

We keep hearing relentless propaganda from the Biden administration and its shills in the mainstream media about how well the US economy i...

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

"The right bladed tool for the right job"

Eaton Rapids Joe helpfully provides this chart of what we need. You really need to view it full size to read the text and appreciate whe...

Steal electric vehicles' power to recharge the grid?

I was mind-boggled to read about a proposed "solution" to California's electricity woes . California’s largest electric util...

A Presidential platform with something for everyone?

Fred Reed selflessly (and with tongue firmly in cheek) offers himself as a candidate for the 2024 Presidential election. His platform mi...

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Is the US Attorney-General deliberately defying US law?

Karl Denninger says he is . Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss a special counsel in the Hunter...

Is Trump's indictment in Georgia intended to "trump" the Electoral College in 2024?

I'm wary of conspiracy theories and those who disseminate them. There's enough of them out there to wallpaper the world by now. ...

Monday, August 14, 2023

True dat

Found on MeWe (clickit to biggit): Word. The solution is to stop surrendering them. Insist on them. Demand that they be observed, and ...

Of cats, cat food, and competition

A dozen or so years ago we adopted Kili , our older female cat, a blend of tortoiseshell and tabby coloration. She was up for adoption at...

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