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!

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Heh

I guess we could call it criminal karma - or no kar-ma , as the case may be. The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hi Lo Ch...

For your friends' toddlers (but not necessarily your own)...

... the perfect Christmas present - but only if you don't like his or her parents. You even get a discount if you buy 2 or more! I ha...

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Crudded out

My wife's been battling a sinus infection for over a week, and I guess my turn has come around. I was coughing and spluttering and fe...

Monday, December 18, 2023

Interesting... Will Enola Gay ride again?

I was interested to read that the US Air Force is restoring the huge World War II North Field air base on the island of Tinian, from whic...

The real impact of inflation: another view

Following our reality check about inflation last week , Schiff Gold looks at inflation "on the street", as opposed to government...

Memes that made me laugh 190

Gathered from around the Internet over the past week. Click any image for a larger view.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Sunday morning music

Last week I put up the full fourth studio album, 1972's " Demons And Wizards ", from British rock group Uriah Heep . It se...

Saturday, December 16, 2023

Saturday Snippet: A diplomatic landing

David Drake, well-known science fiction and fantasy author, died a week ago. He's been one of the giants in his genre for decades, an...

Friday, December 15, 2023

Talk about a misleading headline!

The Wall Street Journal headlined a report yesterday: Americans Are Spending on the Holidays After All So far so good for the holiday shop...

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”

That quotation is often wrongly attributed to Edmund Burke, but its exact source is uncertain . Nevertheless, it appears to be a universa...

Thursday, December 14, 2023

EMP anti-drone weapons: Yes, but what about those nearby?

I note that the Pentagon is looking to develop an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapon to disable drone swarms . Faced with the reality that...

Scam alert: QR codes

I note a warning from the FTC that scammers are increasingly using QR codes to mislead and defraud people. QR codes have become increasin...

Intimations of mortality, and remembering David Drake

Another giggler from Stephan Pastis. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page. The de...

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Oh, dear, Disney...

Last week, writing about the findings of an in-depth audit of Disney's tame "government" of its land in central Florida, I o...

I wish our US politicians had the courage to do this

The new President of Argentina has wasted no time since taking office in addressing the ghastly economic conditions left to him by his pr...

Was the carnage of October 7th due to a colossal failure of Israeli intelligence?

The Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7th have led to all sorts of soul-searching and drama within Israel. How could they have...

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Er... oops?

Divemedic recently lost his mother. Our condolences to him, and may she rest in peace. As part of settling her estate, he's been havi...

When the law is warped and twisted for political ends

I was disgusted and angry to read that the progressive-left District Attorney in Austin, Texas has dropped charges against 17 cops - after...

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