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, July 10, 2025

Will history repeat itself?

Kim du Toit offers some trenchant thoughts about the impact of drastic events upon earlier human societies and culture, and applies that ...

Is left-wing terrorism to be the "new normal"?

John Farnam thinks so. Overshadowed by the tragic flooding in TX, there was an well-funded, violent attack, a “planned ambush,” by at leas...

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Training was lacking, it seems...

Two (apparently rookie) Chicago cops tried to arrest a fleeing felon (apparently also a rookie). Looks like the pole was the only compete...

Hamas asked for it, and it looks like they're going to get it - good and hard

Two interesting developments may offer a solution to the hitherto intractable problem of Gaza and its Palestinian residents. First, Israel...

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

The renewable energy cow is getting gored - and not before time

Back in May, when renewable energy reforms were being debated in Congress, I wrote : Son, if you can't make money on your product with...

Monday, July 7, 2025

Memes that made me laugh 268

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

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Sunday morning music

Some musicians and music groups trouble me, because while they may produce excellent music, they also appear to be actively anti-Christian...

Friday, July 4, 2025

Independence Day 2025

Here's wishing everyone a happy, relaxed, upbeat Fourth of July celebration this year. When I think back to how things were last year...

Thursday, July 3, 2025

A travel tip I wouldn't have considered

I've never thought that wrapping up my vehicle might be a worthwhile precaution before hiking a trail, but it turns out that in parts...

An amazing, interesting and sometimes amusing history lesson

Did you know that Noah's Ark had a Mesopotamian counterpart? Not only were the Ark narratives very similar between the two cultures, ...

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

The ambulance chasers lose at last

I was pleased to read that a manifestly unjust court verdict has finally been overturned by the Texas Supreme Court. The Texas Supreme Co...

"The nature of the enemy"

HMS Defiant warns us that our fundamentalist enemies in the Middle East and elsewhere are very likely to take advantage of public celebra...

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Was the Idaho shooter just another victim of trans derangement syndrome?

All his social media accounts have been "mysteriously" wiped clean by a person or persons unknown . . . but not before someone r...

The fun - and pain - of fact-checking and research

During our recent perambulations around parts of the Civil War South, my wife and I enjoyed new scenery, new restaurants (hey, gotta sampl...

Monday, June 30, 2025

"The Ford moves in mysterious ways"

That was the observation of a commenter at Zero Hedge, playing on the Biblical phrase "The Lord moves in mysterious ways", follo...

Memes that made me laugh 267

Gathered from around the Internet over the past couple of weeks, as and when I could take time from book research. Click any image for a ...

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Sunday morning music

We're safely home again, and regular blogging will recommence from today. While we were away, we learned the sad news that world-famou...

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Progress report

Our time in Savannah, Georgia is drawing to a close. We'll be heading out tomorrow on a winding path back to Texas, taking in a coupl...

Sunday, June 22, 2025

We picked a bad week for travel...

... as CNN warns: A potent heat dome is building over the US, sending temperatures into the triple digits Looks like our perambulations th...

Saturday, June 21, 2025

So far, so good

We left home at about 8.30am last Wednesday, and picked up a friend in Wichita Falls, then hit the road. The first day's travel was r...

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