Monthly Archives: June 2008

Read This Article Then My Next Post

Posted on June 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Court is ignoring juries: Victims losing 100 percent of appeals? Is the Mississippi Supreme Court a ‘rubber stamp’ for powerful corporate entities? ALEX A. ALSTON JR. • SPECIAL TO THE CLARION-LEDGER • JUNE 29, 2008 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice … Continue reading →

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Open Secrets Lawyers Keep

Posted on June 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

NOTE–the link is outdated, but the whole article is posted previous to this one. Quote of the Day:     “Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.”    — Edmund Burke Every voter in Mississippi should read this article.  Then … Continue reading →

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Music Buffet

Posted on June 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:         “Is it ignorance or apathy?  Hey, I don’t know and I don’t care.”   —  Jimmy Buffett Travellinbaen found himself at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi a few days ago, and for … Continue reading →

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100 Things/A Tribute to Carlin

Posted on June 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:                   “Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That’s all, a little place for my stuff. That’s all I want, that’s all you need in life, … Continue reading →

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Movies I Want to See Made

Posted on June 24, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day          “I’m certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.”    — George Clooney A sequel to “The Big Lebowski.”  The Dude is inadvertently hired to cover the Republican National Convention. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, I Miss Being a Kid

Posted on June 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:      “Though a man has a new birth at every new phase of his life it is inevitable, if the abandoned phase has been good, that he should mourn it as a dead friend.”   — … Continue reading →

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Mississippi Writers

Posted on June 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “History has remembered kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.”      — Willie Morris I had occasion to enjoy an overnight stay at the Alluvian Hotel … Continue reading →

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Things That Give Me a Charge….the lesser list

Posted on June 20, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day           “ “That,” I said to Yasmin as I polished off the last succulent lobster claw–and by the way, don’t you love it when you are able to draw the flesh of the … Continue reading →

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Bicycling Baen

Posted on June 19, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day    “You ever take it off any sweet jumps?”     — Napoleon Dynamite I went for my inaugural ride today on my new bike.  Though I have ridden a bike approximately seven times since I turned fifteen, … Continue reading →

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Things I’d Like Someone to Explain to Me

Posted on June 18, 2008 by travellinbaen

Why do people jump all over John McCain for saying he doesn’t know much about economics?  It’s one of the few things I applaud him for.  I’d much rather have the President be candid with himself about his strengths and … Continue reading →

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