Monthly Archives: May 2009

Things Learned From Mom (the lesser list)

Quote of the Day:     “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.”     –Rudyard Kipling A day late, but Mom’s don’t hold that sort of thing against you: Brag about your kids to your friends, in … Continue reading

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Spotlight on the Commenters–Smiley’s Story, and A Conversation From 1990

Quote of the Day:     “Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.”     –Jonathon Swift TB gets a lot of pleasure from reading the commentary that appears below my posts. About a week ago I put out … Continue reading

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The Quiet Coup

Quote of the Day:      “Behind the ostensible government lies an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.”     –Teddy Roosevelt If you are interested in the state of our economy and how we … Continue reading

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Questions That Keep Me Up at Night (the lesser list)

Quote of the Day:     “The Answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything…Is…Forty-two.”     –Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy The mind of TB is seldom at rest. This doesn’t mean it is … Continue reading

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Travellinbaen Named Top Candidate for Obama’s First Supreme Court Nomination

Quote of the Day:     —“The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does not know what to do with genius.”      –Oliver Wendell Holmes According to a source who must remain … Continue reading

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