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About travellinbaen

I'm a 40 year old lawyer living in Ridgeland, Mississippi. I'm several years and a couple hundred miles removed from most of my old running buddies so I started the blog to provide an outlet for many of the observations and ideas that used to be the subjects of our late night/happy hour/halftime conversations and arguments.

Luck and Logic

Posted on June 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “We talked into the night. The kind of talk that seemed important until you discover girls.” –the writer, Stand By Me The two boys laid flat on the roof and stared up at the endless black … Continue reading →

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Ducklings

Posted on June 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

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The Kiss

Posted on June 15, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters … Continue reading →

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The TBU’s Mid-Life Big Bang

Posted on June 11, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “We change whether we like it or not.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson TB just attempted to set up a message board as an adjunct to the TBU. Go check it out. Depending on how it goes over … Continue reading →

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BP Marketing (via The Daily Wit)

Posted on June 8, 2010 by travellinbaen

Since my post today is generating so much buzz in the TBU, I thought we should enjoy TDW’s from a week ago. It’s in a similar vein. I’ll be adding to his list too. I recently landed a job in … Continue reading →

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Good News/Bad News, From Our Friends at BP

Posted on June 8, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who have not got it.  – George Bernard Shaw First of all, let me say that the first five of these are stolen from a … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Memphis Saturday Nights

Posted on June 7, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I have a lot of opinions and I just want you to know you don’t have to agree with ’em and I ain’t even tryin’ to really change anybody’s mind it’s just that I have a … Continue reading →

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TB diggin on Hayes Carll in Memphis on a Lovely Summer’s Eve

Posted on June 4, 2010 by travellinbaen

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Dang, Four Day Weeks Seem Long (but I like ’em)

Posted on June 4, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Elvis needs boats.” –Mojo Nixon, Elvis is Everywhere Smile, it’s Friday. I had an awesome XM 12 playlist this morning on the way to the salt mines. Billy Joe Shaver on a fast train, Bill Kirchen … Continue reading →

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The Imperfect Game

Posted on June 3, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Baseball fits America well because it expresses our longing for the rule of law while licensing our resentment of law givers.” –A. Bartlett Giametti Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched one of the twenty-one greatest … Continue reading →

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