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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.

Oh, Malaise

Posted on March 4, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Life has got a habit of not standing hitched. You got to ride it like you find it. You got to change with it. If a day goes by that don’t change some of your old … Continue reading →

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Things Found Humorous In The First Half Of A Ski Vacation

Posted on February 23, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “With the passage of time, most loathsome events become humorous tales.”     —Jimmy Buffett Have you ever been to Tillatooma, Mississippi? In route to Memphis to catch our flight west, TB found a reason to … Continue reading →

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Off to Ski the Blizzard

Posted on February 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.” John Wooden Making final preparations for my trip to Lake Tahoe, TB had a moment for contemplation. And you know what that means…..no eye-rolling please…. In … Continue reading →

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Huckleberry Finn, Hero

Posted on February 17, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “What a wee little part of a person’s life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. –Mark Twain TB aspires to be … Continue reading →

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Humongous

Posted on February 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “…man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much – the wheel, New York, wars and so on – whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck … Continue reading →

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U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. –Henry Ford TB tuned in to NBC Saturday night just in time to catch the last ten skiers in … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on February 10, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am a part of all that I have met.” –Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses My high school French teacher, Alice Hammond, retired this week after a twenty-eight year career. She alerted many of us via her Facebook … Continue reading →

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When TB LOST It

Posted on February 8, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.” John Locke Tracy Porter jumped the route and picked off Peyton Manning at approximately 8:45 p.m., c.s.t. on February 7, 2010. … Continue reading →

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I’ll Still Be Danged

Posted on February 7, 2010 by travellinbaen
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Haircut

Posted on February 4, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Get a haircut and get a real job.” –George Thorogood TB turns 40 this year. I always thought that by the time I was 40 I would no longer be constrained by childish behavior and concerns. … Continue reading →

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