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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.

The Old Neighborhood

Quote of the Day: “Anybody who has to step on the grass before we get to the bridge is a sissy.” –Smily, as we walked barefoot down the black asphalt of Woodhaven Street on countless summer days between 1978-1984 Not … Continue reading

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12 New Facebook Groups I’d Start If I Was a Facebook Group Starter

Quote of the Day: “How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity.” –William S. Burroughs Travellinbaen invites you to join his group: “I’ve never said “Happy Holidays” to anyone but I think I’m going to start now….just for … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Season II, Regular Season Wrapup

Quote of the Day: “First off, let me say it was an honor to have my quote on the quote of the day.” –BW Buzz Another regular season of Thursday Pickin has come and gone. Sweet takes home the regular … Continue reading

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Dan Brown Does It Again

Quote of the Day: “It is imagination that encircles planet Earth. Mere knowledge is limited.” –Albert Einstein TB loves Dan Brown’s books because they blow my mind. I’m a little past halfway through his latest, The Lost Symbol. Like his … Continue reading

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The Proud Father

Quote of the Day: “Flowers….are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson The Father unbuckled his little girl and lifted her from her car seat, stealing a kiss as … Continue reading

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I Ain’t Right, Never Have Been

Quote of the Day: “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Season II Week 14

Quote of the Day: “Please excuse my first picks. I messed up.” –BW Buzz, in route to a winless week. It’s grind it out time for Thursday Pickin. Most of you took a break between desserts last Thursday to make … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Season II Week 12 Results

Week 12 was a strange week in the TBU Pickin Challenge so I thought the results deserved a post instead of just lumping them in with this week’s. For the first time this year, no picker selected a POTW winner … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Cities

Quote of the Day: “Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral … Continue reading

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Loose Ends

Quote of the Day: “It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.” –Zelda Fitzgerald End Zones Five times Saturday the Mississippi State Bulldogs scored touchdowns against Ole Miss (along with a couple of field goals) in route to … Continue reading

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