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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.

100 Reasons Why College Football Rules (80-61)

Posted on September 25, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Because they wouldn’t let me go for three.” –Woody Hayes, when asked why he went for two in the waning moments of a 48-14 victory over Michigan 80.  The Texas backfield of Ham, Lam and Jam … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin Season II, Week 4

Posted on September 24, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I need to get married.” –King of the non-sequitur and blank stare creating Hall of Famer, Sweet Last week was one of the best ever here at Pickin for POTW’s with 14 coming in victorious against … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons Why College Football Rules (100-81)

Posted on September 23, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Sam Cunningham did more to integrate Alabama in 60 minutes than Martin Luther King did in twenty years.” –Jerry Claiborne, Alabama assistant in 1970, Kentucky Head Coach 1980’s 100.  The midnight Hawaii game 99.     … Continue reading →

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KanJoe

Posted on September 21, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Shame may prevent what law does not prohibit.” –Seneca One of the new cliches introduced in the Obama era is “teachable moment.” The idea is that shameful acts or comments can be redeemed if the offending … Continue reading →

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Six Questions and an Unrelated But Awesome Colbert Clip

Posted on September 18, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “And that brings us to tonight’s word: Truthiness. Now I’m sure some of the word-police, the “wordanistas” over at Websters, are gonna say, “Hey, that’s not a word!” Well, anybody who knows me knows that I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin Season II, Week 3

Posted on September 17, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I way too loudly exclaimed, “I lost my virginity to this song!” –Samsmama, comment of the week, Thursday Pickin, Season II, Week 2 TB didn’t have much time for the internets last week while touring Maine, … Continue reading →

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Needles

Posted on September 15, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “As a child I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.” –Dave Barry I cannot recall the first time I had to get a shot. I do recall the screams of terror emanating … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin II, Week 2

Posted on September 10, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Week: Humble, that’s me… Mr. Modesty. When it comes to humility, I’m the greatest.     —Bullwinkle Ok, TB gloated at the end of last year, all summer and just before the beginning of Season II. There … Continue reading →

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Camden Maine’s Favorite Daughter

Posted on September 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

TB is spending my internet time tonight checking the results from last week’s Thursday Pickin. We are in Camden, Maine, for a one night stopover in route to Portland for the rest of the week. As we walked through town … Continue reading →

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Live From Bah Hah-bah (per the local parlance) with TB

Posted on September 8, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “As to the pure mind all things are pure, so to the poetic mind all things are poetical.”     —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Maine Native, Pascagoula visitor TB blogs to you today from this fine place, … Continue reading →

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