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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.

Go Forth, Exonerated

Quote of the Day: “Everybody blames the Jews for killing Christ, and the Jews try to pass it off on the Romans. I’m one of the few people who believes it was the blacks.” –Sarah Silverman (who you really ought … Continue reading

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A Playlist For the Scamp

Quote of the Day: “[Music] takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson During this extended period of … Continue reading

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Jack Cristil, Voice of the Bulldogs

Quote of the Day: “Wrap it in Maroon and White.”     —Jack Cristil, signing off on a Bulldog victory TB was five years old, maybe four, the first time I remember hearing Jack Cristil on the radio. It was … Continue reading

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Princesses and Fairies and Tea Parties, and Scooters Too

Quote of the Day: “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.”     —Princess Diana TB came across this article today about the subliminal messages being delivered to little girls … Continue reading

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Roses Are (often) Red

Quote of the Day: “Roses are red, violets are blue; I forgot to get you flowers; so my balls will be too.” —@notGaryBusey The logician in me:  Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, apropos of nothing. The deep thinker:  Roses … Continue reading

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Unintentional Hiatus

Haven’t had anything to say this week. I know some of y’all check in regularly for a little diversion, and sorry to fail you on that. Others that subscribe via email–well, this is a pretty crummy post. Sorry for the … Continue reading

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It’s Cool

Quote of the Day: “Where do you want it?” –Billy Joe Shaver TB’s come to a conclusion, gradually I guess, over the last thirty years or so. Moma, Daddy, Teacher, Coach, Preacher and even my ARB’s were wrong about something … Continue reading

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Losin’ Streaks

Quote of the Day: “You can win, you can lose, or it can rain.” –Casey Stengel You ever had one? TB has damn sure known a losin’ streak or two. I had one that lasted over a decade. It took … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin’ Season III Anti-climax

Quote of the Day: “Achievement brings its own anti-climax.” –Maya Angelou TB doesn’t know if any of y’all still care about this or not. Frankly, I don’t. But in the interest of closure, here are the results of Bowl Pickin’. … Continue reading

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A List of Places Where TB Would Pay $200 to Stand Outside

Quote of the Day: “The real fun in living wisely is that you get to be smug about it.” –Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes A jail cell, assuming the other choice was standing inside it Kate Beckinsale’s shower … Continue reading

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