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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.

Spring Fever……catch it!

Posted on February 23, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “It’s spring fever….you don’t know quite what it is you DO want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!”     –Mark Twain It seems like everyone I know … Continue reading →

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Jackson County HOF Round III Results and Final Ballots

Posted on February 21, 2009 by travellinbaen

Elected in Round III were Eddie Khayat and Hugh Pepper, both receiving 16 of 21 votes cast. Below are three special ballots. One for Moss Point athletes, one for veterans (defined as playing in the county prior to 1970), and … Continue reading →

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Is Mississippi the Nation’s Unlikely Bellwether State?

Posted on February 19, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quoted of the Day:     Herbert Hoover “Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.” “It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.” “Wisdom oft times … Continue reading →

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For My Republican Friends

Posted on February 19, 2009 by travellinbaen

As a patriotic American, the last thing I want to see is a major political party fail. GOP leaders will eventually have to come up with their own ideas to get us out of the mess we’re in and I … Continue reading →

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Jackson Countians, Help Make the HOF Great

Posted on February 18, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it … Continue reading →

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Jackson County HOF Round II Results and Round III Voting Thread

Posted on February 17, 2009 by travellinbaen

Fred Cook, Jim Marsalis and Sam Leslie received enough votes to join Matthews, Buckley and Jones in the Hall. Here’s who came up short of the votes needed in this round: Eddie Khayat 12 votes Litterial Green 12 Hugh Pepper … Continue reading →

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Octo-outrage

Posted on February 17, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how young you are or how old you have got. … Continue reading →

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I’d Like to Walk a Mile in These Shoes

Posted on February 15, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”     –Jack Handey Some … Continue reading →

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Pascagoula and the Golden Age of Sports

Posted on February 11, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Friday night at the stateline bar, where the waterfront people dwell; I better watch my step, if the floor caves in, I’ll go right straight to hell.”     –Jimmy Buffett, The Pascagoula Run Link of … Continue reading →

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Jackson County HOF Voting Thread, Round II

Posted on February 10, 2009 by travellinbaen

Like in Round I, please vote below. Make your pitch for a particular athlete in the “Official Home” thread and keep the comments here to your actual ballot. The only candidates to consider are those who received at least two … Continue reading →

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