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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.

Round I Voting Results, Jackson County HOF

Posted on February 10, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:      MD: Hey TB, don’t you think 30 is too big of a class? TB: Yep, I think you’re right. I’ll lower it. And with that, it was decided in the grand tradition of democracy … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam, Johnny Smith

Posted on February 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “I am a part of all that I have met.”     –Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Ulysses A Goula boy, Johnny Smith, PHS Class of 1988, Pascagoula Gulf League champion 1981, trumpet player, Marine, childhood friend … Continue reading →

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TB’s Guide to Interesting Party Conversation

Posted on February 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.”     –William Shakespeare TB just got back from a whirlwind 1500 mile round trip drive to Folly … Continue reading →

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Jackson County Sports HOF Voting Thread, Round I

Posted on February 4, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Thread:     “Syco, you ain’t nothin but the man for coming up with that info.”     Quail09 during the nominating period This might be a little cumbersome, but here’s how I propose to proceed. Let’s … Continue reading →

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The Greatest (gambling) Story Ever Told

Posted on February 3, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “so why don’t you shut up? You’re just a bitter old man.”     –TB’s first and only words to the old coot to my right in this story Old stories, more appropriate for telling over … Continue reading →

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Year One, Coming Soon to a Theater Near You

Posted on February 2, 2009 by travellinbaen

Yeah, TB’s been a bit lazy with the blog lately.  I think I used up too much brain power trying to figure out what to do when a new checkout line opens up and you are 5 deep in line … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Tune For Elle

Posted on January 30, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.”     –Euripides I’m pretty sure this song wasn’t written with the intent that it be sung exactly the way TB does–in pitch or … Continue reading →

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I Aspire to Write Like This Guy

Posted on January 29, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “There is creative reading as well as creative writing.”     –Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s too long to cut and paste, so I’m linking a great article by a Mississippi writer that appeared in “Lost” … Continue reading →

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Stuff You Just Know If You Were Raised Right

Posted on January 28, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Everyone should just be quiet and uncomfortable. Avoid eye contact. Look pensive. Don’t trap me in your stupid convo where you say “I’m in the elevator so I might lose you.””     –Aubrey Leigh Goodwin, … Continue reading →

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The Job Market–I Gotta Get a Good One

Posted on January 23, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”     –Aristotle Times are tough. Big corporations and hometown shops are losing money and shedding workers at an alarming pace. Keeping up with the latest bleak … Continue reading →

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