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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.

Halloween XXXVIII

Posted on November 1, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day (a few minutes after the day is over) “Candy, Candy, Candy I can’t let you go; all my life you’ve been haunting me, I loved you so.”     –Iggy Pop, Candy People love Halloween. TB … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin X

Posted on October 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “But I somehow someway keep coming up with funky ass s**t every day.”  as sung by the Gourds covering Snoop, Gin and Juice We had 9 POTW winners last week. TB and Pitalo were hard luck … Continue reading →

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If I Had a Million Dollars

Posted on October 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “If I had a million dollars, I’d buy you a green dress; but not a real green dress, that’s cruel.”     Barenaked Ladies TB thought it would be a good idea to lighten the … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen’s Political Consulting Service (spreading the acorns edition)

Posted on October 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. If you’ve got a plumbing business, you’re gonna be better off if you’ve got a … Continue reading →

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The Fly in the Ointment of Conservative Theory

Posted on October 27, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholder equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief.”     Alan Greenspan, last week Henry Waxman asked former Fed … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin IX, (mid-season twist edition)

Posted on October 22, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Games lubricate the body and mind.”     —Ben Franklin As I try to extend the reach of this humble blog, the last thing I want to do is win the Thursday Pickin Grand Exalted … Continue reading →

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The Right Place at the Wrong Time Club

Posted on October 21, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time; I’d have said the right thing, but I must have used the wrong line.”     –Dr. John As promised, here’s TB’s … Continue reading →

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The Right Place at the Right Time Club

Posted on October 20, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Please do not send fan mail to any address you have. Nothing will be signed after the 20th of October. If that is the date on the envelope its gonna be tossed. I’m warning you … Continue reading →

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A Hotel Conversation

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

For your Friday entertainment, a true conversation follows. This may only be amusing to road warriors. TB–(calling front desk) Hi, my wife is in a meeting here today and I wanted to see about getting a late checkout. Hotel Operator–Good … Continue reading →

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Checkin in From Nashville

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

Travellinbaen’s up in Nashville today waiting on a meeting to end. We drove up last night in the misting rain, but the sun came up this morning and brightened up this trip considerably. The morning revealed our hotel’s prime location. … Continue reading →

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