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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.

Thursday Pickin VIII

Posted on October 15, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Turn out the lights; the party’s over; they say that all; good things must end; call it a night; the pa-arty’s o-ver; and tomorrow starts; the whole thing, over, again.”     –as crooned … Continue reading →

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The Last Debate

Posted on October 15, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I don’t know what they call themselves doing but it ain’t debating.”     Smily in the previous post (here) Does anybody need to watch this “debate” tonight? Are you undecided? If so, please respond … Continue reading →

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Anybody Else Sick of the Campaigns?

Posted on October 14, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day    “My friends, let’s get out of here. I’ve got a fridge full of beer at the house, if you can just help me find it.”     TB’s fictional John McCain, misquoted How long has this been going on? … Continue reading →

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The Natchez Trace

Posted on October 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anybody driving faster than you is a maniac?”     —George Carlin Travellinbaen had occasion to cruise north from Ridgeland for about … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin VII

Posted on October 8, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Play it now. Play it now. Play it now, my baby. Cracklin Rosie, make me smile.”     –Neil Diamond You all know by now that Travellinbaen’s scoring system is arbitrary, by design. But if … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Rooster Jones

Posted on October 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “the best back I ever saw live”     —TB’s Dad, who saw a bunch of backs over the years Rooster Jones played tailback at Pascagoula High School, leading the Panthers to an unbeaten season … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Sports

Posted on October 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand.”    –Howard … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend in Oxford

Posted on October 6, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “You can do that alllll night long.”   Larry, to Smily one night a long time ago. I’ll have to put that story in print pretty soon if I can do it justice. Travellinbaen sometimes feels like … Continue reading →

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Saturday Football Bloggin II

Posted on October 4, 2008 by travellinbaen

Anybody got anything to say today?  TB hasn’t been able to watch any games until now. I’ve been grovin here at Ole Miss where the Rebels put up a valiant effort, but could not overcome the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. … Continue reading →

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Winning Debate Strategies

Posted on October 2, 2008 by travellinbaen

One of TB’s favorite books is The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. Thanks to Greeg/Satan’s appearance last week, henceforth Screwtape on this page, and thanks to the inanity of the debate I was half-heartedly watching tonight, my mind travelled back … Continue reading →

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