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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

Quote of the Day     “I’ve lost my mojo, baby.”     –Austin Powers Waldo Pepper is the patriarch.  The penultimate power wielder has been Sweet for several years now.  But perhaps from long association or possibly it may be innate, … Continue reading

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Snowman and the Bandit

Quote of the Day     “For 50 years, all I’d done was take, take, take.  I decided from now on it is going to be giving.  And I’m way behind.  We’re all way behind. We live this life like what’s … Continue reading

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Catch-up Post–Labor Day Weekend

Quote of the Weekend     “#%!*&$! Bulldogs!”     –Travellinbaen TB’s been vacationing in sunny Oxford, MS, for Labor Day and away from the laptop, but there’s been lots to talk about over the last few days. First, my ten-cent analysis … Continue reading

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Pickin on Thursdays

Quote of the Day     “For most men (till by losing rendered sager), Will back their opinions with a wager.”     George Gordon, Lord Byron, from “Beppo” Before you act on any of the information contained in today’s post, be … Continue reading

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The Approaching Storm

Quote of the Day     “Squalls out on the gulfstream, Big storm’s coming soon”     –Jimmy Buffett, “Trying to Reason with the Hurricane Season” Well, we knew it would happen, and sooner rather than later.  A big storm is … Continue reading

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9 Year Old Pitcher Banned–A Conversation and 10 Cent Analysis

Quote of the Day      Morris Buttermaker–Come on guys, remember what I told you.  There’s no “I” in “Team.” Matthew Hooper–Yeah, but there’s an “M” and an “E”. Tanner Boyle–“There should be an “F” and a “U”.       –a … Continue reading

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Follow My Anguish

I just wanted to leave a reminder for you readers to check in on the “My Life as a Bulldog” page a bit more often.  Now that football season is here I’ll be updating it regularly.  I’m separating posts by … Continue reading

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An Old Story TB Hopes is as Funny in Print as it is Live

Quote of the Day      “You got to listen to me!”     TB, circa April, 2000 I was asked some time ago to tell some old stories on this blog and someone else specifically mentioned Key West since TB had … Continue reading

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TB’s Inaugural Ten Cent Analysis

Quote of the Day     “Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.”      –Colin Powell TB has the idea that I can … Continue reading

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Presidential Runnin Mates

Quote of the Day     “The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president.  All he has to do is get up every morning and say, “How is the president?”      —Will Rogers TB posts from … Continue reading

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