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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.

Great Olympic Memories

Posted on August 4, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Spanning the globe, to bring you the constant variety of sport…the thrill of victory….and the agony of defeat.”        Jim McKay, introducing Wide World of Sports The Beijing Summer Olympics are set to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Build a Cabinet

Posted on August 1, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men.  The other 999 follow women.”    –Groucho Marx The Democratic and Republican political conventions are coming up this month, and as I surf the web … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Life

Posted on July 31, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Price is what you pay.  Value is what you get.”     –Warren Buffett For three days last week and this, TB was involved in settlement negotiations over the death of a 93 year old lady … Continue reading →

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Goes to Show You Never Can Tell

Posted on July 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.”   –Julius Caesar Through the years there have often been times TB has found himself in a strange place doing something off … Continue reading →

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Things Learned From My Goofy Friends

Posted on July 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day    “Tell me what company thou keepest and I’ll tell thee what thou art.”    –Miguel de Cervantes A lot of folks tuned in to read about Coach Six and some of the important things I learned from … Continue reading →

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Remembering Six

Posted on July 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can never repay you.”     –John Wooden Running through my usual websites today, I read with great interest on the Mississippi Press … Continue reading →

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A Political Conversation

Posted on July 26, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.”       –Will Rogers As closely as I can recount it, here is a lunch time conversation I was involved in this week.  Enjoy. Person1–What was … Continue reading →

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Expatriatism

Posted on July 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:   Captain Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?   Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.   Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.   Rick: I was misinformed.  I’ve always … Continue reading →

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Great Advances of Mankind Since 1970 (the lesser list)

Posted on July 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “Whatever one man is capable of conceiving, other men will be able to achieve.”      –Jules Verne TB was inspired today to add another entry to the acclaimed “lesser list” series.  I was standing in … Continue reading →

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New Link–Gerry Spence

Posted on July 22, 2008 by travellinbaen

I just found out Gerry Spence started a blog.  I linked it to your right because I need more links to make my site cooler.  Also because I’m intrigued by the opportunity to look inside the mind of greatness.

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