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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.

The Pelican Club

Posted on July 8, 2008 by travellinbaen

Obvious Choice Quote of the Day     “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”   — Groucho I’ve never been a member of a club.  Well, I was a member of the … Continue reading →

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TB’s Book Ideas

Posted on July 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write.  Let them think you were born that way.”         —   Ernest Hemingway I’ve written about a few of the … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen Goes to Oxford

Posted on July 6, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.”    — William Faulkner Travellinbaen spent the 4th of July holiday weekend and a few other days recently in … Continue reading →

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4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “And don’t forget what we’re celebrating….that a bunch of rich white guys didn’t want to pay their taxes.”     — approximate quote actually.  I’m too tired to look up the actual, but a … Continue reading →

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Hope Summers Eternal

Posted on July 3, 2008 by travellinbaen

Note–all Mississippi State related posts are also added as an update to the “My Life as a Bulldog” Page Quote of the Day:      “This is the last time I waste a nickel to drive up here and watch … Continue reading →

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Bubble Gum

Posted on July 1, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:    “Chew a little Juicy Fruit.  Its good for the soul.”   — Jimmy Buffett You know, I put a lot of effort in to making this blog a nice little escape from your daily grind. … Continue reading →

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Read This Article Then My Next Post

Posted on June 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Court is ignoring juries: Victims losing 100 percent of appeals? Is the Mississippi Supreme Court a ‘rubber stamp’ for powerful corporate entities? ALEX A. ALSTON JR. • SPECIAL TO THE CLARION-LEDGER • JUNE 29, 2008 Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice … Continue reading →

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Open Secrets Lawyers Keep

Posted on June 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

NOTE–the link is outdated, but the whole article is posted previous to this one. Quote of the Day:     “Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.”    — Edmund Burke Every voter in Mississippi should read this article.  Then … Continue reading →

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Music Buffet

Posted on June 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:         “Is it ignorance or apathy?  Hey, I don’t know and I don’t care.”   —  Jimmy Buffett Travellinbaen found himself at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi a few days ago, and for … Continue reading →

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100 Things/A Tribute to Carlin

Posted on June 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:                   “Actually this is just a place for my stuff, ya know? That’s all, a little place for my stuff. That’s all I want, that’s all you need in life, … Continue reading →

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