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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.

Born to Run

Posted on October 12, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “”There’s something so universal about that sensation, the way running unites our two most primal impulses: fear and pleasure. We run when we’re scared, we run when we’re ecstatic, we run away from our problems and … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin’ Season III, Week 6

Posted on October 7, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Week: “there is no cryin’ in Thursday Pickin.”     —Jessie Lou McFaul Time is short today, so I’ll make the preamble brief. I can hear the hearts breaking all throughout the interwebs. It’s even-steven week. TB … Continue reading →

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The Only Thing We Have to Fear

Posted on October 5, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts…perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”     John Steinbeck TB read this article yesterday and I found it enlightening. It caught my eye because it referenced Stephen Colbert’s Rally to … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin’ Season III Week 5

Posted on September 30, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Week: “That was about a piss poor performance on my part last week.” –Coach TeaJay It was the first football weekend of autumn last week and boy did the TBU celebrate the occasion with a big fall. … Continue reading →

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TB’s TP Write-In Campaign

Posted on September 29, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I dabbled in witchcraft. I never joined a coven.” –Christine O’Donnell (TP) Behold Christine O’Donnell. The best thing that ever happened to Ron Paul and Sharon Angle. The Palinest of them all. A mirror of America. … Continue reading →

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TB, Hat Fashion, and Middle Age Angst

Posted on September 27, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “…excuse yourself from obsessing on the state of the economy, the meaning of life and the clash between science and religion…” TB’s Leo Free Will Astrology excerpt The local rag here in Jackson, MS, runs a feature … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin’ Season III, Week 4

Posted on September 23, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am getting more addicted by the week!” –Tiny D The last two weeks have been tough on TB, the fan. It looks like, once again, next year is not here quite yet for my beloved … Continue reading →

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The Recession is Dead! (Long Live the Depression)

Posted on September 22, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.” –W.C. Fields It was all over the tube, the interwebs and of course the great postmodern bulletin board that is Facebook, the recession is over. … Continue reading →

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Team Jon vs Team Colbert

Posted on September 17, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Never forget–Reason is just one letter away from treason.” –Stephen Colbert Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert both made their hugely anticipated announcements last night of planned rallies which will be held in Washington D.C. on October … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin’ Season III, Week 3

Posted on September 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Week: “This is great!”     —Flyin’ J TB warned you degenerate gamblers who follow the site that past results are not indicators of future performance. The TBU is off to a staggeringly mediocre start, though we … Continue reading →

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