Category Archives: Life

Halloween XXXVIII

Posted on November 1, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day (a few minutes after the day is over) “Candy, Candy, Candy I can’t let you go; all my life you’ve been haunting me, I loved you so.”     –Iggy Pop, Candy People love Halloween. TB … Continue reading →

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If I Had a Million Dollars

Posted on October 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “If I had a million dollars, I’d buy you a green dress; but not a real green dress, that’s cruel.”     Barenaked Ladies TB thought it would be a good idea to lighten the … Continue reading →

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A Hotel Conversation

Posted on October 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

For your Friday entertainment, a true conversation follows. This may only be amusing to road warriors. TB–(calling front desk) Hi, my wife is in a meeting here today and I wanted to see about getting a late checkout. Hotel Operator–Good … 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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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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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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TB Goes to Callaway Gardens

Posted on September 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”     –Claude Monet I never heard of Callaway Gardens until about a week ago, though I’ve quickly learned that a lot of people are quite familiar … Continue reading →

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The End of Cool?

Posted on September 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Never revisit the past, that’s dangerous. You know, move on.”     Robert Redford I guess Bogey was the first cool guy from a mass appeal standpoint. And there was John Wayne, the original … Continue reading →

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What We Like

Posted on September 24, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Enjoying living was learning to get your money’s worth and knowing when you had it.”     –Jake Barnes in “The Sun Also Rises”, Ernest Hemingway I’ve been thinking about doing this for awhile, and … Continue reading →

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Things Every Father Should Know (the lesser list)

Posted on September 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath.”     Ephesians 6:4 TB was reminded yesterday by one of you loyal readers that a “lesser list” has not been posted in some time. I was … Continue reading →

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