Category Archives: Life

Mid-Life

Posted on September 9, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.”     Daniel Defoe By all rights I should be having a mid-life crisis.  After all, I’m thirty-eight.  But alas, circumstances are such that I’m … Continue reading →

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The Approaching Storm

Posted on August 27, 2008 by travellinbaen

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

Posted on August 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

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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Presidential Runnin Mates

Posted on August 23, 2008 by travellinbaen

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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A Customer Service Conversation

Posted on August 18, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “If you’re looking at it right there on your computer why can’t you just send me my check?”     Unknown Old Guy from earlier today TB continues his series of recorded conversations today with an … Continue reading →

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On Perfection

Posted on August 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”        –William Shakespeare  from King Lear Folly Beach, South Carolina, is an imperfect beach town.  The sand has a little to high a percentage … Continue reading →

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Travellin with TB

Posted on August 10, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day      “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”     –St. Augustine TB finds himself this peaceful Sunday morning in Folly Beach, South Carolina watching the birds and the … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on August 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.”       –Groucho Marx TB dreads the inevitable.  As a kid, my times of greatest stress were sitting in a classroom on poetry recital … Continue reading →

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A Great Bar

Posted on August 5, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one’s present or future thirst, the excellence of the wine, or any other reason.”     Latin Proverb … 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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