Category Archives: Mississippi

The Worst Egg Bowl Ever

Posted on November 24, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Waitus  tilia nextus anno domini caninus.” –official motto of The Mississippi State University (Sighhhhh…..) So many choices……. 1983, the wind blown kick. 1981 when the zebras stole one from us on a bogus pass interference in … Continue reading →

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Bears and Eagles and Elephants, oh my

Posted on October 14, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: Gordie: Alright, alright, Mickey’s a mouse, Donald’s a duck, Pluto’s a dog. What’s Goofy? Vern: If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? That’s easy-Pez. Cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it. … Continue reading →

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Alchemy Or Miracle? Why Isn’t This Bigger News?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Do you believe in miracles?” –sportscaster Al Michaels An article in the Clarion Ledger newspaper on August 27, 2010, got TB’s attention and I can’t quite figure out why it hasn’t gotten press on a national … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Time Machine

Posted on May 13, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: ”Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.” I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have.” –President Harry … Continue reading →

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Clyde

Posted on April 15, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, to celebrate the good days.” Egyptian Proverb For some reason today TB got to thinkin’ back to my law school days, specifically … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on January 26, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The past is never dead. It is not even past.” –William Faulkner And I had one final antique to include but for some reason the WordPress software is blocking it. But you know how a lot … Continue reading →

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The Old Neighborhood

Posted on December 15, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Anybody who has to step on the grass before we get to the bridge is a sissy.” –Smily, as we walked barefoot down the black asphalt of Woodhaven Street on countless summer days between 1978-1984 Not … Continue reading →

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The Free State of Jones

Posted on November 4, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, … Continue reading →

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The Day the 240Z Died (and almost took TB with it)

Posted on October 14, 2009 by travellinbaen

We decided during the first few minutes of “Cheers”, I imagine, that it was a good night to go to Mack’s Supper Club. It was not a particularly difficult decision, nor hotly debated, just one of those where somebody might’ve … Continue reading →

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F.O.M.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by travellinbaen

Oh, ye spinsters of fate, I beseech you, make the thread of the SI cover jinx long and strong in 2009. Congrats to the Rebels and their fans here in the TB universe. Now I need to go puke. I … Continue reading →

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