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Philosobaen (a list to live by)

Quote of the Day: “All generalizations are false, including this one.” –Mark Twain TB’s been using the philosobaen tag since the blog started, and lately its occurred to me the credo of philosobaenism ought to be recorded. I imagine this … Continue reading

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Another Customer Service Conversation (GTHAT&T edition)

Quote of the Day:     “Discontent is the first necessity of progress.”     —Thomas Edison Before TB shares a laugh with you inspired by the absurdity of a customer service call involving a ten-year customer of a certain … Continue reading

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Quo Vadis Travellinbaen?

Quote of the Day:     “For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.”     –Ernest Hemingway When I say that literally … Continue reading

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Memories of Summer Nights

Quote of the Day:     “Hold on a minute. Don’t get out. I’ve got a feelin its about to come on.”     –Larry to TB, having a psychic moment circa 1986 correctly anticipating his favorite “Fort” song being … Continue reading

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REBRANDING! It’s the Latest Party Craze

Quote of the Day:     “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”     –George Orwell The Michael Steele helmed GOP is a blank stare creating machine. Politico reported yesterday (May 13, 2009) … Continue reading

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The Quiet Coup

Quote of the Day:      “Behind the ostensible government lies an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.”     –Teddy Roosevelt If you are interested in the state of our economy and how we … Continue reading

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The Collective Memory of the ARB’s

No post tonight other than this. I’ve been on a politics bender lately and need to get some inspiration on a different track. I promised a forum for this a few days back, and here it is. Without crossing “the … Continue reading

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Travellinbaen’s Political Consulting Service, Bipartisan Edition

Quote of the Day:     “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”     –Mark Twain TB’s been thinking about the state of politics in America lately, and trying to set aside my ingrained bias against the Republican … Continue reading

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TB, REK, Double Decker and the Limelight

TB, as has been said before, ain’t no music critic. But I do like Robert Earl Keen and it just so happened he was playing a show at The Lyric in Oxford Friday night, so I went to watch it. … Continue reading

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And The Crowd Goes Wild!

Quote of the Day:     “How about that?!”     –the great Mel Allen TB’s been up in Oxford all weekend. I went to see Robert Earl Keen play Friday night and then spent all day Saturday at the Double Decker … Continue reading

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