Tag Archives: Blank Stares

Team Jon vs Team Colbert

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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Revelations

Quote of the Day: “Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. “In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases. Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and … Continue reading

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Who Is the Craziest

Quote of the Day: “Where’s the church? Who took the steeple? Religion’s in the hands of some crazy-ass people.” –Jimmy Buffett Religion is dominating the news these days to an extent I have never seen. One in four Americans believes … Continue reading

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TB’s Love/Hate Relationship With the Rules

Quote of the Day: “Hell, there are no rules here–we’re trying to accomplish something.” –Thomas Edison TB found myself this rainy summer morn in a humorless large meeting room staring blankly at the surrounding Junior Leaguers, distracted professionals and a … Continue reading

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The Rejected Beer Names List

Quote of the Day: “What care I how time advances? I am drinking ale today.” –Edgar Allan Poe, Lines on Ale TB, along with TDW and the Woodsman spent this Saturday afternoon past at the first annual “Top of the … Continue reading

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You’re Damn Right, I’m Pissed

Quote of the Day: “Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at closing of  day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”     —Dylan Thomas About six weeks ago TB woke … Continue reading

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TBU Swag

Quote of the Day: “He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher….or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.” –Douglas Adams If by happenstance, or otherwise you should come into possession of a limited edition, heirloom quality Travellinbaen … Continue reading

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A Day in the Time Machine

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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A Bad Night

Quote of the Day: “Most loathsome events become humorous tales with the passage of time.” –Jimmy Buffett, from “Tales From Margaritaville” From the archives…. Six foot two, one hundred and twenty pounds, a permanent sneer, pale skinned, hair hanging down … Continue reading

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TB, The Little Scamp and “The Greatest Medical System in the World” *TM

Quote of the Day: “A stitch in times saves nine.” –American proverb A week ago Saturday the Little Scamp took a big spill. She split the skin open on her brow bone above her left eye. Her grandmothers were keeping … Continue reading

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