Tag Archives: Blank Stares

Inauguration Day

Posted on January 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.”     –former President George W. Bush (blank stare) Barack Obama was sworn in as President of … Continue reading →

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A Hillbilly Ski Trip Conversation

Posted on January 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

TB was in (on?) Beech Mountain over New Year’s, as you already know if you follow the blog. As always, I was on the lookout for a conversation worth recapturing in print. On our last evening, FlyinJ and I ordered … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Skiin’ in North Carolina

Posted on January 8, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Is that banjo music I hear?”     –ubiquitous Appalachian T-shirt slogan Our mantra for weeks was “this is NOT a ski trip.” It was a trip to a mutually accessible area to spend the holidays with family. … Continue reading →

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What y’all doin for New Year’s?

Posted on December 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Have you asked or been asked yet? “What are y’all doin for New Year’s?” It is no simple, innocent question; to the contrary it is a query fraught with uncertainty, tinged with suspicion, steeped in desperation. Continue reading →

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Bradford Gets the Heisman, TB Reacts

Posted on December 14, 2008 by travellinbaen

Ok, no blog newbies are gonna get any of this, so please click on some of the other posts to get a sense of the TB site. For most of the rest of you, these are my thoughts on that … Continue reading →

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A Father-Daughter Conversation

Posted on December 8, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears: they cannot utter the one, nor will they utter the other.”     –Sir Francis Bacon I submit for your entertainment today, a … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin (the end of the beginning edition)

Posted on December 4, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”     –Winston Churchill I hope everyone has enjoyed Thursday Pickin … Continue reading →

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Thursday Pickin XI

Posted on November 6, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Black people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; White people, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; Puerto Ricans, do the Humpty Hump, do the Humpty Hump; Samoans do the Humpty Hump, do … Continue reading →

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The Right Place at the Wrong Time Club

Posted on October 21, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I been in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time; I’d have said the right thing, but I must have used the wrong line.”     –Dr. John As promised, here’s TB’s … 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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