Tag Archives: don’t pigeonhole me

TB’s a Rebel, Really

Posted on April 3, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I think of poets as outlaw visionaries in a way.” Jim Jarmusch, independent filmmaker (Coffee and Cigarettes and others) TB don’t wear no helmet. I am an outlaw bicycler. The other riders twitch their heads, do … Continue reading →

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Does America Still Love an Underdog?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If there’s one cultural quality we have, it’s that we always see ourselves as an underdog.” –Bill Gates When better to pose the question above? TB’s been thinking of a new feature, “Underdog of the Week.” … Continue reading →

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Economic Patriotism

Posted on August 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.” –Sam Walton TB remembers the commercials from years ago, … Continue reading →

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Skeletons in the Closet

Posted on August 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I like boring things.”     —Andy Warhol TB got a big kick out of this article yesterday about Andy Warhol and his accumulation of junk, the highlight of which is a signed nude poster of … Continue reading →

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Who Are You People Anyway?

Posted on July 1, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.” –Vice President Dan Quayle TB is loadin up the truck and gettin ready to head out for the long 4th of July … Continue reading →

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The Mad Man

Posted on June 10, 2009 by travellinbaen

ed. note–“The Mad Man” is a Hemingway-esque melodramedy with a twist of TB. The story incorporates 15 random words and phrases chosen by The Daily Wit and appearing in the post previous to this one as well as on TDW’s … Continue reading →

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TB Goes to Callaway Gardens

Posted on September 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”     –Claude Monet I never heard of Callaway Gardens until about a week ago, though I’ve quickly learned that a lot of people are quite familiar … Continue reading →

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The Pelican Club

Posted on July 8, 2008 by travellinbaen

Obvious Choice Quote of the Day     “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.”   — Groucho I’ve never been a member of a club.  Well, I was a member of the … Continue reading →

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