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Tag Archives: Family
Missing in the Bermuda Triangle
Quote of the Day: “He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher… or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.” –Douglas Adams On TB’s tombstone they will etch, “Here lies TB. Raconteur. Gadabout. Free thinker. Ne’er-do-well. … Continue reading
Posted in Blank Stares, Humor, Life, Travel
Tagged Bermuda Triangle, Family, funny, Humor, idiot, Life, little scamp, Travel
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A Playlist For the Scamp
Quote of the Day: “[Music] takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson During this extended period of … Continue reading
Jack Cristil, Voice of the Bulldogs
Quote of the Day: “Wrap it in Maroon and White.” —Jack Cristil, signing off on a Bulldog victory TB was five years old, maybe four, the first time I remember hearing Jack Cristil on the radio. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Sports
Tagged Bulldogs, Family, jack cristil, Life, Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Radio, Southeastern Conference
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Princesses and Fairies and Tea Parties, and Scooters Too
Quote of the Day: “I like to be a free spirit. Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.” —Princess Diana TB came across this article today about the subliminal messages being delivered to little girls … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged childhood, children, Disney Princess, Family, Life, little scamp, Peggy Orenstein, Tinker Bell
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She Talks to Angels?
Quote of the Day: “She talks to angels. Says they call her out by her name.” –Black Crowes It’s Thursday and time for the Thursday Pickin’ Playoff results, but ol’ TB made the dang game so complicated its gonna take … Continue reading
Posted in Life, religion
Tagged angel, Anthony Grant, Billy Donovan, children, conversations, Family, Father, John Pelphrey, little scamp, religion, Twitter
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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
Posted in Life, Philosobaen
Tagged authoritarianism, Blank Stares, children, essay, Family, hyperbole, infield fly rule, Life, little scamp, mild humor, parents, rules, school
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The Kiss
Quote of the Day: “Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Life
Tagged daughter, Family, Father, funny, Humor, hyperbole, Life, little scamp, little things, mild humor
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Boogers (I never say that word)
Quote of the Day: “Boogers.” (laughter) “Boogers!” (more laughter) “Boogers!!! “(hysterical) –the Little Scamp It was a milestone moment at TB’s house last night. The Little Scamp, already showing signs of a strange and wonderful sense of humor … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Life
Tagged booger, children, Family, funny, Humor, little scamp, little things
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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
