Tag Archives: History

Modern Man

Posted on May 17, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Can you help me occupy my brain?”     –Black Sabbath, Paranoid, released October, 1970 Contemplating the at once ascendant and yet deteriorating state of the world we live in and TB’s ten-twenty on the celestial spectrum … Continue reading →

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Rodney, Mississippi’s Ghost Town

Posted on October 27, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The past is not dead. In fact, it’s not even past.” William Faulkner It’s probably been fifteen years or more since TB first read about the Mississippi ghost town, Rodney. I even tried to go find … Continue reading →

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Teddy Roosevelt Revisited

Posted on May 25, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” Teddy Roosevelt TB mentioned here a while back that I was reading “The Imperial Cruise” by James … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Time Machine

Posted on May 13, 2010 by travellinbaen

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 Cinco de Mayo Tribute to France

Posted on May 5, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “History is a set of lies agreed upon.” Napoleon Bonaparte TB has diligently research-i-pedia’d the history of Cinco de Mayo today in order to enlighten and entertain myself and hopefully those of you travellin’ through the … Continue reading →

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Always Looking For Answers

Posted on April 26, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Voice comes to you through a spell, a trance. The best voices are not you…they’re a little away from you.” –Barry Hannah TB doesn’t know why. And that’s the problem I suppose. So I keep looking. … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on January 26, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The past is never dead. It is not even past.” –William Faulkner And I had one final antique to include but for some reason the WordPress software is blocking it. But you know how a lot … Continue reading →

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The Free State of Jones

Posted on November 4, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, … Continue reading →

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Mississippi in Africa

Posted on May 28, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.”     –Liberian proverb TB finally got around to reading my friend-in-law Alan Huffman’s book Mississippi in Africa, and I’m glad I did. The title … Continue reading →

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Radicalbaen’s Ides Of March Salute to Brutus and His Progeny

Posted on March 12, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March.”     –Brutus, to Julius Caesar, in Julius Caesar by Shakespeare As everyone knows, Brutus answered Caesar’s last words in the affirmative as he dealt the final and … Continue reading →

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