Tag Archives: Humor

Can’t. Focus. (But Thursday Pickin Starts in One Week!)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Umpires would be natural Republicans–dead to human feelings.” –George Will, from Men at Work (1990) TB stopped yesterday at the gas station to satisfy a craving for Hostess cupcakes. Nothing else would do. After I wolfishly … Continue reading →

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Birth. School. Work. Work. Work. Death

Posted on August 26, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Labor is prior to, and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the … 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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TB’s Society Page

Posted on August 17, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am who I am, I am what I am, I do what I do and I ain’t never gonna do it any different. I don’t care who likes it and who don’t.” –Buck Owens Let … Continue reading →

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You Make The Call!

Posted on August 12, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Most loathsome events become humorous tales with the passage of time.” –Jimmy Buffett, from Tales From Margaritaville It has only taken ten days. Now, finally, TB can laugh about it. After much therapy. And the arrival … Continue reading →

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TB Salutes John Hughes

Posted on August 11, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when the got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on.” –John Hughes If you were … Continue reading →

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A Cable Company Customer Service Conversation

Posted on August 7, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation.”     —Howard Scott, 20th century scientist/engineer Maybe the government can’t do anything right, I don’t know. What I … Continue reading →

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If Political Consultants Became Marriage Counselors

Posted on August 4, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one–I can’t speak for you, but I’m on the verge of moral collapse at any time. It can happen by the end of the show.”   … Continue reading →

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A Gallows Humor Tribute

Posted on August 3, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow.” –Mark Twain TB finds it easy to keep a positive attitude, an essential personal attribute, maybe the most essential. That is, I find it easy … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Ago….

Posted on July 21, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Laugh it up, Fuzzball.” –Han Solo TB loves Star Wars. I like all six movies, I like the books and I like the cartoons. I draw the line at action figures, but that’s neither here nor … Continue reading →

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