Tag Archives: Life

The Good Ol’ Days vs The Here and Now

Posted on January 22, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” –Mark Twain Ever since Man’s eviction from Paradise, he’s been looking over his shoulder and pining for … Continue reading →

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A Bad Day

Posted on January 5, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “why me?” Then a voice answers, “nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.” Charlie Brown Last week TB had a bad day. First I dunked … Continue reading →

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The New Year’s Eve Girl

Posted on December 31, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: And I shall find some girl perhaps, And a better one than you, With eyes as wise, but kindlier, With lips as soft, but true. And I daresay she will do. “The Chilterns”–Rupert Brooke They’d been … Continue reading →

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The Old Neighborhood

Posted on December 15, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Anybody who has to step on the grass before we get to the bridge is a sissy.” –Smily, as we walked barefoot down the black asphalt of Woodhaven Street on countless summer days between 1978-1984 Not … Continue reading →

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The Proud Father

Posted on December 7, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Flowers….are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson The Father unbuckled his little girl and lifted her from her car seat, stealing a kiss as … Continue reading →

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Greatness In The Mist

Posted on November 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: Then move the trees, the copses nod, Wings flutter, voices hover clear: “O just and faithful knight of God! Ride on! the prize is near.” So pass I hostel, hall, and grange; By bridge and ford, … Continue reading →

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The Unvarnished Truth About How I (not TB) Got Famous One Time

Posted on October 22, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” –Napoleon Bonaparte From the age of 6 up through 16, this guy ….. ….was a pretty dang good baseball player. After that, well, lets just say I needed my … Continue reading →

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What Is There To Be Ashamed Of?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. –Jack Kerouac It came to my attention today that another decade is almost come and gone. It has been an … Continue reading →

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A Few Things to Chew On

Posted on October 16, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” –Jack Handy As I drove home from the office yesterday evening … 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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