Tag Archives: Mississippi

The Oil Spill

Posted on April 30, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.” –John D. Rockefeller TB knows some of y’all have been waiting for this. Yes, I’m outraged. And now is where I launch into my anti-oil industry, … Continue reading →

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Clyde

Posted on April 15, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Do not cease to drink beer, to eat, to intoxicate thyself, to make love, to celebrate the good days.” Egyptian Proverb For some reason today TB got to thinkin’ back to my law school days, specifically … 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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The Day the 240Z Died (and almost took TB with it)

Posted on October 14, 2009 by travellinbaen

We decided during the first few minutes of “Cheers”, I imagine, that it was a good night to go to Mack’s Supper Club. It was not a particularly difficult decision, nor hotly debated, just one of those where somebody might’ve … Continue reading →

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F.O.M.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by travellinbaen

Oh, ye spinsters of fate, I beseech you, make the thread of the SI cover jinx long and strong in 2009. Congrats to the Rebels and their fans here in the TB universe. Now I need to go puke. I … Continue reading →

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Mississippi’s Contribution

Posted on July 30, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quotes of the Day: “Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” “To the man who loves art for its own sake, it is frequently in its least important and lowliest manifestations that the keenest pleasure is … Continue reading →

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Football in Julypalooza (sponsored by Q and Z)

Posted on July 17, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “In the East, college football is a cultural exercise. On the West Coast, it is a tourist attraction. In the Midwest it is cannibalism. But in the South it is religion. And Saturday is the holy … Continue reading →

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The First Annual Q and Z July Football Extravaganza Post

Posted on July 8, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quotes of the Day: “uggggggghhhhhh”     —Quail “Blank Stare” –Zeek –board/bored comments from sports fans and longtime friends of the blog on July 1, 2009 Did anybody besides TB find last week’s poll results interesting? Discounting the anomaly that … 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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