Tag Archives: Philosobaen

I Know Where I’m Going, I Think, But How in the Hell Exactly Did I Get Right Here?

Posted on July 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “You may ask yourself, “how did I get here?” –Talking Heads TB comes to you after the longest hiatus in TBU history from a small cabin somewhere in the hinterlands of Stone County, Mississippi. As I … Continue reading →

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Malady of Reverie

Posted on July 8, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “There are few of us who have not sometimes wakened before dawn, either after one of those dreamless nights that make us almost enamoured of death, or one of those nights of horror and misshapen joy, … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Memphis Saturday Nights

Posted on June 7, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I have a lot of opinions and I just want you to know you don’t have to agree with ’em and I ain’t even tryin’ to really change anybody’s mind it’s just that I have a … Continue reading →

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The Imperfect Game

Posted on June 3, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Baseball fits America well because it expresses our longing for the rule of law while licensing our resentment of law givers.” –A. Bartlett Giametti Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched one of the twenty-one greatest … Continue reading →

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TB’s Long Weekend

Posted on June 2, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.”      —Dwight Eisenhower First of all, sorry about the crummy picture … Continue reading →

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School’s Almost Out

Posted on May 11, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Why don’t you say something righteous, and hopeful, for a change?” –Oddball It’s a strange thing. TB hasn’t been in school for almost fifteen years. The Little Scamp won’t start for a few months more. It … 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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Deep Thoughts

Posted on April 14, 2010 by travellinbaen

It is an inviolable principle of Philosobaenism that rules are meant to be broken. I think “Dress Barn” is probably the worst name for a retail shop of all time. Yet they are ubiquitous. Honorable Mention to “Dry Creek Water … Continue reading →

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The Butler (Bulldogs) Didn’t Do It

Posted on April 6, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”     —Napoleon Bonaparte Southerners more than any other group of Americans know how to take pride in glorious, gallant defeat. We have … Continue reading →

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We Wuz Robbed

Posted on March 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I’ve been at this a long time, and one thing I’ve learned: At Mississippi State, you’re supposed to take it and be quiet. I had a hard time swallowing this pill because so much was at … Continue reading →

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