Tag Archives: Philosobaen

Champion Dies, Quest Begins?

Posted on March 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Facts are the enemy of truth.” Cervantes, Don Quixote TB’s first law professor, Bill Champion died a few days ago. I had him for first year Property at Ole Miss, like a lot of other future … Continue reading →

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Off to Ski the Blizzard

Posted on February 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything.” John Wooden Making final preparations for my trip to Lake Tahoe, TB had a moment for contemplation. And you know what that means…..no eye-rolling please…. In … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on February 10, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I am a part of all that I have met.” –Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses My high school French teacher, Alice Hammond, retired this week after a twenty-eight year career. She alerted many of us via her Facebook … Continue reading →

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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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Holier Than TB

Posted on January 11, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” –Buddha “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, … Continue reading →

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Dan Brown Does It Again

Posted on December 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “It is imagination that encircles planet Earth. Mere knowledge is limited.” –Albert Einstein TB loves Dan Brown’s books because they blow my mind. I’m a little past halfway through his latest, The Lost Symbol. Like his … 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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Don’t Believe Anything in this Essay (but its all true)

Posted on October 19, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I have learned the art of the pitch.” –Sidd Finch A few days ago I opened AOL and saw the news that caused a lump in my throat. A tear began to form in my eye. … Continue reading →

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Woke Last Night to the Sound of Thunder

Posted on July 29, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the … Continue reading →

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The Anticipator

Posted on July 23, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.” –Seneca TB woke up this morning to a reminder that I was in charge of swim lessons tonight. Swim lessons are always … Continue reading →

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