Tag Archives: Philosobaen

Inauguration Day

Posted on January 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction.”     –former President George W. Bush (blank stare) Barack Obama was sworn in as President of … Continue reading →

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Cross Country, the Suck Stops Here

Posted on January 15, 2009 by travellinbaen

I miss Cross Country XM 12. Sirius Outlaw Country is ok, and I’m developing a taste for Elizabeth Cook’s morning show, but it just ain’t the same. There won’t be too much Thursday pickin for awhile, but I’m pretty much … Continue reading →

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What y’all doin for New Year’s?

Posted on December 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Have you asked or been asked yet? “What are y’all doin for New Year’s?” It is no simple, innocent question; to the contrary it is a query fraught with uncertainty, tinged with suspicion, steeped in desperation. Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen’s Wanderin Agaen

Posted on December 17, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering.”     –Stephen Wright TB Recommends: I was introduced to Stephen Wright’s humor in Coffee and Cigarettes a few years ago. TB recommends this movie highly. … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Season

Posted on December 2, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Ralphie as Adult: [chuckling] Ho, ho, but no matter. Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.   —A Christmas Story TB is an unabashed fan … Continue reading →

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Disconnected Thoughts from Highway 49

Posted on November 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “We’d like to thank Pascagoula for participating in this year’s State Tournament and wish Laurel well in the World Series.”     –P.A. announcer in the 5th inning of the 1983 Dixie Youth Baseball State Tournament … Continue reading →

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The Natchez Trace

Posted on October 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anybody driving faster than you is a maniac?”     —George Carlin Travellinbaen had occasion to cruise north from Ridgeland for about … Continue reading →

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Winning Debate Strategies

Posted on October 2, 2008 by travellinbaen

One of TB’s favorite books is The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis. Thanks to Greeg/Satan’s appearance last week, henceforth Screwtape on this page, and thanks to the inanity of the debate I was half-heartedly watching tonight, my mind travelled back … Continue reading →

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The End of Cool?

Posted on September 29, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Never revisit the past, that’s dangerous. You know, move on.”     Robert Redford I guess Bogey was the first cool guy from a mass appeal standpoint. And there was John Wayne, the original … Continue reading →

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On the Road

Posted on September 21, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “I had nothing to offer anyone except my own confusion.”      –Jack Kerouac Somebody who sticks the word “travellin” on his name, to say nothing of a person who sets out to be well … Continue reading →

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