Tag Archives: Philosobaen

Mid-Life

Posted on September 9, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.”     Daniel Defoe By all rights I should be having a mid-life crisis.  After all, I’m thirty-eight.  But alas, circumstances are such that I’m … Continue reading →

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On Perfection

Posted on August 12, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”        –William Shakespeare  from King Lear Folly Beach, South Carolina, is an imperfect beach town.  The sand has a little to high a percentage … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on August 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.”       –Groucho Marx TB dreads the inevitable.  As a kid, my times of greatest stress were sitting in a classroom on poetry recital … Continue reading →

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Guantanamo Terror

Posted on August 6, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “We can only trust that the next subjects … will include cooks, tailors, and cobblers without whose support terrorist leaders would be left unfed, unclothed, and unshod, and therefore rendered incapable of planning or executing … Continue reading →

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A Great Bar

Posted on August 5, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one’s present or future thirst, the excellence of the wine, or any other reason.”     Latin Proverb … Continue reading →

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Goes to Show You Never Can Tell

Posted on July 30, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected.”   –Julius Caesar Through the years there have often been times TB has found himself in a strange place doing something off … Continue reading →

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Remembering Six

Posted on July 28, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day     “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who can never repay you.”     –John Wooden Running through my usual websites today, I read with great interest on the Mississippi Press … Continue reading →

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Expatriatism

Posted on July 25, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:   Captain Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?   Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.   Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.   Rick: I was misinformed.  I’ve always … Continue reading →

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