Tag Archives: Road Trip

Chicago Diary

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Quote of the Day: “Now one and one is two, two and two is four I’m heavy loaded baby, I’m booked, I gotta go Cryin’ baby, honey don’t you want to go? Back to the land of California1, to my … Continue reading →

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TB Goes to Southern Illinois….Really

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

Quote of the Day: ” Live as one of them, Kal-El, to discover where your strength and your power are needed. Always hold in your heart the pride of your special heritage. They can be a great people, Kal-El, if they … Continue reading →

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A Big Decision

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

Quote of the Day: “The secret of genius is to carry the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.” –Aldous Huxley Have you heard the news yet? TB turns 40 this year. Surprisingly, I’m not the only … Continue reading →

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Loose Ends

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

Quote of the Day: “It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.” –Zelda Fitzgerald End Zones Five times Saturday the Mississippi State Bulldogs scored touchdowns against Ole Miss (along with a couple of field goals) in route to … Continue reading →

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An Old School Road Trip

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

Quote of the Day:     “A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”     –Lao Tzu It is really amazing all the good a road trip can do. TB and the gang took … Continue reading →

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Hillbilly Skiin’ in North Carolina

Posted on January 8, 2009 by

Quote of the Day     “Is that banjo music I hear?”     –ubiquitous Appalachian T-shirt slogan Our mantra for weeks was “this is NOT a ski trip.” It was a trip to a mutually accessible area to spend the holidays with family. … Continue reading →

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The Natchez Trace

Posted on October 12, 2008 by

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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TB Goes to Callaway Gardens

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

Quote of the Day     “I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”     –Claude Monet I never heard of Callaway Gardens until about a week ago, though I’ve quickly learned that a lot of people are quite familiar … Continue reading →

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Road trippin through Arkansas

Posted on June 12, 2008 by

I had to go out of town for a few days and drove through the southern Mississippi Delta and eastern Arkansas in route to Little Rock.  Little Rock seems like a really cool town–definitely nicer than any city in Mississippi. … Continue reading →

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