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The Clinton Presidential Library was free on the 4th of July. Having never been there, we took full advantage. We even talked to the Nixons!

These guys were awesome.

Willie Nelson rocked the rock. It took some squeezing to get close to the stage. Thankfully, my bodyguard, Andrew Aldridge, had my back. He came in real handy. Especially the time the guy told me I was going to meet God if I stood in front of him.

. . . I’ll be hanging out with this guy. Well, maybe not hanging out in the conventional sense of the phrase. But, we will be at the same place at the same time. RiverFest here we come!

Inspired by this frighteningly funny video (ht:Matt), I decided to go on a google maps “This is Your Life” tour.

From 1999 to 2004 I lived in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on the campus of Ouachita Baptist University. I met my wife there. I met my best friends in the whole world there. I lived with an African there. I saw the Gurdon Light there. I got a B.A. there.

Then, we moved to the Rock while I worked at Geyer Springs. We lived in what is commonly referred to as ‘The Hood’. It was awesome.

Next, we moved to Peru. Yeah, Google has it’s all seeing eye on Peru as well. That big tree area is the park that our apartment overlooked.

Here is a shot of the Promise House (from street view) where we’ve been the last year and a half, and where we’ll be for just 3 more weeks.

And, now, where we are going. Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is located just outside of Memphis in Cordova, TN.

So, I’m at the library right now. McMath Library if you’d like to come by and visit. It’s on Barrow Rd. Near the house with all the external decor.

I’m just chillaxin’.

That’s one of our girls behind me. She’s waiting on one of the computers to open up.

One thing I’ve noticed about this library is the quantity of books. It’s like this place is book-obsessed. I’m going to look into it. I’ll let you know if I get to the bottom of all this bookishness.

Taken from our 15 passenger van (through the front window) as we drove across the river bridge on I-30. Postprocessed (blue to yellow) on picnik.com. From the Serendipitous Symmetry set.

In conclusion to Arkansas’ biggest shindig, here are the highlights in Kerouacish stream-of-consciousness form.

little rock. people. vendors. food. funnel cake. patches the clown. stages. zz top. dogs. water. rain. lemonade. stroller. fountain. kids. face paint. gymnastics. watermelon ice-cream. laughter. riverbucks. chaka khan. johnny lang. kazoo. monster bumpin’. pictures. heat. steam. bridge. arkansas symphony orchestra. family. long-lost friends. crafts. drums. boats. river market. grilled corn on the cob. gyros. jack links. buttons. walking. corndogs. fried catfish. sunscreen. sunburn. fun. bathing suits. noise. microphone. dance. joy. FIREWORKS!

We’re in Cabot enjoying our weekend. We’ll head back to the PH tonite.

{Little Rock School of dance performing on the Yarnell’s stage}

{A frighteningly large-legged clown getting people to shoot basketballs at him.}

{At the craft tent.}

{Los of rhythm under the drum tent.}

{Facepaint!}

{River City Gymnastics at the Yarnell stage.}

{Albany Marine Corp Band Tubateer}

{The Fountain}