Author Archives: Roger

Greetings — Part Two

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Roger

Just for fun, I took yesterday’s post and had Google Translator translate it from English to Vietnamese to French to Arabic to Norwegian to Hindi to English. Here it is: Increased ever hear is not it? I agree that when … Continue reading →

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Greetings

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Roger

You’ve heard of one-upmanship, right? I just realized that I practice one-downmanship when I greet strangers. (I don’t think I do this with people I know — if I do, you can let me know.) I rarely initiate a greeting. … Continue reading →

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River Rail Electric Streetcar — Little Rock, Arkansas

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Roger

At the start of the day, the pleasant woman at the Clinton Museum Store recommended that we take the trolley all the way down to the Old State House Museum. We decided to walk, which turned out fine because we … Continue reading →

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Historic Arkansas Museum — Little Rock, Arkansas

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Roger

I visited this place with my parents when I was about 12 and again with my wife and mother-in-law when I was 24 or so. It was time to visit again. Since my last visit, they’ve constructed a huge modern … Continue reading →

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The Little Rock

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Roger

I learned something recently. There is a little rock after which the city of Little Rock was named. (Well, actually, it was named by the French, so it was called La Petite Roche.) It was the first rock outcropping along … Continue reading →

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