A Monday in Arkansas

Maddie, Victor and I left the hotel and headed to the Clinton Library on this Veterans' Day 2007. We found the volunteer staff to be outrageously friendly and talkative, to the point of Maddie and Vic possibly missing their flight as they could not get away... Seriously though, I was impressed by the building and contents. Highlights for me included being able to pull out an archival binder containing Bill's daily schedule (every day began with "Jog - TBA", so I've added that to my own schedule), the secret service sunglasses, and the reproduction of the 3.6 billion year old moon rock in the reproduction Oval Office.

Also impressive were the vacuum cleaner marks on the reproduction Oval Office rug which you may be able to see in this photo. Remember that it is in someone's job description to create these vacuum patterns.... hmmm.








Once back in the car, I decided to call a spa in Hot Springs, AR to see if I could schedule a mineral bath and swedish massage. Things seemed pretty slow in town (though not as slow as a Sunday in Arkansas) and I thoroughly enjoyed my 1pm appointment.

I was on the road at 3pm and made it to Austin by 10:15pm. On the way I saw a monster cockroach in a restroom and it kinda freaked me out a little. It is my understanding that they grow them big in Texas. And don' t mess with Texas.