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As a little boy, I was always a bit ambivalent about Christmas. I loved it, just like any kid, but, since I was born on Christmas eve, I came to blame the holiday for my never -- not once in my childhood -- having a birthday party. Instead of a real birthday cake, someone would stick a candle on a fruitcake and say "happy birthday."
As a little boy, I was always a bit ambivalent about Christmas. I loved it, just like any kid, but, since I was born on Christmas eve, I came to blame the holiday for my never--not once in my childhood--having a birthday party. Instead of a real birthday cake, someone would stick a candle on a fruitcake and say "happy birthday."
A rich French Creole named Louis Bringier of New Orleans visited Arkansas in 1810-1812 and took notes. Later he published a long description of his tour, providing a primitive sort of geological survey of much of what would become Arkansas Territory in seven years.
A rich French Creole named Louis Bringier of New Orleans visited Arkansas in 1810-1812 and took notes. Later he published a long description of his tour, providing a primitive sort of geological survey of much of what would become Arkansas Territory in seven years.
Humor is important in Arkansas history, in part because it had a lot to do with the state's backward reputation. The boundaries which separate comedy and tragedy are mighty thin.