Arkansawyer

December 4, 2008

Melton Eugene Adams, February 6, 1920–December 4, 2008

Filed under: Arkansas, Church, In Memoriam, Music, Parenting — John A Arkansawyer @ 9:12 am

From this day on I own my father’s gun.

Stay all night, stay a little longer

Dance all night, dance a little longer

Take off your coat, throw it in the corner

Don’t see why you can’t stay a little longer

–”Stay All Night”, Bob Wills/Tommy Duncan

December 3, 2008

For extra credit, write a short paragraph in praise of our sponsor

Filed under: Arkansas, Education — John A Arkansawyer @ 7:57 pm

The Little Rock School District is looking at a ten million dollar budget shortfall, and that’s bad bad bad. How are wealthier districts making ends meet? Here’s one way:

“Tough times call for tough actions,” he says. So he started selling ads on his test papers: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, $30 for a semester final.

via Laura Gekeler

December 1, 2008

Should I quit writing? Should I be good?

Filed under: Uncategorized — John A Arkansawyer @ 11:36 pm

Much praise to those who spot the poem whose first line I shamelessly distorted into this title line.

I’ve had the worst time trying to blog lately. Anyone with an encouraging word might chime in right about now. Discouraging words would be acceptable, too, as a reality check.

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