Arkansawyer

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

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

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.