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# Arizona spends over half of its budget on education

The education elites behind the Proposition 204 initiative are trying to sell the story that Arizona does not spend enough money on education. This is a myth.

What they really mean is that they don’t like the elected officials given the authority to spend the taxpayers’ money. Their collective temper tantrum is aimed at the governor and state legislators charged with funding education in the context of the entire state budget.

Arizona spends over half of its total state budget on education. Along with other essentials such as public safety, education is a top spending priority.

The facts prove it. The state’s Auditor General reports that spending per pupil has gone up 39% over the last decade.

Even through two recessions over the last ten years, total education spending that includes local, state, and federal dollars increased 61%.

Proposition 204 would raise $1 billion a year for education spending through a one-cent permanent increase in the state sales tax rate. One might guess that such a hefty permanent tax increase would satisfy the education hand wringers.

One would be wrong. The elites also want to have exclusive say about how the money is spent. The governor and state legislature would be shut out of education spending decisions.

Proposition 204 is an education slush fund. It shuts out the voter and our elected representatives. It should be defeated.

  1. If this is true, WHERE is the money going? Teachers have not seen a cost of living increase or pay raise in years. In fact, teachers have seen pay cuts and an increase in formal and informal evaluations and an increase in hiring administrators. Again, WHERE is all this money going?
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## New work by Paul Chaney

Lizard Exit Plan results from Paul Chaney's month-long residency at Kestle Barton in November 2013. During this earlier period, Paul investigated all the resources that would come into play in case of an apocalyptic scale disaster isolating The Lizard, Cornwall, UK. He has built a body of research results that includes potentials for all kinds of food production and a division of the population into those already in essential occupations and those who would have to become subsistence farmers.  
  
The installation will have a strong interactive element. Set up as an office for the production and filing of research results, there will be areas of continuing public research aimed at family participation during the school holiday.  
  
The installation will also include an edition of FieldMachine, the computer programme produced by Paul Chaney and Kenna Hernly that allows the user to design systems for his or her own provision of food and biofuel, in this case bringing about a hypothetical reterritorialisation of Lizard land. A reconstruction of a breast plough will also be available for public trialing.  
  
Paul Chaney will be running an Encampment #1 Workshop on 25 May and another Off-Grid Weekend event on 16-17 August.
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9| # - see ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mozilla-firefox/*diff*  
10| # for hints how to make locales and other stuff like extensions working  
75e09104 | 11| # - rpm upgrade is broken. First you need uninstall Firefox 1.0.x.  
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Catherine Connolly on how the internet could save the design industry 

“The fish stinks from the head—and that’s you.” This is one of the several hyper-critical responses **Catherine Connolly** heard from retailers after announcing in 2013 that her company, American textile manufacturer Merida, would be scaling back 80 percent of its retail channels in order to pursue a to-the-trade model.

Catherine ConnollyCourtesy of Merida

Connolly made the move from tech to textiles in 2007, when longtime Merida owner **Hiram M. Samel** asked her to become CEO of the Fall River, Massachusetts–based company. Upon accepting the title, Connolly cut half of Merida’s 100-person staff. Then, the stock market crashed.  
  
“Forty percent of [our retail partners] literally went out of business overnight, so 40 percent of our revenues went away. If we had kept all 100 people, we would have been out of business,” says Connolly in this week’s episode of the Business of Home podcast  
Yet even with its remaining carpet dealers and retailer clientele, Merida found itself competing with overseas manufacturers and the consumer expectations for “faster, cheaper, disposable” products. Retailers were more interested in meeting a competitive price point than selling Merida’s American heritage.  
  
“When you have a story to tell, but you’re private label and don’t get the chance to tell your story, you’re in a tough spot,” says Connolly. She chose to ignore the modern tenets of consumerism and take the counterculture route, reconfiguring Merida's mission to focus on originality, authenticity and the art of slowing down. The company retargeted its distribution with the belief that its message (and custom capabilities) would be better suited to the design trade.  
  
In 2015, Merida opened in designer **Joe Lucas** ’s Harbinger showroom in Los Angeles. It has since debuted in the Boston Design Center, as well as in designer **Brad Ford** ’s Fair showroom in the D&D Building in New York. “For us, [it’s about] collaborating not just with designers but other like-minded vendors for scalability. You want people to have multiple reasons to come experience something different,” Connolly says.  
  
Now, Merida is looking for new ways to share its artisan heritage and handmade-meets-machine craftsmanship in ways that inspire consumers and, in turn, encourage the use of an interior designer—a segment of the industry she sees as having great potential. Despite popular opinion of the internet's affect on the design industry, Connolly says it's the answer to fixing industry inefficiencies like limited access to product and pricing transparency.

"The internet is going to break down those inefficiencies, and designers are the ones who are going to win," says Connolly. "Now is our time to do something great because if you're original, have talent and something unique, the market's going to reward you."

Tune in to the BOH podcast, sponsored by Universal Furniture, to learn why Connolly believes the internet is a great thing for the elevation of design—and why designers will be among its biggest benefactors:
##  頒發獎助學金 奉茶體悟孝道 

突破以往一貫的頒發儀式，慈濟志工大膽地嘗試讓出席的老師、家長和學生「動起來」；而在友族場次，是第一次讓家長飲一杯充滿「愛與感恩」的茶，體悟「孝道」的重要。  
  
2019年11月3日及10日的「獎助學金頒 發典禮」，教育組的青少年團、小學組親子班與大愛媽媽的志工們，分別在「學生站」與「家長站」承擔工作人員，陪伴、引導學生與家長們投入在「大愛傳情」遊戲中。  
  
◎大愛傳情 攜手闖關  
  
禮堂外，學生們列隊體驗「大愛傳情」分站遊戲。志工們將從環保站回收來象徵「大愛」的小罐子發給每位學生。學生要將手上的罐子傳到對岸，成功傳出「大愛」者就可以到對岸；每個人發揮傳達大愛的願力，拉起長情大愛的支柱，前方可能會有考驗、阻礙或是危機，但是必須有堅忍不拔的毅力和勇氣，才能達成這一項任務。  
  
「姊姊，加油、加油！罐子給我。」、「我的手不夠長，拿不到！」……在大愛傳情站，全場熱鬧無比，學生們興奮地喊著。  
  
來自不同學校，不同年級的隊友，大家需商討、思考以結合團隊的力量，攜手跨越一條「大愛之河」，同時也讓大哥哥、姊姊們知道要負起維護弟妹的責任。  
  
此遊戲的用意，是要讓受惠的學生瞭解這份獎助學金，不只是補助金，而是一份獎勵。從家訪到最後的評審，老師每月的關心及家長的鼓勵，還有十方善心人士的捐獻，需要很多人一起來成就。希望學生們將來學有所成後，也能將這分大愛回饋社會。  
  
已領過幾年慈濟獎助學金的中學生唐小枚（化名），對這次截然不同的頒發典禮，表示開心。她感言可以同心協力一起完成「過河遊戲」，那是一個很棒的體驗，體會自己不孤單；在生活中，當遇到困難時，往往身邊會有很多貴人出現，給予鼓勵及協助。  
  
◎與你同在 孩子加油  
  
禮堂內，家長及老師進行「成為孩子的加油站」體驗遊戲。  
  
家長們排列相對，各模仿對方的一舉一動，孩子真的可以跟得上家長的動作嗎？當孩子做不對的時候，是鼓勵？還是責備？通過「鏡子」遊戲，讓父母靜下心來思考，「孩子能和自己一樣嗎？父母能完全理解孩子嗎？當孩子不能跟我們一樣的時候，是否會有隔閡？」這就是遊戲要帶給父母的省思。  
  
希望父母可以多給孩子鼓勵與關愛，陪伴他們一起成長與學習而不是責備。「愛」其實很簡單，試著去瞭解孩子，去傾聽孩子的心聲，適度給予孩子讚美與鼓勵。  
  
透過遊戲，家長陳子雄（化名）覺得要多注意孩子的存在，多與孩子互動，讓他感受到父母親一直在身邊，陪他一起成長。  
  
「身為學生要好好學習，不要受外界的誘惑；家是最好的避風港，要常與父母溝通。而身為家長，體諒孩子面對繁重的課業，要多陪伴，有錯不要先責備而是溝通，多給予關心與鼓勵。」來自居鑾平民華小的副校長蔡秀恭誠懇地呼籲。  
  
◎奉一杯茶 愛與感恩  
  
「奉茶」是華人傳統的習俗，子女用雙手端茶給父母，表示對長輩起一分恭敬與孝心，「以茶表敬意」。友族場次的獎助學金頒發典禮上，首次以「奉茶」的方式，讓受惠的學生可以體悟到「孝道」的重要。  
  
前照顧戶美美（化名）的孫子明華（化名），為了回饋慈濟多年來給予助學，今年挑戰自己，勇敢地站在臺上當司儀，而不是坐在臺下等待領取結緣品。  
  
考慮到受惠者中有馬來同胞，故在奉茶時以「水」代茶，讓馬來家長可安心享用孩子們端上的「茶」。看到孩子們跪在地上奉茶給自己喝，還給予一個深深的擁抱，家長的歡喜與感動不在話下。  
  
單親爸爸偉雄（化名）帶著兩位就讀淡小的女兒出席。他表示，姊妹倆平日很調皮，在家吵吵鬧鬧，他都以打罵的方式來教育她們。今天看著兩位女兒端起茶杯跪著奉茶給他時，那一刻讓他很激動，也很感動。這幾年，他獨自照顧孩子極不容易，幸好有慈濟這份獎助學金，解決兩名孩子開學的負擔。  
  
今年（2019年），慈濟居鑾聯絡處分別在居鑾市區與郊區，舉辦五場次頒發典禮，共有三百六十七位學子受惠。兩場截然不同形式的頒發典禮，把「善」與「孝」的種子深植在孩子的心田，冀望種子發芽漸漸茁壯成長。
View Full Version : Armor for Your Zune

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geardiary.com/2007/06/14/pdair-zune-metal-case-and-screen-protector-review/' target='_blank'>http://www.geardiary.com/2007/06/14/pdair-zune-metal-case-and-screen-protector-review/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>&quot;Since getting my Zune a few months ago, it has been in the very precarious position of having no screen protector, and only the supplied fabric slipcase to protect it from keys, pens and other devices. But when I use it to watch video, it has to go caseless. I was very happy to receive the Zune metal case and screen protector from PDAir, so that I could quit my worrying.&quot;</em></p><p><img alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/zt/2007/pdair_metal_case_061507.jpg" /></p><p>Gear Diary has a review up of a nice metal Zune case from PDair.&nbsp; The aluminum case adds some nice scratch protection, with very little additional bulk.&nbsp; This case doesn't offer any real protection for the screen; you'll need an additional screen protector, also reviewed by Gear Diary.&nbsp; Check out their full review for all the details!</p>
###  Jussie Smollett gets Hillary Clinton style justice all 16 counts dropped in secret deal with State's Attorney 

  


Hillary Clinton and Jussie Smollett have a lot in common.Both got away with committing crimes because government officials in charge of bringing them to justice looked the other way.This is not justice and it points to different rules for different people. Cook County State's Attorney Kim Fox needs to be investigated and how top Democrats were involved in letting Smollett escape justice just like Crooked Hillary! 

> CNN reports all charges against Jussie Smollett -- the actor who'd been accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago -- were dropped Tuesday, a development that his attorneys hailed as vindication but angered top city officials who still are calling his victimhood claim a hoax.
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> The prosecutor in the case said he understood that people would question dropping the charges, but that thousands of cases have similar resolutions and Smollett forfeited his bail money and did community service so that the matter would be closed before trial. 
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> The move is a dramatic reversal in a case in which police alleged just last month that the 36-year-old "Empire" actor hired two acquaintances to attack him along a street in late January to promote his career.
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> Mayor Rahm Emanuel suggested Smollett is walking "scot-free" because of his stature as an actor, and emphasized that a grand jury indicted him after seeing the evidence that detectives put forward.
#  _Ptomaphila lacrymosa_

  


  * ####  _Ptomaphila lacrymosa_ Carrion Beetle

I rescued this beetle from a spiders web. It was still alive, wiggling its antennae when I got it out, but was dead 15 minutes later. So, unfortunately, these photos are of the deceased body.

David Francis starred this. 

    1. David Francis Great photos, Suzanne. A very distinctive species with the black bumps on the back. 

  * ####  _Ptomaphila lacrymosa_ Carrion Beetle
# 想请教大家一个关于数据安全的问题

本人一直是使用 syncthing 同步当作自己的网盘的，但是最近不知道是不是 NAS 的 2W 小时硬盘要寿终正寝了，tranmission 会时不时提醒有种子数据损坏。

这时我突然想到我自己的“网盘”在这块硬盘上也是有一个魂器的（皮一下，其实就是有一个 syncthing 程序），**如果这个设备的硬盘经常发生错误，syncthing 能区分出这些错误吗？**

我询问了 chatgpt ，它说**syncthing 不能识别这些错误而且会把错误当成修改同步到其他设备。**

如果两端都是未加密的我觉得很有可能会这样，但**如果易损坏的那端文件是加密的是否不会同步并且发现错误呢？**

我不知道官方的文档里有没有对类似问题的解释，但我自己是没找到，如果已经有介绍类似知识的文章希望能分享下。

提问末尾忘了说了，如果的确会同步错误大家有啥解决方案不？  
  
我自己想到这款提供数据冗余度的软件，因为需要同步并且非常重要的数据其实并不多（ 150G 这样），我觉得加个一倍的冗余度都不为过。  
  
https://www.appinn.com/multipar-parchive-tool/  
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raid1 + 异步备份  
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之前讨论类似问题时，按我掌握的知识比较可靠的是 snapraid 。但是这东西怎么是多个文件备份成单 1 文件，这点我是无法接受的，感觉单个文件出问题的机率大大的增加。要是能够切割或者 1 对 1 备份更好。  
  
平时 windows 共享数据库备份到其它机器都是使用 SyncBackV3.2.26.0 。老版本免费版没什么限制用了好多年了。前提就是源文件根本不会出问题。  
  
其它的就是 fastcopy 这种据说能校验文件校验值的程序，这东西不擅长。  
  
所以一切的问题又变成如何校验硬盘或者文件损坏，之前想过一些烂方法向空白硬盘复制拷贝同样的文件占满硬盘，通过校验文件 md5 之来确定硬盘的不同区域是否有问题。之后出现了 snapraid 似乎这些问题更智能化解决了，可是备份成一个单 1 的大文件不可接受。平时用 SyncBack 这么多年似乎也一直没问题。。。  
  
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提前生成一份所有文件的 md5 ，每次同步前都校验一下原始文件的 md5 ，如果对不上说明文件已经损坏  
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我感觉 pt 开始报错的时候，其实硬盘上可能已经有很多问题了。  
重要的资料可以考虑用 zfs 分区放。能检测块完整性。zfs 支持定期 scrub 检查，也能定期 syncthing 类似的跨网络备份（但不是自动的）或者文件版本管理，快照。  
就算没有 raid ，至少 zfs 能看到文件是否完整。不至于冷数据已经损坏了还不知道。  
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@sc104501 感谢，本来一直懒得搞，一直用 ext4 ，今天研究下发现 zfs 得很多特性真的很有用。  
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主要是 syncthing 没办法验证数据的正确性，数据的正确性在 syncthing 这头是不透明的，它只知道有哪些文件能传输，那当然好的坏的都会包括。另一方面讲，syncthing 的加密体现在传输过程的加密，端到端的，哪怕走了中继服务器，中继服务器也不能解密。你说的这个还得看文件系统来实现，比如说 zfs ，或者 ceph 或者 minio 用到的纠删码。  
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我理解的同步应该是不管病毒还是破损文件都应该同步的，它的功能就是无差别同步。  
至于文件破损之类的问题应该换硬盘处理。  
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@MeteorVIP 所以其实我一直拿他做为网盘使用的用法是存在一定问题的吧，它说不定会出现同步的设备越多越容易造成数据错误的情况。  
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@qingmuhy0 #9 好吧，这个软件我没用过。按道理，可能或许不应该同步多个设备就出错吧  
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我使用 OneDrive ，前阵子特意测试了这个情况，开虚拟机登录 OneDrive 桌面版下载文件后关机，用 16 进制编辑器破坏这个文件，之后开机并打开文件，内容是破坏过的，但不会被同步上去。  
后面我记不太清了，如果释放空间时似乎会报错并把这个被破坏的文件修改文件名重新同步上去，原来未被破坏的会保留，（未损坏的文件释放后就是释放了，不会做其它操作。）如果修改文件，应该会保留被破坏的内容并同步上去，当时我似乎并没有测试……  
另外，使用劣质存储设备可能会遇到包括但不限于文件损坏、文件消失等问题，理论上这可能导致云上的文件被删除。  
缓解方法是使用支持修复和完整性检查的文件系统，比如 ReFS 打开完整性流。还有就是记得经常检查云端的回收站，确保文件没有消失。也可以用包括但不限于文件校验和、备份文件列表等手段来确保文件是齐全的。  
关于硬盘，据说硬盘有扇区校验的功能，但是我曾经有遇到一次文件读取不出来（复制到一半时硬盘卡死），后面还遇到过文件变成 0 KB 、文件中部分内容损坏的问题。不知道是不是因为我开了 EFS 加密。  
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Two Dutch F-16AMs Over the Mediterranean Sea (side view) - Gert Kromhout/Stocktrek Images

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# Rider who suffered stroke after horrific accident returns to thank air ambulance

A rider has returned to meet the air ambulance crew **who saved her life** after her horse stood on her neck.

Melanie Rogers fell from her mare Bonnie last July while asking her to walk through a river near Tudhoe in County Durham.

In her haste to get away Bonnie stood on Mrs Rogers’ neck, **dissecting one of her carotid arteries** — one of the major blood vessels that supplies blood to the brain, neck and face.

This injury is more common in road accidents and can lead to stroke, as it did in Mrs Rogers’ case.

“I remember going down the bank, I remember coming off and I remember Bonnie standing on me,” she said.

“I was trying to stand up, saying I was going to be all right in a minute, **then I can’t remember much at all**.”

The 57-year-old quickly became confused, lost control of her body and her speech became slurred.

Anouska Rogers-Smith, Tim West, Sarah Graham, Kasha Rogers-Smith and Melanie Rogers

Her daughter Anouska Rogers-Smith, a 26-year-old veterinary nurse who was there at the time, said it was “horrendous”.

“We didn’t realise at first just how serious it was, but when the helicopter arrived and the doctor and paramedic rushed over, I thought it must be bad,” she said.

“She kept saying she was 28 years old. The doctor suddenly said she was deteriorating and all of a sudden they were off.

“They were amazing — calm and reassuring, they just dealt with everything so professionally.

“**They saved our mum’s life and we are eternally grateful**.”

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) flew Mrs Rogers to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough, which took just seven minutes.

She was given emergency treatment at the hospital and spend two days on the high-dependency ward.

Since then she has worked to rebuild her physical strength, her speech and her relationship with Bonnie.

Last week, Mrs Rogers and visited Durham Tees Valley Airport, the base of the GNAAS which flew to her aid last year.

She was joined on the visit by Anouska and her other daughter Kasha Rogers-Smith. They met the crew of the charity’s helicopter and were shown around.

Kasha will run this year’s Great North Run to raise money for GNAAS, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.

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#  Papalote 

**PAPALOTE** |  _**KITE**_  
---|---  
_(En San Mateo del Mar los hombres pescan  
con papalotes que atan en las orillas de sus redes,   
y se detienen por la fuerza del viento)_ | _(In San Mateo del Mar men fish by tying  
the corners of their nets to kites which are   
suspended by the strength of the wind_  
Papalote atado a su red,   
perseguido paciente de la luna,   
papalote sin hilo entre las olas,   
amante de la brizna que encarcela.   
  
Hace siglos te hicieron   
niños que vieron pájaros   
por pura devoción al viento.   
  
Mirándote ahí   
enardecido por el canto de la espuma,   
hermano hermoso de la sal   
sé por qué buscas tus amores en el aire.   
| _Kite tied to it’s net,__  
pursued patient of the moon_   
_kite without thread between the waves_   
_breeze’s lover that imprisons._   
  
_You were made centuries ago_   
_by children who saw birds_   
_purely devoted to the wind._   
  
_Staring at you there_   
_fuelled by the foam’s song,_   
_beautiful brother of the salt_   
_I know why you search your lovers in the air_
# Choice Ramps Up SkyTouch

Choice Hotels’ recent 2013 earnings call revealed just how well the markets have received its SkyTouch cloud-based property management software platform. On the call president and CEO Steve Joyce said, “The interest level is high, and we are matching it with distribution capability—which is one of the big things that people were asking for. If you look at how these things tend to go, the fact that we had a strong existing business that we’re growing, we really like our opportunities there and so far we really like the reaction from the market.” 

At last month’s ALIS Conference, Joyce summed up the situation. “When we first introduced SkyTouch, the market didn’t quite understand. People asked us ‘Why are you going into the tech business?’ and I’m like, we’re already in the tech business. It’s a $30 million business. We have 4,000 customers and 6,000 hotels. I think people are starting to get that now.” 

Joyce recognizes that SkyTouch isn’t Choice’s core business, but it’s a business the company has been in for over a decade. He says SkyTouch is in dialogue with thousands and thousands of hotels—everything from very large brands to individual independents. “It’s a bit tricky because buying from us is a little sensitive. And we get that. We’ve said that [SkyTouch] can’t be part of Choice long-term. We’ve established a separate division; it’s in a separate building. It’s a legitimate, independently operated entity. But we get that Choice owning it is problematic.”

Joyce is careful to predict when the division will be profitable, however. “There is $30 million in revenues today, which is essentially a break-even situation, because it is what we’re doing internally—it wasn’t a for-profit shop,” says Joyce. “Our salesforce is being built up in a big way. It wouldn’t surprise me if by the end of this year we had a dramatic number of independent hotels and one or two brands signed up for SkyTouch.”

Joyce says that Choice could spin out SkyTouch, merge it with another software developer, or sell the division. “When you size the opportunity, it looks pretty good,” says Joyce. “When you look at the product, nobody else has it. SkyTouch is dramatically cheaper and dramatically safer than other software platforms. It is much more PCI compliant, so credit card issues are much less of a problem. It’s a SaaS-based environment that the hotel industry doesn’t have.”
# "Wedding Day In Funeralville" lyrics - JOHN PRINE

JOHN PRINE lyrics \- Wedding Day In Funeralville 

JOHN PRINE  
"Wedding Day In Funeralville" 

It's Wedding Day in Funeralville  
Your soup spoon's on your right  
The King and Queen will alternate  
With the refrigerator light  
They'll be boxing on the T.V. show  
The colored kids will sing  
Hooray for you  
And midnight's oil  
Lets burn the whole damn thing  


Felicia is my dark horse girl  
I'll take her if it rains  
She throws up punch  
Upon the host  
And says many stupid things  
But she ain't so bad  
When we're all alone  
She's as different  
As can be  
She's a part a my heart  
Don'tcha pull us apart  
She's like one of the family  


[Chorus:]  
Oh no! Trouble in the attic  
Won't somebody turn on a light  
Got so, so many troubles  
Can't even tell  
Wrong from right  
I'm gonna comb my hair  
Darn my socks  
Tip my hat  
And say goodnight  
It's Wedding Day in Funeralville  
What shall I wear tonight?  
It's wedding Day in Funeralville  
What shall I wear tonight?  


My car is stuck in Washington  
And I cannot find out why  
Come sit beside me on the swing  
And watch the angels cry  
It's anybody's ballgame  
It's everybody's fight  
And the streetlamp said  
As he nodded his head  
It's lonesome out tonight  


[Chorus]