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Waiter Refuses to Serve Family Who Made Mean Comment

There is a story going around the internet about a waiter who refused to serve a family at a restaurant. The family took offense that another family brought their child, who has Down Syndrome, to the restaurant. The family made a mean comment. The waiter refused to serve the family who made the mean comment. He did the right thing! This situation occurred in a restaurant called Laurenzo’s Prime Rib that is located in Houston, Texas. Kim Castillo was there with her family. Her son, Milo, has Down Syndrome. She wrote about her experience on a note on one of … Continue reading →

YouTube Appeals to the Pentagon

In an earlier article, Military Bans Popular Websites, I brought you the news about how the military is currently banning twelve popular websites from their computers and networks, effectively leaving military serving worldwide without access to those sites. It is an interesting ban, because the websites chosen for the ban involve communication or sharing of information in one way or another, mostly through video or audio. Many soldiers use YouTube to share videos with loved ones back home, as well as view videos created by their loved ones, as a way of keeping in touch with their families and friends. … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events to Scrapbook in September

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of September Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Backpack Safety America Month Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month Christmas Seal Campaign Kick-off Month Classical Music Month College Savings Month Fall Hat Month Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat … Continue reading →

Oprah Winfrey: The Talk Show Golden Girl

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to an impoverished Baptist family on January 29, 1954. Her name is actually a mistake, as she was originally intended to be named Orpah after the Bible’s Book of Ruth. The midwife, in error, switched the “r” and the “p” around while writing the birth certificate. Oprah’s mother, Vernita Lee, was a housemaid and her father, Vernon Winfrey, was a coal miner, barber and then, city councilperson. Her parents were unmarried teenagers when she was born and shortly after her birth, her care was relegated to her grandmother, Haitee, while her mother … Continue reading →