Please note that today is a two-part post. You will respond to an article AND make a top ten list.

First, go HERE and read the article about a student who caused an entire school to ban Halloween costumes. After reading this article, tell me what you think. Please take this seriously, as it deals with a subject that is extremely contraversial and emotionally charged.

Now, on a lighter note... When you are finished responding to the article, list "TEN REASONS I LOVE HALLOWEEN!"

There are some people who have a way of touching lives. For some reason they just have a way of crawling right into your heart and finding a way to stay there forever!! Coach Rhodes is definitely one of those people!! Everyone has to have a great memory of Coach Rhodes...or as we called him in high school...Coich!! His birthday was yesterday, so in honor of him, I want you to post your favorite Coach Rhodes story!!

I have tons but my very favorite is when I was having trouble clearing the bar when I was high jumping my freshman year. I had been pretty good in jr. high but for some reason just wasn't doing too good that year! He walked over to the pit to watch me and after seeing my knock the bar off several times, he finally crossed his arms and said, "Galligan, looks like you ate too many donuts over the summer!!!" Now if anyone else had said that, I probably would have been offended, but I knew that was coming straight from his heart!! :) I just love him!!!

Ok...now go to your blog and start digging in your memory bank...can't wait to read your stories!!!

Canterbury Tales

I want to be entertained today, so.........go to YOUR blog and write a tale for me to read. It needs to either make me laugh or cry--actually I don't cry, so I would settle for goosebumps!! It can be about anything, but I want it to be completely fiction...not even BASED on a true story!!
Get busy!! :)

As you know...

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I know,I know...you don't care....but...i know you care about your birthday, right?? So...blog about it...anything you want to talk about that has to do with birthdays...your best party ever...your worst birthday ever...traditions you have for birthdays...whatever you want to share--and yes, you have to share something!!! :)

I found some fun websites you can go to AFTER you post your birthday blog...these are just for fun... If you find others, add them to your post...or tell me and I will add them to mine!!

http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp
http://www.famousbirthdays.com/
http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourbirthdatemeanquiz/
http://www.theholidayspot.com/birthday/flowers_and_stones.htm
http://partythemeshop.com/birthday_meaning.htm

Also, this is the website I was talking about in some of my classes the other day where you can find out the #1 song on your birthday--or any other day of significance!!
http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm

And here is one I found about the meaning of your name (name that is on your birth certificate).
http://www.paulsadowski.com/Numbers.asp

Enjoy!!!