Orchids to …
• Cyrus Robertson for the thought-provoking letter on cruelty to animals and the solution of plant-based eating.
• the Rev. Roger Lee for helping a disabled person.
• the entire Hope Vet Clinic staff, especially Dr. Newton, Dr. Davidson, Sand and both Janes, for the constant care and love you gave our lab, Bill, over the past 13-plus years, from from Joe and Ann.
• the lady in front of me for paying for my order at Starbucks this morning as it made my Monday morning and was greatly appreciated, and I paid it forward to the car behind me.
• Jordy McTaggart’s for a great dinner and great service Sunday.
• the young adult at East Columbus Christian Church who presented an awesome report on their recent trip to Mexico.
• Jarod at Kroger for helping me to the car in the pouring rain and for staying cheerful even though you were soaking wet.
• Margaret Powers for the great job she did organizing the Philharmonic trip to Chicago.
• Barb Forman for pushing me in my wheelchair in Chicago.
Onions to …
• those that argue the cost of everything and want everything for free.
• people who don’t understand genuine diversity and genuine tolerance cannot have hatred toward Christianity and its beliefs.
• the employee who ran out and screamed he would call a tow truck immediately as a lady who’s Jeep had broken down in traffic was pushing it into the lot of his business by herself.
• anyone who uses County Line Road as their personal landfill/dumping grounds.
• the driver in the pickup truck who dangerously crossed two lanes in the roundabout, cutting in front of me, to beat the train.
• impatient drivers who turn left on the red arrows on the west side of town.
• the people who drive through the apartments after the fire as it is not a show.
• to those paying an athlete $100 million dollars.
• the person who thinks extraordinary Olympic athletes make America great while ignoring the federal government’s financial problems.
• the two women in a local store who made fun of my sister who is a four-time cancer survivor.
• the group that occupies the same seats for hours at the restaurant who are ill-mannered, very loud and use profanity and racial stereotypes.
• the store that only had one cashier when they were very busy.
• people who go in stores and try on hand lotions, spray colognes and open vitamins and steal some.
• the local business Friday that failed to keep the scheduled online appointments, ruining further air travel.
• the nurse practitioner who does not know how to deal with patients and messes up the schedule of prescriptions.
Happy Birthday to …
• Deanna Campbell, from your family and Donna.
• Tracy Souza, from your family and Donna.
• Nikki Davis, from Aunt Donnella, Uncle Rick and Cousin Stella.
• Terry MaGaha, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Anna M. Emmert.
• Pranavie Chandrakumar, from Mrs. Erickson.
• Adriana Ritchison, from great-grandma Jan.
• Jason Flora, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Shawna Gibson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Bradley Paetzel, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Happy Belated Birthday to…
• June Berkenstock, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Ruth Hamilton, from Mary and Elsie.
• Jeff Jackson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Sunny Wilson.
• Ron Waltz.
• Amelia Harker.
• Braydon Jessie.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Ethan and Shelby Davis, from Mom and Dad Davis, Kaitlyn, Samantha, your grandparents and Taco.
• Randy and Marilyn Hodson, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Shelby and Ethan Davis, from Pat, Mike and family.
• Dave and Sandy Spangler, from friends at the Moravian Church.
