Orchids to …
• my friends for flowers, balloons, cards and prayers, from Harry S.
• the Hope Post office and daughter Jennifer Villiger for taking care of a situation that developed with our mail while we were in California, from Don and Patsy Harris.
• family members Jennifer, Dan, Brock, Carrie and Ian for helping to make our return home from California such a pleasant experience, from Patsy and Don Harris.
• Frank Anderson Tire Company for excellent service, from Greg.
• the Columbus Police Department for all the good protection of Columbus residents.
• Flo’s Diner for the great home-cooked food and great service, from a grateful customer.
• Sen. Joe Donnelly for being willing to step up and do something.
• all my children — Allen, Roberta and Wanda — for the Valentine’s cards and gifts, from their mother, Betty.
• everyone who realizes we must have changes in mental health and gun control before more innocent people die.
• Julianna and Kevin Drerup for calling my name in prayer and letting me know that you are doing so, from Debbie Greene.
Onions to …
• those who fail to realize the only common denominator in mass shootings are the weapons.
• gun advocates who are willfully blind to the fact the United States is the only country on the planet where mass school shootings are a common occurrence.
• downtown construction workers who stiffed the server on lunch for no reason, on their company credit card.
• a society that takes God and discipline out of public schools, yet can’t understand why there are mass shootings.
• all of the white people who actually believe they know what it’s like to not be white.
• those who complain about nonsensored, timed traffic lights when they occasionally have an early morning wait.
• any gun owner unwilling to sacrifice one single gun model in the name of children.
• those who treat the movie theater like it’s their own personal living room with no regard for the other patrons in attendance.
• people who think a firearm can assault someone because it’s a person who does the assaulting.
• the city and the business for allowing a tent in the tree line with trash scattered everywhere.
• the government agency for not advising people that the local office is closed until Jan. 2, 2020, unless you happened to have an appointment with an agent.
• the elected official for comparing assault weapons to motorized vehicles.
• the school official who thinks you can buy an automatic weapon in the United States as an individual, because he is wrong.
• the city council members and supporters of the proposed $8.6 million Columbus riverfront project on a river that floods every year, because that a waste of money.
• those who do not know why there is the Electoral College, and to those who did not like the outcome of the 2016 election.
• people don’t pay their bills or people they owe but go out and buy motor homes.
Happy Birthday to …
• Addison Schaffer, Russel Konopa and Chris Burton, from Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Cody Burker, from your family and Donna.
• Wanda Weekly, from your family and Donna.
• Becky Floyd, from your family.
• Roger McKinney, from Anji, Penny and Sandy.
• Mary Glasson.
• Archie Billheron.
• Janet Lux from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Becky Ashbrook.
• Eric Love.
• Rebecca Cole.
• Mike Wallace.
• Arla Carmer.
• Becca Cole.
• Dr. Kenneth Bobb on No. 90 from Bob, Jeri, Carol and the rest of your family.
• Stacy Toler, from her grandma and all her aunts and uncles.
• Mom, Judy Goddard, from Debra and Jack.
• Martha Bell, from your Daughters of Isabella sisters.
• Mary Glasson, from her family.
• Grandma Judy from Julie.
• Belated birthday wishes to …
• Victoria Ransom, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Elsie Hege, from all of her Bartholomew County friends.
• Elsie Hege, from her family.
