Orchids to …
• Barker Brothers plumbing for taking care of all our plumbing needs, from the Hewitts.
• Mr. Thomasson for picking up the check on Tuesday at Camila’s, from Olivia.
• women who speak up on harassment, violence and inappropriate behavior and cover-ups by those in powerful positions.
• the manager at the Taylorsville McDonald’s for his funny commentary as he hands out orders.
• educators who help students learn to think on their own and gather facts to support their opinions.
• people who use their platform to teach activism and resistance so that this generation of young people can learn to think for themselves and stand up for what is right.
• The Republic for the wonderful kids’ Scoop page on Wednesdays.
• Jan Staublin for my beautiful birthday gift, candy and lunch from Peggy.
• the staff at Fisher’s Flower Basket for the excellent customer service on Monday morning.
• Darrell Kendrick for being a very good worker.
• Jeff at the AT&T store on Central Avenue for the help, from the Lees.
Onions to …
• area schools and parents that allow and promote students to walk out and skip class instead of enforcing the truancy laws that are in place.
• those who are pro-education but support students not being in the seats in our classrooms learning.
• parents who, on a daily basis, drive around the car line at Northside to park in front because they should wait in line like everyone else.
• spectators at kids’ sporting events who feel they’re more important than others and that they must stand to block our view.
• the person who can’t handle walking one dog on a leash, much less three.
• the bicyclist that didn’t stop at a four-way stop on Thursday evening when there were other cars at the stop.
• the vice president for not exhibiting Indiana’s Hoosier values.
• Republican senate and congressional candidates for hitching their wagons to Trump despite all the controversy and irrationality.
• the school leadership leading us down the wrong road.
• those who do not respect our law enforcement officers or teachers.
• those who think the tax relief is so great because the rich are going to benefit while the rest of us lose when it ends.
• the school district for allowing disobedience in the classroom by sending a teacher home instead of the student.
• those who are confused about students protesting gun violence as some threat to having a “well-regulated militia necessary to a free state.”
Happy Birthday to …
• Kelli Ross.
• Jonathan Galbraith.
Happy Birthday to …
• Victoria Shaw, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Kristin Toole, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Jennifer Wiwi, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Stacy Huffman, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Mac Trotter, from friends at the Moravian Church.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Nathan and Sheila Downey.