Orchids to …
• Columbus Regional Hospital Main 2T Cardiac staff and Dr. E. Nargileci for the outstanding care on Sunday after my heart attack, thank you so very much, from Mike.
• the former local elected official’s determination to bring accountability and to restore some trust in the actions of public offices.
• Jamie Marr for keeping our rent the same for another year, from the girls at 424.
• the Columbus Robotics Team 4926 for the great presentation on robotics and team building to the Meridian Kiwanis in Columbus.
• Thompson Furniture for the great help on selecting furniture, and for the great customer service and wonderful delivery team.
• Nancy Franke for the concise and precise letter about the state representative.
• Sugar Rock Farms, at Westport, for having the best local beef for sale — it is so good.
• the considerate and thoughtful few who had face coverings on while shopping at the grocery Thursday morning.
• Twitter for issuing a warning to the “impeached one” to check the facts about voting by mail.
• Dr. Timothy Von Fange for saving my life!
• all who understand that, in matters of public health, leaders have an obligation to lead by example, rather than seek to divide for partisan purposes.
• Donna Liebrandt for 43 years of dedication as a registered nurse, happy retirement, from your loving husband.
• Michael Cohen who accurately labeled his ex-client a con man, liar, and a cheat.
• Twitter for fact checking on its social media platform making it more difficult for the federal elected official to spread lies and division.
• those that understand that wearing a mask will provide at least some degree of protection for the wearer and everyone else and some protection is surely better than none.
• Jon at Menards for your exceptional customer service! From a very appreciative customer.
• those who know that when you ride a bicycle, if you lean too far to the right or too far to the left, you’ll fall over and not go anywhere.
• Mr. Newell at Columbus East and all those involved with the tremendous graduation experience for the 2020 East seniors, job well done.
• the local Menards for having a great mask policy.
• Paige and Dr. Lucy at Sandcrest Dental, thank you, from Iris.
• each bus driver that I have worked with at East handing out meals, thank you for all your help.
• Columbus Optical on Cottage Avenue for repairing the nose pads on my glasses Thursday afternoon for free, from a very grateful non-patient, your kindness was a much needed bright spot in my day.
• Steve for building me a big playpen for my grand-kittens, from Boop.
• people who understand wearing masks is the same concept as covering your mouth when you sneeze.
• Dr. Fauci for saying wearing a mask is a “symbol for people to see that that’s the kind of thing you should be doing.”
• all the firefighters and everyone who is on the front line.
Onions to …
• the attorneyattempting to justify the same above-the-law behavior demonstrated by others in response to public access requests.
• the former city elected official who still comes across as a sore loser and not just simply a concerned citizen, how much of the city’s time and money has she wasted?
• the political party so confident of their judicial candidates that they flood the Republican primary ballot with their choices.
• those saying coronavirus is nothing more than the flu..101,000 deaths in four months is much more severe than the flu, wear a mask!
• leaders who pretend not to know teachers are fleeing the corporation because of poor working conditions.
• the local business owner harassing and sending threats to anyone who supports the referendum and public educators.
• the individual harassing public education supporters.
• the business for not supporting public education.
• the caller leaving threatening voice mails but not leaving a name.
• the individual who lectures us about wearing masks in public but refuses to wear one at public meetings.
• those who think the virus can fly on its own, when it needs to travel on droplets of spittle that are trapped by cloth like a baseball in a chain link fence.
• those who doesn’t understand our latest space expedition is a private company with thousands of employees getting paychecks and not the NASA government-funded projects of old.
• the federal elected official who refuses to wear a mask because it might ruin his makeup.
• the political party for accusing the federal elected official of poorly managing the pandemic.
• those who think that public agencies should be allowed to break the law and vilify those who expect them to follow the law.
• government officials who can order no smoking, but they can’t order people to wear masks.
• people who suddenly medical experts when they weren’t two months ago.
• ignorant people who are more intelligent than medical professionals in regards to wearing masks in public.
• the political party sitting on the sidelines and heckling and criticizing the louder party doing all they can to fight the virus.
• angry, bitter people who poison minds with hateful, ugly lies and insults about our honest, loyal federal elected official who works tirelessly for the good of our great country without accepting a salary.
Happy Birthday to …
• Eleanor McQuery, from your family and Donna.
• Sawyer on No. 9, love Mom, Dad, Kellen, Sophie and Zane.
• Ella Dean Wainscott on No. 8, from Mom, Dad, and family.
• Noah Brouse on No. 6, from all your family.
• Whitley Montgomery, from mom, dad, Ira & Iris.
• Lisa Simmons, from Mom and Dad.
• Monica Hoang, from Mom, Josh, Curtis, Matthew, Steve, Christina, Jimmy, Uncle Ron, Aunt Jan, Aunt Retha, and all your family and friends.
• Tiara Kirby, from Shane and Marian.
• Noah Brouse on No. 6, from Dad, Mom, Claire, Mamaw, and all your family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
