• Thought for the Day
• “You owe it to us all to get on with what you’re good at.”
• — W.H. Auden
• Anglo-American poet
• 1907-1973
Orchids to …
• the kind person who cleared my sidewalk and driveway on Finchbrook Drive after both snowfalls.
• Shannon for the hot chocolate, from the crossing guards at Richards Elementary School.
• Donald Burton for helping his dad pay the dental bills.
• Jenna Guse for bringing us Girl Scout Cookies, from the children’s department of the library.
• Bob and Julie Mead for cleaning my driveway and being great neighbors, from Marilyn.
• White River Broadcasting for the courteous way they answer the telephone, from John Tinkey.
• the three ladies who helped my husband when I fell on the steps at the doctors office Tuesday.
• Avery and Adler Larson for shoveling my walk, steps and porch, from Mary Lou Mann.
• Doug Logan for an honest, insightful letter, from Gary Hallum.
• Tyson Hall for shoveling our driveway and several others on Laramie Trail more than once, from Joe and Ann.
• postal and newspaper carriers who brave the snow and frigid cold to make deliveries.
• Tom and Matt Furnish for cleaning our driveway this week, from David and Melinda Taylor.
• Betty at Jacks Place for passing out Valentine’s candy.
• Lesley Weidenbener for her column in Sunday’s paper regarding more women seeking elected office.
• Jamaica at the Indiana House for her great service from everyone at the Caldwell house.
• Coach Megan Lawson and Coach Darbi Hacker for the great swim party, from the fifth- and sixth-grade girls basketball team at Clifty Creek and their parents.
• everyone who brought food, sent cards and visited me after my accident, from Lisa G.
• Joseph at AutoZone for changing our battery on such a cold day.
• the cashier at Crystal Flash for passing out Valentine’s candy.
• the City Council for its careful oversight on spending tax dollars.
• Rob and Jeremy Pittman for clearing the snow off my drive and the Schaefer Lake cul-de-sac.
• Jason Kelly and Zach Yerges at Lowe’s for their kind donation to the Happy Hollow Children’s Camp fundraiser, from Dennis Brooks.
• Cyrus Robertson for the letter in which he offered an inspired free-market solution to CAFO problems.
• our grandson, Coach Michael Reed and team, for an outstanding basketball season, from Grandma and Grandpa Manning.
Onions to …
• anyone who thinks it is OK to have someone convicted of impersonating an officer be able to work where they have access to police uniforms and badges.
• canceling school all week and then deciding on a two-hour delay on the coldest day of the week.
• City official who defers public comment to an employee about destruction of a taxpayer’s home and personal property.
• Columbus for never having our temperature or amount of snowfall on the 6 o’clock or 7 o’clock news.
• the utility company that will not answer their after-hours emergency phone number when power is out on the coldest day of the year.
• the waitress who got my husband’s order wrong and didn’t apologize or offer to make it right.
• the daily play-by-play of the murder trial in Columbus.
• the bizarre decision-making skills on whether to cancel or delay school.
• the factually disoriented and confused individual who shouldn’t be allowed to have a voice on the Opinion page.
• city government for its sloppiness in tearing down houses.
• that ill-informed Hope groundhog, brrrr.
• the rash of crazy drivers in Columbus.
• not having kids go to school in the spring, summer and fall and taking the winter months off.
• all the train noise every day and night.
• all the rude, self-absorbed people in Columbus who would never survive a zombie apocalypse by failing to help each other.
• people who have lived in Indiana all their lives but still don’t know how to drive in the snow.
Happy Birthday to …
• Ashley at Jill’s Diner, from Joe Baker and the staff at Jill’s.
• Greg Hensley, from mom, dad and family.
• Elsie Hege, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Jackie Clouse, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Jenny Clouse, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Kimberly Florence on No. 16, from your family.
• Jay Stroup.
• Tyler Burk.
• Papaw Hammack, from Parker.
• James Hammack, from your family.
• Ethan Brown on No. 15, from Momma.
• Richard Spall, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Chris Schoonover, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Elsie Hege on No. 85, from your family.
• Greg Stein, from the Corp. Machining Team, your family, Tammy and Donna.
Belated Wishes to …
• Susanne Embry, from your family.
• Kay Richards, from Cozmoe, Sparky, Tank and Kithey.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Kris and Melissa Everett.
• Kris Everett on No. 34, from Melissa Everett.
