Orchids to …
• the cashier at the Walmart on Whitfield Drive named James who was able to make an entire line of customers laugh, which is no easy feat.
• the two gentlemen at First Christian Church who helped a disabled person on Sunday.
• the three yellow labs on 30th Street, as they make me laugh and smile.
• The Republic for putting up with all the crazy Orchids and Onions.
• my mom Ruthann Robertson for the great potato soup you made and delivered during my layup after surgery, from Diana Davidson.
• Linda Ricke for her leadership of National Alliance on Mental Illness of South Central Indiana.
• Michael Brock for being such a genuine person and always cheering me up when I’m down, and the world needs more like you, from a grateful friend.
• Eldon’s for fixing my car fast and cleaning it out.
• those who don’t judge before getting to know someone.
• Richard and Paul at Verizon who helped a non-texting old lady with her new phone.
• Aaron Edwards for his very honest and eloquent letter.
• Sasha at Bed, Bath & Beyond for her excellent customer service, from her new favorite customers.
• the woman in the Wendy’s drive-thru who bought a deputy’s lunch Tuesday.
• Columbus Alliance Church members for their awesome help.
• Karen Zody for the great picture of the overlook in take your best shot of the Ohio River as it was a beautiful photo.
• the local post office for going the extra step to help the lady Monday night.
Onions to …
• parents who let their children watch so much bad television that the kids are actually really afraid of zombies, which don’t even exist.
• The Republic for publishing a story about a beauty contestant on the front page, when, at best, it belongs on the back page. External beauty is meaningless. Our society has become a narcissistic one.
• the three people at the store who practiced their open air coughing and sharing their illness with those of us around Tuesday.
• The Republic for not publishing recent data about the Driftwood River watershed study that found harmful pollution levels.
• those who go to work at factories and do not want to follow rules outlined by said factories and then blame security.
• the person who thinks it’s OK to come in a store one minute before closing, because clerks have lives, too.
• the school bus driver with children on board who tailgated me from in front of a retail store to a school Tuesday afternoon.
• cronyism in Columbus.
• those who judge people without knowing what they are about or who they are.
• whoever thought of creating new positions in our city government when we can’t afford the ones we have.
• the mail carrier who can’t seem to get the mail in the correct mailboxes, causing confusion in our neighborhood.
• the new elected officers who have already decided they need more help to run the business and are already spending more money.
• the local paper that cannot get grammar correct as there were eight mistakes in one day, and maybe they need a proofreader.
• the person who doesn’t understand why it is rude to go to a department store at closing time because maybe you don’t have a family, but we do and would like to go home and be with them.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jennifer Knoef Parrish, from your family and Donna.
• Jeanie Cain, from your family and friends.
• Jonathan Pitney, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Michael Hudec, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Linda Purtlebaugh, from Bill and Margaret.
• Courtney Davis, from Mom, Dad, Jordyn, Gabriel, Peyton, Tyler, Grandma Effie, Grandma and Grandpa Giles, Josh, Gloria, kids and family.
• Jackson Adair, from Jeff, Mom and Josie.
• Jennie Lutes, from Jean Patrick.
• Haven on No. 13, from Mom, Ronald, Dad, Joann, Mikey, Mimi, Hallie and Kinsley.
Belated Wishes to …
• Anita Turner, from Alicia, Devin, Clayton, Jared, Jaycen, Attie, Nolan, Dad, Mom and the rest of the family.
