Orchids to …
• Lisa and co-workers at Kroger who found my purse over the holidays and returned it to me, from Bev.
• Roberta DeSantis, from Ron and Sara Schaub.
• the Columbus Eagles lodge for an awesome pizza and to Jessie for taking the time with the order and delivering it.
• Claire, for being a great bridge club director and always being so welcoming to visitors, from Rita and Don
• Phillip in the meat department at Kroger for being so kind to an out-of-state shopper looking for pork tenderloin and being the epitome of Columbus friendliness.
• the gentleman who stopped and helped me when I flipped my car on County Road 600N.
• Dr. Eduaro Rivera for being so good to me during my surgery on Wednesday, and all the nurses who were nice and gave me my dinner, from Estella Brooks.
• Steve Schoettmer for your spot-on letter to the editor in the paper.
• the gentlemen that paid for our food in the drive-thru at Wendy’s on Wednesday, from the couple driving the silver Nissan Quest.
• Sharon Long, for bringing me a walker and a cane, from Mama.
• the woman working register No. 5 at the east-side Walmart on Thursday who did such a fantastic job when my bank card wouldn’t work because I forgot to activate the new pin number.
• the wonderful nurses on Tower 7 for taking such good care of me, from Rosalyn.
• Americans who are calling out the president for using vile, racist language.
• the writers of the excellent letters on the opinion page of Friday’s Republic.
• Jill at Columbus Animal Hospital for bringing my dog’s medicine to me in the car during the rain/sleet on Friday morning so I didn’t have to get my 3-year-old out in the weather, from Sheba’s mother.
Onions to …
• those who don’t agree that it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak (or tweet) and to remove all doubt.
• those who operate the building whose electric door for handicapped people has been broken for several months and not repaired.
• schools that seem to forget they’re in the education business, not the athletic business.
• those responsible for deciding to terminate the valet parking and assistance at the emergency entrance of the local medical center.
Happy Birthday to …
• Randy Hodson, from Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Roberta DeSantis, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Rick Moss, from all your family that love you.
• Mike Ketron from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Jamie Sneed.
• Don Sebastian, from your family, Roger, Marilyn and Donna.
• Barb Schnadinger, from your family and Donna.
• Laurie Nichols, from your family and Donna.
• Roberta DeSantis, from your family and Donna.
• Kyle Huckaby.
• Brenda Lowe on No. 65, from Dawn, Gary, Chris, Annie, Sam, and Puss Puss.
• Kendra Phillabaum, from all your family.
• Willis Hagan, from Charlie Marvin.
