Orchids to …
• the person who placed my dropped cellphone on my windshield at Sam’s Club on Saturday night.
• Randy Gratz and Blake Manuel at Central Middle School for making your teachers feel appreciated last week and every day.
• the extremely nice postal worker who took my package in the Clover Center on his stop at a business.
• Cummins Inc. for the beautiful roses they delivered on May 11 to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana.
• neighbors who put up the American flag in the Lagoons neighborhood.
• all the doctors at St. Francis Hospital in Greenwood for the excellent emergency treatment and surgery, from Bob H.
• Jess and Helen Alpha on Four Mile Ridge Road in Brown County for mowing my lawn and being so kind and generous, from Betty Dietrich.
Onions to …
• the rude driver in the SUV who made a U-turn in front of the post office, cutting off those trying to park.
• anyone who displays any hateful flag, whether it is the Confederate flag or the anti-Trump flag.
• those who decided to shrink Rocky Ford Road down to one lane each way.
• the business that is moving, leaving behind customers that can’t get to the other side of town, likely creating another empty building in a city with too many.
• the city for spending millions to widen Rocky Ford Road only to narrow it back down to one lane each way when it’s finally done.
• the person who thinks farmers don’t have the right to be on the road.
• the co-worker who always has something or someone to complain about.
• those allowing the Interstate 65 overpass on County Road 200S to be a series of potholes.
• those that spread gossip instead of trying to help others, especially when it’s family.
• this community because most of the fundraising events involve alcohol.
• those who complain about farmers’ driving.
• people who whine and try to make everything that happens on the face of earth about race, when it’s not.
• the facility that eliminates services, reduces staff and reduces hours of operation, yet raises membership fees.
• the medical providers for not finding the cause of an agonizing abdominal pain after several visits over several months.
• the city of diversity for criticizing someone for displaying a certain flag.
• those responsible for not having painted center lines on the county road just north of Petersville, because it’s really dangerous.
• men who aren’t careful about what they say to women, because it is important.
• the churchgoing man at work who displays anger and negativity anyway.
• the city for spending $75,000 on a study that a minimum-wage intern could figure out using Google.
• those forcing me to have to pay attention to what’s behind me in the bike lanes when they don’t follow the rules of the road to begin with.
Happy Birthday to …
• Abilene Hanner, from your family and Donna.
• Fred Taylor.
• Kaylee Hughes on your 13th birthday, from Mom and Dad.
• Tammy Goecker from Bob, Jeri, Chad, Jodi, Tyler and the rest of your family and friends.
• Donna Loesch, from your buddies.
• David Hoover, from his son.
• Happy birthday to Judy Williamson from Luretta and your friends from AT&T.
• Lucy Gibson from Love, Dad and Darla.
• Louise Davis from her twin sister, Linda Mitchell.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Joe Dodd.
• Harry Harker.
• Lisa Epperson.
• Joe Chambers.
• Tucker Settle.
• Rebecca McKinney.
• Graham Trotter.
• Lynn Whittington.
• Katrina Covert.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Trina and Doug Hanner, from your family and Donna.
• Belated Happy Anniversary to…
• Steve and Michele Sweet from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Andrew and Ellen Harker from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Tony and Suzanne McCain.
• Brian and Jessica Shrader.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
