• Thought for the Day
• “Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.”
• — Ronald Reagan
Orchids to …
• Jolinda Smiar for an excellent letter in The Republic on Thursday about farmers, from John Tinkey.
• To Kirk Johannesen and writers for the excellent supplement on Atterbury/Bakalar history and Salute concert.
• the Lowe’s employee and the mothers nearby for their help when our son injured his finger, from the Simmons family.
• the Common Grounds Small group, Allison at Columbus Community Church, The Embrace Grace group and Dorel for the multi-baby showers, efforts that will stay in the hearts of moms-to-be and hands of little ones, from a grateful parent.
• the wonderful volunteers for your help placing flags on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day, from Garland Brook Cemetery.
• Teresa Russell, my special friend for 10 years, may God bless you, from Jeri.
• Terry Deavers at the Columbus City Garage in the truck for a big job well done, from a grateful customer.
• Scott Crawford who helped me find my glasses at the landfill and to Mike Smith who helped me unload my limbs from my wagon, from an old man.
• my neighbor, Brad Brannum for being a good neighbor and mowing the median, from your neighbor, Cheryl.
• grandparents and friends gathering at 7:30 a.m. this past Wednesday to see Maddie off in a limousine, from the Make a Wish Foundation.
• Norm and Carol Fleetwood for being such kind neighbors and for the use of the chainsaw, from Pete and Bev.
Onions to …
• the lazy wife for not painting her own bedroom, because she should do it herself if she wants it done.
• the designers of Rocky Ford Road who chose a few bike riders over 5,000 cars daily.
• those for using bike lanes to change and/or control parking (by Columbus North High School) and traffic speed (Rocky Ford).
• to people that believe you can slow a speeding car down by narrowing a road when you only make it more dangerous.
• those who operate their motor bikes on Harrison Ridge Road and Kinney Lane and down Goeller Boulevard in Tipton Lakes in a loud and reckless manner.
• the rude security guard.
• whoever decided to make Rocky Ford Road two lanes instead of four because I travel the road four times a day and have yet to see a bike use that road.
• people who think they have the right to protest just because they are American.
• the city for wanting to spend millions on a building purchased by a university when they can’t even repair Sloan branch to prevent flooding of the neighborhood.
• Those who are still complaining about bicycle lanes because there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
• the powers that be who will not put a left arrow at the stoplight at National Road and Home Avenue when every other light on National has turn arrows.
• drivers in big pickup trucks who don’t know how to flat park without taking up two parking spaces in front of the post office.
Happy Birthday to …
• Tiffany Xu, from your family and Donna.
• Aimie Heltman, from your family and Donna.
• Amanda Robertson.
• Robby Link.
• Wayne Kimberlin, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Jane Johnson, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Jane Johnson, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Chris Gephart from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Kimberly Stephenson from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Steve McKinney.
• Tim Coovert.
• Nakia White on no. 17 from Papaw, and Grandma K.
• Natasha Jones from Mom and Craig and family.
• Jasmine Mires from your family.
• Joan Helt from Linda, Randy and the kids.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Eugene and Karen Hudson.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
