Orchids to …
• Dr. Burdick, and my operating room team of Connie, Stephanie and Tammy, nurse navigator Sasha, and pre-op/discharge Nurse Chelsea for their excellent care during my recent port removal surgery, from Cindy Jines.
• the president and vice president for keeping us safe and helping all progress.
• President Trump for cutting taxes, which enables Duke Energy to reduce our electric bills by an average of 5.6 percent.
• the car company with the most North American parts, Honda, because the Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup have three-quarters of their components made in the United States or Canada.
• the Daughters of the American Revolution for replacing the warn and tattered flag at the Methodist cemetery in Azalia.
• Mom, from Ariel.
• Erin for taking care of us, from Mom and Dad.
• Dr. Day and his staff for incredible kindness and caring.
• those for the Hope Fourth of July Bike Ride celebration and to the organizers who pass out treat bags to all who participated in the bike ride, thanks.
• folks at Lee Supply on National Road on Monday for helping me through a plumbing emergency, saving me a lot.
Onions to …
• people that can’t understand that if we’d do without $8 million flooded riverfronts and $2 million bridges here and there we would have enough money to asphalt every road instead of this blasted chip and seal.
• the letter writer of the Trumpitis/Penceitis letters, because it’s like a joke, it’s just not funny, and certainly not productive.
• the employer that thinks it’s OK to work employees 16 hours every day.
• people who support the president in the White House who is dividing instead of uniting our country.
• the business owner for letting her salaried employees take off a half day on July 3 but is making her hourly workers work.
• the guy with a barefooted and shirtless child going up to customers at Walmart asking for money because he claimed they were out of gas, when it was a scam.
• all the Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, independents and other political affiliations, because enough is enough.
Happy Birthday to …
• Anita Bryant.
• David Fink, from your family and co-workers.
• JoAnn Dolphin, from your family and Donna.
• Tiger Xu, from your family and Donna.
• Deana Norman Dickerson.
• Ryan Waltz.
• David Sims.
• Jeffrey Harker.
• Nicholas Wilson.
• Shawn McNealy from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Aaron Simmons.
• Daron Simmons from friends a the Moravian Church.
• Anita Watkins from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Casey Johnson, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Lajuana Jo Heldman, from the Garrison girls.
• Joe Star from Vince
Happy Anniversary to …
• Robby and Angel Link.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
