Orchids to …
• Leo Morris for his Nov. 3 column, “Repeating History.”
• Lee Hamilton for his apt description Nov. 3 of the great job this administration is doing.
• candidates on both sides who promptly remove their political signs
• the Democratic Party event Sunday evening, which had good food and good music.
• those hardworking workers who blacktopped Lowell Road.
• Frank at Bayles Fabric & Upholstery for fixing the zipper on the cushion cover.
• the man in the Edinburgh JayC Food Store express lane at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday for paying it forward with your payment on my purchase, which made me cry in happiness.
• President Trump, who was the catalyst for the large nationwide voter turnout for this midterm election.
• County Clerk Jay Phelps and staff for taking time to teach Columbuddies about voting and how voting machines work so on Election Day we could be active, successful voters.
• Tower 2 Columbus Regional Hospital nurse Brenda for going above and beyond and for the excellent care for Max, from the Jacobuses.
• Art’s Cleaners for the wonderful job they did cleaning my uniform so I could have it for Veterans Day, and for telling me the bill was paid when it was done.
• everyone who voted, worked at the polls or ran for office, because that’s what democracy is all about.
• Dave Smiley for all his great work at the Four Seasons, from Jim.
• whoever turned in the keys at the Tayorsville Post Office.
• Naomi Pyle for an outstanding job of directing “The Hallelujah Girls” — and kudos to the great cast of actors; the show was hilarious and the food at Willow Leaves was outstanding.
Onions to …
• Republicans running on protecting pre-existing conditions when for eight years and counting they have been trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which already protects them.
• people who make a big deal about the shirt color someone is wearing because they’re running for office.
• people who bash our president.
• people who think that our president isn’t the best president ever.
• people who don’t realize how well the county is doing, and only focus on the negative.
• the business for allowing a second notice of billing to be sent after the check has already cleared.
• the mechanic who doesn’t give you a warranty for the work.
• candidates that run as Republicans but they are actually Democrats.
• the large, striped tiger cat that comes in my yard and attacks my cat.
• the people who still have their Halloween stuff on the porch.
• the red Dodge that parks the wrong way every day in the high school pick-up.
Happy Birthday to …
• Harold Bailey
• Lori Pettigrew Bryant
• Lois Olmstead, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Vera Collins, from Ron, Jan, Retha, Becky, Gwen, Greg, Skyler, Leilah and rest of family, with love.
• Olivia Richard on her 17th birthday, from Granny and Papaw.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
