Orchids to …
• those who helped me during 2018, from John Tinkey.
• Politicians brave and patriotic enough to fight against global warming for our country.
• Bud Herron, for speaking truth to chaos.
• Duke and Erica for the good Christmas gifts, it was very nice of them, from Duke’s grandma.
• Susan Meier Erickson, for planning the family Amazing Race scavenger hunt in downtown Columbus, from Mom and Dad.
• Bud Herron, for his comments on New Year’s resolutions.
• Mill Race Center Prayer Group for our Christmas, from the Housers.
• Bud Herron, for putting my thoughts into writing, well done.
• Bud Herron for his column stressing the importance of truth to our democracy, and to those patriots who will find Sunday’s paper and read the column if they haven’t already.
Onions to …
• those who believe that young ladies aren’t within their rights to cancel on a date — this isn’t the 1900s.
• The president for backing out of a commitment to withdraw from Syria.
• whoever thought it was a great idea to have a calendar devoted to this city.
• people who blame the president for the government shutdown when they should be blaming Democratic leaders.
• our community, which constantly wastes money on things like the Riverfront Project instead of using the available funds to instead fix streets and roads, which would impress the tens of thousands of tourists who come through here every year.
• the trailer court that won’t allow cats but still thinks it’s all right for residents to put up with mice and rats.
• local Democrats for continuing to elect their mayor in the Republican primary.
• the city for letting all the beautiful plants in the mall die for lack of water.
• the writer who claims that no other president matched Trump’s disregard for the truth.
• the people who killed the coyotes and didn’t bury them and instead threw them on someone else’s property.
Happy Birthday to …
• Abby Calender, from friends at the MC.
• Aleesa Hege Dickerson, from the MC and Grandma Hege.
• Sarah Sutton, from friends at the MC.
• Jim Wheatley, from Sandy and Lily.
• Jane Paetzel, from Elsie.
• Howard Houshour, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Gina Gooldy Perkins, from Connie and Colleen.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Robbie and Hallie Amos, from Sue.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
