Orchids to …
• ZwanzigZ Pizza, for excellent pizza and other food, an appealing landscape, a clean interior and a clean bathroom with a fresh flower bouquet in it.
• all Cummins downtown employees who park in the Cummins garage, leaving parking spaces available for shoppers.
• Kristen Brown for another eye-opening letter.
• former mayor Kristen Brown for continuing to turn over rocks in city government departments.
• Michael Cohen for testifying about Donald Trump despite threats to himself and his family.
• the couple who returned my purse to my home.
• all BCSC teachers who continue to teach in BCSC.
• the Democrats for getting to the truth.
• the well-written, informative letter about the local rejection of the Safe Haven Baby Box.
• the five graduating North High School basketball players for many enjoyable moments throughout their careers, because all are true gentlemen.
• Kristen Brown for speaking up about what’s going on in Columbus.
• Michael Cohen for what he has provided.
• J.D., Rhonda, Dana and Joyce for taking care of Betty and being good friends.
Onions to …
• people who don’t understand giving people the ability to define people without any rigid qualifications is a dangerous slippery slope.
• the mail person on the north side for dropping a piece of my mail on the sidewalk, that luckily didn’t blow away.
• the lazy technician who always does what’s best for him and does not follow team guidelines.
• those who make it difficult to get public information and complain about those who ask for it.
• the driver of the purple and white dump truck speeding down Marr Road on Wednesday at lunchtime going way too fast.
• the man in the small white sports car who literally stopped in the driving lane on Taylor Road on Wednesday afternoon.
• state lawmakers for not adopting a hate crimes law.
• the White House for banning reporters from a dinner in Hanoi.
• those who state that America is the No. 1 oil-producing country in the world.
• the city for all the money spent on State Street and no money being spent on Gladstone and McKinley.
• pastors who don’t realize that traditionalists have felt in the valley and wounded for quite a while, and also need ministering to.
• people who don’t understand that attempts to deal with problems at the U.S.-Mexico border could divert billions from the Department of Defense and possibly create a risk to national security.
Happy Birthday to …
• Vera Brummet on No. 92, from her family.
• Don Denotter from your family, co-workers and Donna.
• Kara Lay, from your family and Donna.
• Joyce Bolton, from all your family.
• Sheila Downey, from Elsie.
• Owen Patrick Hege on No. 8, from Grandma Hege.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Bryan Tyree.
• Toby Tyree.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
