• Thought for the Day
• “What’s vice today may be virtue, tomorrow.”— Henry Fielding
• English novelist, 1707-1754
Orchids to …
• Albany Speer for making the ninth-grade honor roll at Columbus East High School, from a friend.
• Ginny Whipple, the county assessor, for standing up for the rights of taxpayers of Bartholomew County.
• the lady who purchased my breakfast Easter Sunday morning at McDonald’s, because I will pass it forward.
• Dr. Jack at Best Friends Animal Health Care for the care and concern shown to Zoe at her passing.
• Jeannie Underwood for the absolutely beautiful orchid, from Betty Holder.
• Betty Whitis for the cute and tasty cookies and cream Easter bunny, from Betty Holder.
• Mark and Tammy Hege for hosting another annual Easter dinner and Easter egg hunt for family and friends at their home near Newbern.
• President Trump for working for the American people.
• Bill King, John Fewell and Eastside Veterinary Clinic for helping us with Devon’s passing, from Larry and Kathy Rudd.
• President Trump and Vice President Pence for being for the people.
• the nice gentleman on Saturday who saw my billfold bounce out of my shopping cart in the Walmart parking lot and promptly returned it to me.
• the helpful people at Jaycee West Hill who saved boxes for me, especially Debbie, John and Noah, from Sharon.
Onions to …
• the letter writer for not understanding that Trump is for the common person, as in less regulations and lower taxes.
• the letter writer for not understanding why Trump won.
• the columnist who barely scratches the surface of the defects of municipal elections in Indiana.
• the letter writer about Republican dangers.
• those who hired and continue to pay a consultant for the FairOaks planning when there is a community development proposal evaluation team.
• the City of Columbus for not making a more aggressive effort in getting the bridge over the railroad on the west side on track and completed.
• people who would vote for someone that has to seek the opinion of a former mayor.
• those who misdiagnosed my son twice when he had a serious condition that needed immediate medical attention.
• those who think Russia is not our nuclear-capable adversary who would like nothing better than to see us fail as a democracy and is motivated to that end.
• the many misdirected minions of the then-candidate, now president, whose blind loyalties have them in jail or soon headed there.
• school corporation’s lack of diversity for letting a Christian religious day count as a day off but not other religions.
• the school corporation for taking Good Friday off but not President’s Day.
• the neighbor who runs a loud generator all night long and the property manager who allows it.
• people who drive light gray vehicles without their headlights on during mist or rain making it hard to see.
• letter writers who forget decency left the Oval Office when Bill Clinton got involved with Monica Lewinsky.
• city hall sycophants who pen unctuous Orchids.
• those for releasing a mentally unwell addict even after the stress team sees him and he is still visibly mentally unstable.
• local churches that did not offer a community prayer service for the victims of the Sri Lanka church bombings on Easter Sunday.
• downtown restaurants that don’t keep their flowers cleaned and patio areas swept.
• Democrats.
• people who have lost sight that the city government needs to stay out of real estate, trying to create jobs or improve quality of life and should only focus on roads, public safety and law enforcement.
• organizations and churches that don’t have Easter egg hunts for older people.
• the writer of the hateful and vindictive letter in The Republic.
• the letter writer who is always putting down the president and his supporters.
Happy Birthday to …
• Deb Johnson, from your family and Donna.
• Peggy Dunlevy, from Helen and Jan.
• Nathan Long.
• Logan Hoover.
• Dwight Carter.
• Emma Jane Gearhard.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
