Around Town – July 30

Orchids to …

• those who brought me ice through the summer, because it was appreciated, from a disabled person.

• Kevin Butler and all performers for the wonderful entertainment Saturday for the benefit concert for Love Chapel.

• Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats for having the integrity to speak the inconvenient truth.

• Craig Lowry for cleaning a disabled gentleman’s gutters.

• the dispatcher and firemen who helped me out of an elevator.

• to our own Dan Coats for his service and for speaking truth to power.

• Rep. Elijah Cummings whose district also includes the famed Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

• Walter Kansoriwula and Chime Ibe-Ekeocha for a wonderful luncheon and presentation on Sunday, from your Fairlawn Presbyterian Church family.

• Kevin Butler and all performers for the wonderful entertainment for the benefit concert for Love Chapel.

• Elijah Cummings for comforting people in his district who are frightened of Donald Trump.

• the gentleman at GNC nutrition for helping me and educating me about their products.

Onions to …

• the city for buying a contaminated property with a grant that is given only when the property owner can’t afford to clean it up, because the property owner can afford it with the tax dollars given to her to buy the property.

• the side of the aisle disregarding “innocent till proven guilty,” opting instead for “guilty until proven innocent” in regard to Trump and Kavanaugh.

• the driver of white car that makes his or her own parking spot at the tennis courts.

• anyone who could possibly think any Democrat wants to balance the budget.

• those who claim the president was not exonerated.

• people not realizing there is not a speed problem on Central Avenue but a lawlessness problem in our society.

• any city official who would pay $205,000 for a contaminated 5-acre lot in a flood zone that has to be cleaned up.

• the city for not expanding the lanes on State Road 46.

• the city for not changing the lanes near the intersection by the coffee shop and convenience store.

• Democrats for being a party of lies and hate.

• people who you call over and over and they say they’ll take care of things but they don’t do anything.

• weak-minded people that let the government run their lives.

• whoever compares armed combat to testifying before Congress.

• the person that says the president failed his oath, because what about state governments allowing sanctuary cities?

• anyone who prefers the current president over our previous president, who thought rationally.

• the failed reduction in speed limit on Washington Street that should be changed back to the decades-old limit.

• the administration for planning to use Pentagon funds, unfrozen by the Supreme Court, for the fencing he promised Mexico would pay for.

• subordinates who need to have their hand held to complete the simplest of tasks.

• neighbors east of town that don’t mow the yard through the week, but wait until Sunday when their neighbors are sitting outside under a shade tree trying to listen to a ball game.

• the person who sent in an Orchid for the president keeping his cool during the “witch hunt” although Robert Mueller has said it wasn’t one.

• Democrats and their crazy nonsense.

Happy Birthday to …

• Joann Myers from your family, Ginny and Donna.

• Connie Scott, love, Mark, Allison, Matthew Jordan and Judy.

• Ryan Hamilton, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Dan Harker, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Belated Happy Birthday to…

• Josh Yates, from Mom, Jeremy, Austin Jessica,

• Tom Flora, from friends at Moravian Church.

• Matt Marlin.

• Jared Sweet.

Happy Anniversary to …

• John and Marilynn Rondot from your family and Donna.

ANOTHER beautiful morning