Orchids to …
• Shep Smith for his reliably honest reporting on FOX News, because he will be missed.
• Tipton Lakes Athletic Club for allowing the use of their courts for the Discover Columbus Pickleball Tournament.
• Charlie Day and Columbus Pickleball Club for organizing a great pickleball tournament.
• The Republic newspaper and writer Andy East for their article revealing the funding source of our sheriff’s recent Washington, D.C., trip.
• the kind and caring people who helped me when I fell at church Sunday.
• all the customers at McDonald’s on National Road for their love and thoughts, from Clara Macy.
• President Trump for bringing 1,000 American soldiers alive to their families, spouses and children.
Onions to …
• some people who are just disgraceful.
• people that don’t realize a stop sign is not a suggestion.
• the people in the green Toyota Avalon who were wanting to play cat and mouse.
• doctor’s offices that operate on answering machines that do not take care of business and do not return calls.
• the city that puts up Christmas lights but can’t maintain lights that are out on Fourth Street and Washington Street.
• the Democrats who take a good thing and make it bad.
• the post office for once again losing my bill payment causing me to incur a late fee on my bill.
• the TV service for removing the Turner Classic channel without notifying the customers that it was being done.
• the TV service for ditching Turner Classic Movies and not reducing their exorbitant fees.
• Christians who continue to make excuses for Donald Trump’s behavior and who have forgotten what Jesus stood for.
• people that don’t realize it takes less than 10 seconds to find out on Google that FAIR is a hate group.
• rude ER doctors who diagnose patients before checking them out.
• inconsiderate and unthoughtful drivers who think that 22nd Street is their own personal racetrack.
• those that are always in a big hurry to speed and race just to get to the next red light ahead of me.
• those that call it “fake news” when it’s real but unfavorable news for the president.
• local tree service that is not professional and has no integrity in doing what is right.
• those who ludicrously think that major news organizations are in a conspiracy to fabricate news stories about the president.
• the Democratic presidential candidate who says inmates are entitled to taxpayer-funded transgender surgery.
• the Democratic presidential candidate who mocked Christian men for believing in biblical principles.
• the park and rec employee who mowed the cemetery along 10th Street on Sunday, blowing grass on cars and leaves, dirt and dust everywhere.
• the politician who befriends foreign enemies and betrays allies.
• the person who thinks there will still be freedom of speech if a wannabe dictator is re-elected.
• the politicians who have so blatantly violated our constitution.
• public officials who attended a meeting for which travel was funded by a hate group.
• the person or persons who continue to dump vegetation trash at the north end of Monument Drive.
• the concrete guy who does very faulty concrete work and does not stand behind it.
• those for the closing of State Road 46 Saturday morning with no detour signs.
• the president for betraying Kurdish allies and allowing Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria to take control of the region and releasing ISIS into Europe.
• the middle school that won’t make time for students to have a picture taken with our 6th District congressman while on their eighth-grade field trip.
Happy Birthday to …
• Penny Stroup, from your family and Donna.
• Laura Swartbaugh, form your family and Donna.
• Kristy Huckaby, from Donny, Sadler and Jude.
• Joyce Adams, from Tricia.
• Maci Bennett, from Mom, Granny, Mickey and family.
• Natalia Vanest.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Skyler and Jessica Morrow, from family and friends.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
