Around Town – February 5

Orchids to …

• the Panera staff for their patience as I held up the line during a busy lunch-rush while searching for my wallet, and for finding a way to complete my order after my search proved unfruitful.

• Walgreens Pharmacy on State Road 46 for helping me, within a couple hours of my phone call, go from a 30-day supply to 90-days, from an appreciative customer.

• the sweet lady who found my Coach purse in a cart at Walmart and turned it in to service desk, from Sandy Martin.

• the gentleman who has been cleaning up trash along North Marr Road for the past several days.

• Taylorsville Tire for the fast tire repair service.

• the Democratic House Managers.

• Acra Automotive for helping us sell our Toyota Sienna mobility van, from the Hazes.

• Jack, Kayle, Brandon, and the finance manager at Ford of Columbus for making my purchase of a new F-150 pickup a fun and enjoyable experience, from Larry Love.

• Sherry Kruzich, executive chef at Parkside Court retirement center, for the wonderful job you do for us, the residents.

• Threesa at Walgreen photo department last Saturday for patiently trying repeatedly and unsuccessfully to scan a newspaper photo and caption so all the print could be read, from Nancy.

Onions to …

• federal elected officials for having the audacity and absurdity of having closing arguments on a trial that was not allowed to have witnesses or corroborating evidence.

• federal elected officials for nullifying the system of checks and balances which is vital to keep our hard-fought democracy from becoming a dictatorship.

• the federal elected official for breaking his promise to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula just because he fell in love with the dictator there.

• the jealous old man who needs to grow up.

• whoever turned the Onions section into a political mosh pit.

• the federal elected official for the cover-up.

• the news network which is is nothing more than Trump’s propaganda outlet.

• the jogger on Terrace Lake Road and Carr Hill Road who thinks they own the road and walks right out in front of you.

• the supervisor who lets employees work outside their jurisdiction, and also doesn’t know that his paycheck is paid for by the government and the government gets their money from us the people.

• the candidate who wants to tell us how to run our country.

• the federal elected official who is an embarrassment.

• those who think this is the first time the government ever cheated.

Happy Birthday to …

• Jake Hege from your family and Donna.

• Lesley Johnson.

• Lislie Baker, from Mom, Mike, and family.

• Paul Milligan, from your wife and family.

• Katie Clark, from your work buddies.

• Judy Johnson, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

ANOTHER beautiful morning