Orchids to …
• Columbus Regional Hospital Emergency Room, 3 tower and 6 tower staff, respiratory therapy, Dr. Manalac, Dr. Hundley, and Dr. Thompson for the excellent care, from the Cox family.
• I-Mechanic for the great customer service syncing contacts from my old to my new Samsung phone, from Bob Miller.
• Columbus Police Department for recovering my stolen bike a year after the theft, a credit to your diligence and thoroughness, from Nick.
• Jacob Jones at New Hope Christian Church for the meaningful messages the last two Sundays.
• Sara Flanagan at IUPUC for your attention to detail.
• John Brooks for an inspiring letter to the editor.
• President Trump for working for all Americans.
• those not feeling the need to submit multiple, slightly-reworded onions for the same day, all about one peeve.
• President Donald Trump for securing another four years in office.
• Jamie at Columbus Specialty Surgery Center for all you do and bringing so much joy to the office, you light up my day every day.
• ABC-Stewart students who definitely know how to think for themselves, from their proud teacher Mr. Maulin.
• Matt Bush, Bartholomew County jail correction officer, for saving the overdose patient in Taylorsville on Saturday, from Leslie, Bonnie, and Lexie.
• the school referendum as our kids are our future.
• the sandhill cranes that are near Azalia and sometimes they make my day.
• the lady who opened up the dollar store Wednesday and was such a help to the handicapped lady.
Onions to …
• the political party that has become a party of criminals and coverups.
• the federal elected official’s budget which cuts Medicare and Medicaid, which he promised not to touch.
• the school administration for trying to justify their own salaries by posting data that only favors what they are doing.
• teachers who teach children to be afraid of guns, they don’t need better pay, we need better teachers.
• people who think I’m hurling insults when in fact they are just working too hard not to see the truth that’s right in front of them.
• people with the sniffles and hacking coughs that need to learn to stay home.
• those wanting an increase in pay while eliminating job performance measurements.
• four more years with Trump.
• the local phone store for being unable to sync my contact list with my replacement phone.
• using the term “federal elected official” 10 times in one day’s paper.
• officials letting a city street get in such bad shape including a large pothole that keeps growing.
• the big box store that requires customers to use digital coupons in order to receive the most savings but their app rarely works and management doesn’t seem concerned enough to try and correct the problem.
• the law enforcement leader for not recognizing his employee for saving a person who overdosed.
• the state elected official who felt it important to share that he was carrying a gun.
• political appointees who were permitted to interfere with a federal sentencing recommendation.
Happy Birthday to …
• Kaydence Gates on No. 15 Bug, from Mom and Dad.
• Kaydence Gates, from Mom, Dad, Steven, Easton, Grandma Jenny, Stephanie, Jessica, Skyler, Mason, and Ryder.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
