Orchids to …
• Beth’s Dancenter staff for keeping the students dancing and for all the hard work organizing the virtual recital, from one of your dance families.
• Jeannine Lee Lake.
• Mark Pi’s restaurant for graciously serving such delicious food all these years, from your loyal customers who are so sorry to see you go.
• Gerald David Wilson.
• Rick Eikenbary for the great letter that everyone should wear a mask in public, from Mark Duwe.
• Beth Smith for the beautiful bouquet of daisies from your yard, they made my day, from Anne.
• Heather at Kroger Pharmacy for her extra patience on Tuesday.
• the First United Methodist Church staff for weekly prayers and cards for individual families of the congregation.
• the New York Times for finding the money trail linked to the Russia government’s plot targeting U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
• Rep. Greg Pence for his excellent op-ed supporting law enforcement.
• Barr Plumbing for prompt service and fixing my water leak, from Mr. Phelps.
Onions to …
• vehicles not observing the 30 mph speed limit posted on the new overpass, and not continuing the speed limit throughout the city.
• people not looking at our educational system and screaming “defund the teachers.”
• the bicyclist with her dog on a leash, it is too hot to be running that poor dog in this heat.
• all who refuse to wear a mask in public for causing the number of positive COVID-19 cases to increase.
• all who don’t comprehend that unless you’re wearing a n95 respirator, whatever mask you’re wearing is a placebo.
• the official saying it’s very encouraging that new virus cases are increasing for those under age 35 — so they won’t come into contact with the rest of the population?
• those who doesn’t realize we have a seatbelt law, not a mask law.
• those who will not temporarily sacrifice their right not to wear a mask, thereby sacrificing the rights of others to live.
• the federal leader who “didn’t know” or “hasn’t heard” any credible intelligence he refuses to believe anyway.
• voters who need to be reminded more than ever that elections, especially at a state and local level, have consequences.
• the stunt on the new overpass to attract attention but making us look like hillbillies.
• the federal elected official for implying our intelligence agencies are a hoax when they find wrongdoing by the Russian official.
• the illegal migrants claiming to be immigrants.
• those encouraging illegals in any way as it is a federal felony.
• people who don’t wear a mask and want to keep spreading the virus and hurting others.
• people who automatically believe every negative story about the federal elected official if it comes from their favorite cable TV news.
• all medical and service providers not requiring everyone to wear a mask and not temperature checking everyone coming into waiting room, not just the patients.
• the mask-less customer who was extremely rude to me when I asked her to distance at a local store.
Happy Birthday to …
• Beverly Grable, from Mom, Wayne, Kathy, Jody, and Denise.
• Sharon Clark, from Cheryl, Skip, Cahn, Danielle, Bryce, and grandson Leeland.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Nick and Megan Freeman on No. 9, from Alexis, Kinsley, Mom, Dad, and family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
