Orchids to …
• Tony London for the T-shirts, from John Tinkey.
• Joe Biden, who will surround himself with competent, capable and lawful people to advise him.
• companies not realizing parents don’t want to send their kids back to school because they are still working from home, it does not set a good example.
• Miranda at Brown Hill Nursery for the great job maintaining my landscape, from Sandy.
• small businesses downtown who respect their customers enough to wear a mask during this pandemic.
• Dr. Rau and staff for taking great care of my wife, from Buddy.
• those trusting medical professionals for their COVID-19 guidelines.
• those realizing facts and science are what we should look to.
• the Orphan Grain Train crew who loaded the trailer for Cornerstone Children’s Ranch in Quemado, Texas, and those helping with the pickup Tuesday, thanks to the volunteers!
• Joe Cole for a great letter that tells it like it is.
• John Counceller for being such a gracious, generous and civic-minded person from Graziella (Victory Garden!) and the “Saturday morning gang.”
• Trent from the city garage who so thoroughly and thoughtfully mows the parking spaces at the City Gardens at Bakalar, thank you for providing extra nice compost, from Graziella and all the gardeners.
• Dr. Anthony Fauci for being a realist and the adult in the room.
• Greenbelt and its long history in Columbus, the only true city course, which should remain open for city residents.
• Greg Dinkins’ letter to the editor.
• those who know there is absolutely no way we can reopen schools as cases are rising and numbers will rise exponentially if students return.
• Becky Perry of the health department for helping the couple from Toledo, Ohio with a birth certificate.
• Ray’s Automotive for fixing the impossible to fix pressure tire icon.
• BCSC teachers and staff who are not complaining about going back to school.
• Greg Dinkins’ letter.
• Greg Dinkins for your spot-on letter.
Onions to …
• our founding fathers who never imagined the presidential election process and the electoral college would allow our elections to be gamed, and lead to such division.
• a federal administration so disorganized they can’t even get school-opening guidelines out before schools open.
• teachers more concerned about a union than their students.
• the mask mandate.
• not realizing everything we have done for the last four months has not slowed the spread of the virus and requiring a mask won’t help either.
• anyone thinking the virus is a hoax or won’t spread upon close contact, as in crowded hallways or classrooms.
• parents not worried about kids catching the virus at sports but are worried about sending kids back inside schools.
• the federal elected official sending troops to clear off peaceful protesters, but offering little to no support to run off the virus.
• the company closing its local service center forcing customers to drive to Greenwood or Bloomington for in-person support for an overpriced product.
• those finding weak rationalizations to not wear masks, it’s not all about you.
• those who should lead by example but spoke at the school board meeting without a mask.
• any official thinking it is a good idea to require masks.
• the hateful letter against one of the best presidents this country has ever seen.
• claiming metrics is the guide to reopening schools, Indiana just saw its largest weekly increase in cases yet, an 8% increase over the worst week last spring.
• people not realizing we’ve lost our jobs, we’ve hidden in our closets for four months, we’ve worn our masks and gloves and nothing stops the rising numbers — stop with the stupid mandates.
• the state agency for not notifying the public it was closed at 10 a.m. Tuesday due to a facility issue, causing people to take off work and waste time.
• family that does nothing for a mentally-ill family member because they are too afraid of them.
• unions that protect teachers and put students last.
• the federal leader spouting falsehoods, such as U.S. deaths are low, when they are the highest in the world and are now reaching 1,000 per day again.
• city officials not considering selling Otter Creek to a private entity and using the profit to support Greenbelt.
• all those unaware of the detrimental effects and ineffectiveness of wearing a mask, especially for children.
• any official even considering sending children on a bus to school where the virus can spread easily.
• the church when reopening cutting out traditional worship for the people who need it most because of the virus.
• the facility mixing COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in the same unit.
• considering a mask mandate that cannot be enforced.
• the agency processing vehicle registrations stating there is an extension but not notifying police.
• the elected school board not approachable to all concerned taxpayers and stakeholders, including teachers and whistleblowers.
• those that are wanting to open schools in August, putting kids in jeopardy, move reopening to after Labor Day.
Happy Birthday to …
• Amanda Carrigan, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Becky Goecker, from Bob, Jeri, Max, A.J., Emma, and Kayla.
• Mary Combest.
• Penny Gilham, from Carolyn.
Happy Birthday to …
• Brent Draus, love, Mom.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
