Orchids to …
• teachers and principals trying desperately to provide a safe school environment even though that task is truly impossible right now.
• Peters Heating and Cooling for consistently great service.
• those who know that the candidate wants to actually increase police funding.
• Kelly Weisner of Flourish of Columbus for going above and beyond, spending all the time necessary to find the root of the problem and taking care of the patient as an individual.
• all of the kind, compassionate and discerning citizens who understand there are people of all ages who are medically unable to wear a mask.
• George W., Clinton and Obama for modeling respectful presidential behavior, and their bipartisan support of the voting rights act.
• Keith and Jordan with Columbus public works department for making a special trip for a little boy, thank you, from Nolan, who loves garbage trucks!
• Doug Showalter for his wonderfully entertaining and humorous article; it’s great to have a laugh at the end of a long day.
• the Frank and Ernest cartoon in Thursday’s paper, it applies to all.
• Melanie at CVS for retrieving and calling about my lost debit card, from Jan.
• Victor Allen for his eloquently written letter to the editor, from Carole and Maurice Hughes.
• Doug Showalter for the great article.
• Grant at Voelz’s Body Shop for wonderful customer service, from Ginger.
• Mr. President for a job well done.
• Pam and Ralph for the meals that you delivered to my home.
Onions to …
• the school corporation for putting students, teachers, and the community at risk by starting school in person.
• officials for careless reactions to the virus instead of carefully thinking through the consequences of their choices.
• people who refuse to listen to health care worker warnings about the virus, but will be the first to seek their help when they get sick.
• the former federal elected official turning a funeral into a political rally.
• schools for not requiring proof of testing and results of students exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms, the honor system is not a plan.
• schools for not being honest with the community about the realities of what in-person school will be like.
• those who don’t realize if you elect a clown at the local, state or federal level, you’ve got to expect a circus.
• all of the oversensitive people, lighten up and give it a rest, try enjoying life.
• people who describe opposing political parties using nothing but hot-button words with no basis in fact.
• schools knowing it’s impossible to reopen safely, but clearly not caring.
• people who need to be careful how easy they submit, as mandatory masks will lead right into mandatory vaccines.
• the group moderator who needs to change his script and stop telling people to speak in plain English as it’s offensive to do so.
• schools hiding just how disorganized and unready they are to reopen.
• schools for already planning on not following parts of the reopening plan because some of it isn’t, in administrators’ minds, “practical.”
• the doctor’s office terminating employees of 35 years and 13 years of service but keeping employees of less years because they are paid less.
• the federal elected official removing American troops from Europe which puts our allies in danger and puts the U.S. in even more danger as he is working in Russia’s best interests.
• the political party that wants everything to be free and equal and an introduction into socialism.
• student athletes using neighborhood streets and bike lanes as their practice area, not practicing social distancing, don’t have any masks, and right next to each other.
• the ex-federal official who doesn’t know the difference between a riot and a peaceful protest.
• whoever is in charge of the new overpass — for safety purposes there needs to be more guardrails on that curve.
• the agency for putting me in a financial bind.
Happy Birthday to …
• Cary Bell.
• Zeke Raymer.
• Reagan Decker on No. 2, love Papaw Scott and Le Le.
• Lori Voyles, from John & Kari Kerns.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
