Orchids to …
• Bartholomew County Public Library for the beautiful display about veterans.
• Eric and Uriah, our favorite maintenance men at United Way, who quickly fixed Sans Souci’s garage door on the day of a big sale and for changing our thermostat so quickly on those warm November days, Sans Souci greatly appreciates you!
• my dentist and staff, Dr. Pearson of Fair Oaks, for fixing my front tooth, from Debra Bailey.
• The Republic for the new app, a great improvement and so easy to use!
• Special Prosecutor Rosemary Khoury for ensuring a thorough investigation and fair assessment while still displaying empathy in a tragic situation.
• Dr. Kristi Conner, and the staff for fixing my hearing aid for me, from Debra Bailey.
• the Third Street Dairy Queen for the free blizzards, from the veterans at Four Seasons Retirement Center.
• Dwight Hayes for helping with my leaves, from a most grateful neighbor.
• the Silver Oak Health Campus for the drive-thru food pickup for senior executive club members.
• the person who paid for my coffee order at the McDonald’s drive-thru Thursday morning.
Onions to …
• people still putting in onions and orchids about the election, it’s over, move on!
• the federal elected official who, after calling our servicemen suckers and losers, had absolutely no right to be at Arlington National Cemetery pretending to honor them.
• metric watchers who don’t realize when you’re on a respirator, your illnesses doesn’t just resemble COVID-19.
• those who won’t let themselves see that this country is free-wheeling downhill due to lack of leadership for the last 40 years.
• people who need to know the book of Revelation doesn’t end well for some.
• our state elected official for waiting until he was re-elected to return to stricter COVID-19 guidelines and a mask mandate that no one enforces.
• those who think there is a godless political party.
• requiring employees to travel out of state for training during a pandemic, then requiring them to quarantine at home with their family who are making their best effort to be safe because of high risk family members.
• those who think political parties have anything to do with any of the possible gods.
• declaring the presidential race over when it’s not over until the states certify the results.
• supporters of the federal leader whose behavior is something they wouldn’t tolerate from their own children.
• those not realizing their party has been taken over by the socialist.
• the federal elected official’s rallies that look like 1933 Germany.
• not realizing it has always been legal for people to deliver their absentee ballot directly to the clerk’s office in person, not just for this election.
• the federal elected official signing an executive order to protect pre-existing conditions while at the same time, his administration is in court to abolish covering pre-existing conditions.
• the federal elected official who paid only $750 in federal taxes the year he was elected, but paid over $300,000 in taxes to foreign countries the year he was elected.
• the business in town hiring people to do jobs when they don’t have the money.
• family members calling to talk until 11:30 p.m. while they’re supposed to be at work because they are scared to work by themselves at night.
• a federal elected official who will not step up and be heard.
• people in charge who think we’re all illiterate and preaching this virus stuff like they preach about flu season every year.
• returning a still infectious COVID-19 patient back into an apartment house full of the elderly because the health facility needed the room.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jim Richards, from Danny, Kelli, Rylee, Lexie and Kloey Anderson.
• Jeff Niebrugge, from your family and co-workers.
• Guilherme Piffer, from your co-workers.
• Karen Sloan, from your family and co-workers.
• Ernie Davis, from your family and Donna.
• Brenda Goss, from Ronnie, Rita, Bonnie and Donna.
• Rose Pfister, from your neighbors and the Fox family.
• Owen on No. 4, from Mom, Jason, Lisa, Joe, and Emily.
• Stacey Ward, from your husband.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Ryan and Mechelle Ritchison, from Mom.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
