Around Town – December 16

Orchids to …

• The Republic for the honor rolls in the newspaper, from Nanny.

• the family with the absolutely magical tree on Timber Ridge Drive.

• President Trump for Operation Warp Speed, making the vaccine available so much faster than would be normal.

• all the front line workers and the great job they’re doing in the fight against the pandemic. Hang tough.

• more than 80 judges who rejected the federal elected officials’ misguided election fraud conspiracy claims.

• President-Elect Joe Biden’s speech showing class while staking his claim to the presidency after the Electoral College formalized his win as the next president.

• American democracy that withstood the assaults of a federal leader who cannot accept reality.

• President-Elect Joe Biden who is busy working to restore our faith in government after four years of treachery.

• the Supreme Court for not allowing the political party to destroy our Constitution and destroy the rule of law.

• Nellie Meek for her efforts.

Onions to …

• the county for rough surfaces over the new tiles on County Road 250E.

• politicians trying to break American democracy.

• people who don’t wear a freaking mask because it’s pretty easy to do so, I have asthma and I can still wear one, why don’t you?

• the political party that doesn’t want a stimulus package unless it contains “get out of court free liability protection cards” for businesses.

• people who won’t condemn the federal elected representative for holding a vote on legalizing marijuana and not working on a real COVID-19 relief bill.

• apartment residents who chain their dogs outside during cold weather and then ignore barking throughout the night.

• all those who have nothing to do but post negative comments about our current elected official thereby trying to divide this county.

• the federal elected official and those elected officials who support him violating their oath to the Constitution by refusing to accept the will of the people.

• the recreation facility not allowing both parents to watch their children play.

• the federal elected official who is trying to steal an election by calling state legislators.

• the federal elected official for telling people in the state that the election is rigged, then telling them to go vote in it, confusing them terribly.

• the city with no taxicab driver for the elderly to get groceries since the buses won’t do that.

• all those who believe COVID-19 isn’t deadly.

Happy Birthday to …

• Launa Herrmann, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Cathy Boll, from your family and Donna.

ANOTHER beautiful morning