Around Town – January 2

Orchids to …

• Kimberly at CVS National Road, saving me $15 on my prescription early Thursday morning, it was much appreciated.

• Jerry Davich for his column that “Hugs” should be the Word of the Year.

• Karen Sweeney, for the letter to editor from a mom of a beautiful thoughtful Karen.

• President-elect Joe Biden who believes in telling the truth to Americans and who understands there must be a federal plan to defeat the virus.

• Angie Wieneke who is a great educator, thank you!

• RoseAnn Dunlap who organized a postcard campaign of Florida’s snowbirds and the Noblitt Falls Lagoon residents in honor of our mother’s 98th birthday, from Laura and Graziella.

• Emily, Logan, Rory and the two other customers at Kroger who went out of their way to help me.

• Barry Beker for nice, happy new year wishes, T and T.

• Bonnie at Hope Marathon for the candy and being an all-around nice person.

• Ben Sasse for standing up to his party and the federal elected leader to preserve democracy and count electoral votes.

• those who understand one cannot be pro-life and support the death penalty.

• Ann Martin’s letter.

Onions to …

• schools that put employees in jeopardy by believing that kids who are asymptomatic are not spreading the virus.

• elected officials who plan to vote to undermine the Constitution creating chaos in our democracy by trying to overturn an election — that is just what Russia wants.

• caring so much about Karens, but what about negative Nancy, Debbie downer, plain Jane, and tiny Tim who have all been suffering silently for years.

• the teacher who won’t raise my grade by .08% to get an A+.

• making the substance abuse program nonessential for 10 months and then wondering why there is still a drug problem in our county.

• those who complain about the mask police, if you’re the unhealthy guy coughing in the big box store, I’d force you to wear a mask, or ban you from the store.

• the school administration that doesn’t adhere to the rules they set.

• anyone believing there was no voter fraud.

• former elected city official in cahoots with an Indy television station to disgrace police.

• the business that can’t deliver packages on time.

• supporters of the federal elected official who can’t accept he lost, it’s over and a new president is taking over in just days.

Happy Birthday to …

• Stan Durnal, from Austin, Amanda, Devin and Sammy.

ANOTHER beautiful morning