Around Town — Jan. 26

Orchids to…

our new first lady, Dr. Jill Biden.

local businesses that don’t support insurrection and sedition.

Captain D’s for having the best brewed iced tea in town.

President Joe Biden.

Julie Greene for the shirts you got me for my birthday, from Papaw Tom.

Debra and Julie Greene for going shopping for me for Tom, from Mom/Grandma Judy.

Onions to…

those who don’t realize if there’s no left turn arrow, then you just have to be patient and wait your turn.

those responsible for forcing the National Guard to sleep on a parking garage floor.

those who think the chaos will stop now, it will stop when elected representatives stop enticing the former leader’s base with falsehoods.

the former president, who will be judged by the number of his well-deserved impeachments.

the mixed message of the county reaching 100 COVID-19 deaths and churches reopening for in-person services.

the new commander in chief for undoing all the good our past president has done.

the previous administration, whose lies, downplaying and lack of planning against the virus leaves us facing half-a-million deaths soon.

no help for landlords with many empty units that can’t be rented to people who won’t pay and can’t be evicted.

refusing to acknowledge the riots on the west coast.

the horned helmet-wearing Capitol invader who lives in his mother’s basement and is the new face of the political party.

the former federal elected official who was in charge of the COVID-19 task force.

the departed federal leader who did all he could to sabotage the incoming leader, and left fighting the coronavirus one big mess.

not having enough security around the Capitol building to prevent the terror attack.

the former federal elected official’s lies and his allies’ lies to their supporters resulting in a domestic terror attack on our Capitol.

social media platforms for allowing a domestic terrorist attack to be planned on their sites.

those who even now believe the former federal elected official had your back when he let all of America down.

the political party for vetting the military out of fear of a coup.

all the drugs, guns and knives coming into the U.S. across the Mexican border.

all the ministers preaching about abortion and sexual orientation when not a word was said on lying, murder, stealing or losing our democracy.

Happy Birthday to…

Charity Clark, love Dami, Cordell, and Trenton.

Lee Marshall, love Dick, children, and six grandchildren.

Mae Jessee, from your Shelby County families.

Happy Belated Birthday to…

Doreen Empson.

ANOTHER beautiful morning