Orchids to …
• Kay at Great Clips for doing a great job on my hair, taking the time to get it right, and for the attachment, thank you.
• our Good Samaritan neighbor for cleaning and salting our walkway, from Dave and Mary Ann.
• the Kroger employee who loaded the groceries in our car on Monday morning, from Dave and Mary Ann.
• longtime volunteer Daryl McMath for seven years of service, from Turning Point Domestic Violence Services.
• longtime volunteer Dennis Steele for seven years of service, from Turning Point Domestic Violence Services.
• longtime volunteer Elaine Hoefflin for seven years of service, from Turning Point Domestic Violence Services.
• the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, who must be rolling in his grave embarrassed at the shape of the current GOP.
• the previous administration for policies leading to the U.S. becoming energy independent.
• the legal team who knew when to leave a “sinking ship” and pulled out of defending a federal elected official no longer in office.
Onions to …
• those who took up arms against our republic.
• the political party determined to make elections meaningless, since they can’t eliminate them.
• people failing to check review boards for extremist views.
• putting blue collar workers out of work with the stroke of a pen.
• the federal elected official for damaging the country and ruining the economy.
• the school leader who prioritizes a holiday party as vital, yet fails to prioritize the safety of employees.
• the ex-federal elected official for his abuse of executive orders.
• those leaders, who in their “righteous anger,” are working to suppress the free speech and free association rights of our public servants.
• not realizing until you open up vaccinations to all age groups, you really can’t determine what race is getting the most vaccines.
• the former federal elected official for not speaking the truth while second in command of this nation.
• the administration for the past four years that made America not so great.
• elected representatives who not only openly support subversives within their ranks, but promote them as well.
• the letter writer failing to mention population density, which has a huge impact on virus deaths.
• the newly elected leader for blindly signing stacks of executive orders.
• representatives wanting to give tax dollars to private education which is unregulated, not tied to state requirements and weakens public education.
• the opinion letter writers who only copy cable television talking points.
• the state for letting out-of-state residents come here for vaccine because their state is only vaccinating age 80 and older.
• the employee who was yelling at individuals in the parking lot.
• the individual who was retiring that never once mentioned or thanked his parents.
• the political party showing us who they are, and they have done it with violence.
• anyone who went to the Capitol to try and overturn a free and fair election.
• the political party that is always being so wrong, lying and protecting criminals.
• the vehicle drivers who cannot wait one minute for a snow plow truck to get out of their way.
• those wanting to limit the governor’s emergency powers because he has done a good job keeping us safe.
Happy Birthday to …
• Scott Chitwood, from your family and Donna.
• Larry Lee, from your family and Donna.
• Lin Xu, from your family and Donna.
• Dick (Harry) Miller, from your family and Donna.
• Kathy Darnell, from Luretta.
• Adilynn Beach on No. 8, from all your grandmas, aunts, and uncles.
Happy Birthday to …
• Steven Knight.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
