Orchids to …
• Claude (Bub) Wright Construction for doing such an awesome job on my home repair.
• Tim and Jim at Loesch Heating and Air for doing an excellent job installing our new heat pump.
• the low-wage workers who kept us fed, supplied, clean and safe during the worst of the pandemic, without hazard pay or recognition.
• border patrol and ICE agents who are our first line of defense at the border.
• the company leader supporting voter rights, he should take action by reducing employment in states that restrict voter rights.
• President Joe Biden for staying focused on what the majority of Americans like the most and things that need to be done the most.
• John Krull for his column in the paper.
• Tower 5 for being so kind and caring, from Ellie.
• Kate Craig for the colorful quilt pattern coasters you made, from Sharon.
• my great Sycamore Bend neighbors who helped me with my tree trimming.
• Ricardo at Xfinity store on Beam Road.
Onions to …
• all the enablers of illegal drugs and immigration.
• those that don’t realize the new voting laws were not the result of voter fraud but rather the result of high voter turnout.
• the constant complaints about the former president.
• the business that thinks it’s a social justice company.
• criticizing abortion, there are two sides to this argument.
• those who don’t realize that it’s possible to care about two issues, compassion does not exist in a vacuum.
• the political leader warning CEOs to stay out of politics.
• the new administration for opening the border, pushing to make D.C. a state, and appointing women to positions regardless of qualifications, to secure more votes for future elections.
• corporations that think their opinions influence voters.
• the business that dictates policy for the entire community and has since the 1950s.
• sending tax dollars to a country that uses the money for pay to slay.
• the constant censorship occurring in our country that it is eating away at our basic human rights.
• big corporations critical of the U.S. while having a footprint in a foreign country with no voting, no human rights, work camps and no religious freedom.
• the federal elected official and his sidekick for the crisis at the border.
• the federal elected official for endangering American lives with his open border policies.
• the former federal official who spent four years compromising his beliefs and ideals in pursuit of power and would make a very poor choice for a presidential candidate.
Happy Birthday to …
• Judy Nichols, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Beverly Bott, from your family and Donna.
• Paula Winkler, from your family and Donna.
• Larry Cox, from your family and Donna.
• Philip Henry, from Rhonda.
• Leilah Littiken on No. 11, love all your family and friends!
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
