Orchids to …
• the gophers who live by the airport on Marr Road for always making me smile on my way home.
• Love Chapel for the weekly delivery of Care Packs for our students and families, from Smith Elementary.
• Dr. Richard Feldman for his column.
• Grant, the valet at the hospital, for giving me a ride down to the laboratory and back again in the wheelchair, he made me feel like a queen for a day!
• Mike, Christian, and Rex at Thompson’s Furniture for great service.
• the nice looking new buildings and construction on State Road 46 East at Petersville next to the fire station.
• Cory at Rural King for his excellent service and kindness, you are a valuable employee to the store, from the lady who bought the bags of salt.
• MS Roofing for the professionalism installing a new roof on our house and garage, from Dennis and Erin.
• Matt Hunter at Indiana Seamless Guttering for his professionalism installing gutters on our new home and garage, from Dennis and Erin.
• Angus Moss for his archery, from Sharon.
• Rick and Nathan for such prompt service on my garage door opener, from Peggy.
Onions to …
• those who think voting should be harder than getting a driver’s license or getting a gun.
• anyone shaming a student over health care choices during class.
• jealousy of the great things that happened in the previously elected federal administration.
• those who don’t realize lotteries are really just a government tax on people who aren’t very good at math.
• misusing relief fund money for a fairly new floor in a government building.
• those who don’t allow individuals to choose their own gods, control their own bodies and determine if they can have an abortion.
• those labeling wide swaths of of our country as racist, further deepening an unnecessary division.
• major corporations and government punishing and canceling citizens of states with which they don’t agree.
• the political party remaining a cult of personality for the worst president in U.S. history.
• the political party that has become a bastion of irrationality, conspiracy mongering, racism, native-ism, and anti-scientific prejudices.
• the political party betraying everything they used to stand for — no longer the party of fiscal responsibility, international leadership, free trade, morality, family values and law enforcement.
• driving in the wrong lane on 17th Street.
• the manufacturer wrongfully terminating someone’s job after 23 years of service due to another’s lies.
Happy Birthday to …
• Marty Hirons, from your family and Donna.
• Buck Bean, from your family and Donna.
• Anne Koontz, from your work family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
