Around Town – May 14

Orchids to …

• a kind couple who paid for our 74th wedding anniversary dinner at Applebee’s in March.

• the ambulance drivers and firefighters for such quick action getting my husband to the hospital.

• the volunteers for Meals on Wheels.

• Pat in the Walmart vision department for great service Wednesday morning.

• Kim at the Bartholomew County Assessors office for being pleasant, knowledgeable and patient answering all my questions today, from Sheryl.

• the hospice nurse and the nurses at Columbus Transitional Care for the excellent end of life care you gave Robert (Bobby) Moore on Monday.

• Rep. Liz Cheney for standing up for what’s right to the power and money of the former leader and his political party.

• Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbus Police Department for your professionalism and dedication to our community, God bless you, from grateful citizens.

• BioNtech, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson without whom, well, I wouldn’t want to think what it’d be like.

• Jodi at Love Chapel for your smile at the mobile pantry, thanks to you and Love Chapel volunteers for the care for our community.

• President Joe Biden’s approval rating of 63% and 54% of the country says the U.S. is on the right track with him.

• Jimmy at Walmart for helping with the Kramers, from John.

• Lexie at Lowe’s for the great customer service to my car, from Mr. Hunter.

• Eric at the CRH valet office for the assistance and putting the rollator in my car, I appreciate you going out of your way to help.

• John Krull’s column.

• Dawn at Lowe’s for outstanding customer service, from Maryjane.

• those who paid for my lunch at Cracker Barrel on Wednesday, I will pay it forward.

• nurse Faith at Four Seasons Health Center for getting Ensure for my wife.

Onions to …

• restaurants whose dining rooms are still closed to those who are not afraid to dine.

• the political party using cancel culture to oust the party leader, who made the cardinal sin of being truthful.

• politicians who cowtow to a corrupt, delusional, egotistical former federal elected official.

• the southern border where drugs and human traffickers are pouring in, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.

• those downplaying the incredible insurrection against our legislative seat of government and their responsibility to count and certify the electoral votes accurately.

• those who call or text before 9 a.m. or after 9 p.m.

• the lady at the pantry speaking loudly towards clients.

• the political party reducing itself to a cult worshiping a false idol.

• the politicians in the political party who are so shameless, have no sense of decency, and are using their offices to promote a lie.

• the former federal elected official so angry that he lost fairly that he is still promoting the big lie that there was election fraud.

• racism and ethnocentric critical race theory hyperfocused on skin color.

• local law enforcement for not enforcing posted speed limits.

• people who don’t leave earlier instead of pushing others to go over the speed limit.

• those driving kids to and from school every day instead of using school buses that we pay taxes for which would help save the environment.

• the federal elected official for increasing our national debt on giveaway freebies at the expense of our grandchildren.

• the political party kowtowing to a corrupt person now standing on no principles and only conspiracy theories and lies.

Happy Birthday to …

• John Prohaska, from your family and Donna.

• Boon Teo, from your family and Donna.

• John Colton, from Doug and Donna.

• Becky Speaker, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Megan Sprong on No. 29, from Jordyn and girls!

• Larry Perkinson, love all your family.

• Dian Turner, from Linda.

ANOTHER beautiful morning