• Thought for the Day
• “Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.”
• — Mary Martin
Orchids to …
• Becca at Bartholomew County Humane Society for being super helpful, from Raggedy Ann’s mom.
• the Target checker that double checked my receipt thinking it looked too high to her on her own, good customer service.
• Loni at Four Seasons Health for making Maryann very happy with a golf cart ride, it was a beautiful day made perfect, thank you, from Greg.
• April, Tommi and Braelynn for taking my donations to the store, from Grandma.
• Vermont for having 80% of its eligible population receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Texas for allocating funds to resume building on the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
• Tommi Stowers for graduating with honors from Monmouth University, we are so proud of you, from Mom, Dad, April, Katie, Lily, Braelynn and Grandma!
• my Fairington family, thank you for the surprise birthday party on Monday, you are the best, from Carolyn.
• St. Peter’s praise band 10:45 service, you had such wonderful uplifting music.
• Joseph H. Sexton, Happy Father’s Day, love Sharon Phillips.
Onions to …
• when you are told cameras won’t be used for traffic enforcement, hang on, they will be.
• the ex-federal elected official who says keep saying there are “bombshell” election findings but yet somehow these always turn out to be duds.
• grown women who spread lies and still act like sixth-grade school girls.
• virtue signaling about who cares for others more — take care of your own health and stop worrying about others.
• the previous federal leader for targeting members of Congress and invading their privacy.
• uneducated antivax folks demanding our schools ignore science and public safety.
• those complaining about big businesses not paying their fair share of taxes, if you don’t like the laws, pressure your representatives to change them.
• cameras that will read and record our license plates.
• the work crew shutting down the street access to our addition, my wife had to walk home several blocks with our groceries because they wouldn’t let her in.
• the city for not maintaining safe sidewalks downtown.
• the only progress that the federal elected official is making is backwards.
• the painful acknowledgement that the party that Lincoln helped build now embodies the very dangers that Lincoln warned about.
• the political party that is terrified of contradicting the false narrative still being peddled by the former federal elected official.
Happy Birthday to …
• Keith Balzer, from your family and co-workers.
• Bryce McDonald, from your family and Donna.
• Michael Huber, from your Hiker Trace neighbors.
• Elaine Pavone, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Judith Droddy, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Loryn Weddle, from the Weddle family.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Stacee and Peggy Pedigo on No. 32.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
