• Thought for the day
• “By indignities men come to dignities.”
• — Francis Bacon
• English philosopher
• 1561-1626
Orchids to …
• Robert at Comcast for great service from apartment 20.
• Kashmira Mehta for the random act of kindness –the rose was beautiful, from Cindy Frey.
• Neil and Teresa at CVS Pharmacy on National Road for all of your help, from Kathy.
• the couple who stopped at State Road 11 and County Road 550S and helped my father-in-law and I after he collapsed, from Jeremy Wells.
• Allen Smith of Hope for being so generous with your eggs.
• Dr. Rick Chaille for providing a dog park at 240 Jonesville Road, giving our best friends a safe area to have exercise and enjoy fun times with their owners.
• the gentleman in the dark green pickup that was picking up daffodils at the roundabout on U.S. 31 on Saturday — they’ll be enjoyed by all.
• Kim and Don at Smith’s Country Gardens for helping find the money that fell out of my pocket, from a grateful customer.
• the Leland family and the Clark-Reynolds family for helping trim the downed tree on Sunday.
• the gentleman that paid for my groceries last Friday.
Onions to …
• teachers who do not input grades in the parent portal in a timely manner.
• local trailer park owners who try to control everything when they should worry about cleaning up the park instead of putting notes on everyone’s door about nonsense.
• the Republican candidate in the election that got a C from the NRA and says they’re for the Second Amendment.
• Organizers of a drug treatment center for women and not for men.
• people who leave their animals all day and sometimes overnight alone and wonder why they have anxiety and get sick.
• the city and county officials who feel that local taxpayers should be financially responsible for treatment of opioid-addicted individuals.
• voters who don’t take the time to investigate candidates and instead vote based on name recognition.
• people at work who think putting the ice scoop back in the refrigerator’s ice bin to get covered by fresh ice is a good idea.
• the NRA for not protecting Vice President Pence with a lot of “good guys with guns.”
• the county resident who always keeps his dogs caged up.
• the town’s police officers that do not give speeding tickets to those who speed in the town.
• the nonprofit organization that discriminates against hourly employees and lets salaried people get by with whatever.
• the new intersection design of the elementary school’s main lot, where the benefits are suspect at best and the detriments are numerous.
Happy Birthday to …
• Raul Valero-Osuna, from your family, co-workers and Donna.
• Bobbie Jo Hart.
• Stanley Henry from Rhonda and Mark.
• Meg Brown, great-granddaughter on her 10th birthday, from G.G.
• Troy Bishop. from Luretta and your friends at AT&T.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Tim and Marty Hirons, from your family and Donna.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
