Orchids to …
• Cummins for accepting old televisions at their recycle event Thursday, saving me a $25 fee that others charge.
• Columbus Department of Public Works and Columbus Parks and Recreation park operations staff for all their hard work on the skate park.
• Papaw Tom and Dad, the two men I admire the most, for everything, from, Julie.
• football fans who will support the Columbus Vanguards in their playoff game at Columbus North on Saturday night.
• Cummins for giving back and protecting our environment by holding the annual Community-Wide Recycling Day.
• Cummins and employees for having Thursday’s recycling day.
• the four county council members that are looking out for the taxpayers of Bartholomew County.
• Cummins for its Community-Wide Recycling Day.
• the city engineer for listening and acting on the road conditions on County Road 400N.
Onions to …
• the large airplane that decides to do maneuvers every Thursday night starting between 9 and 9:30 p.m.
• those for the temporary northbound on-ramp at I-65 and State Road 58 that is hazardous and potentially fatal.
• those who adopt pit bulls thinking that they are a status symbol and do not properly care for them, and then let them run loose to eventually make them wards of the humane society.
• our Founding Fathers for not placing term limits on our members of Congress.
• the police department for putting me on hold when I had a serious question or concern.
• those Republicans who are showing loyalty to President Donald Trump rather than the country.
• the Senate leader for being so cynical about issues that used to concern most conservatives.
• the appointed law enforcement who is used to having his way that he’s complaining to the community that he’s been turned down on something.
• those people that are bashing the four county council members on Facebook, because they should learn the facts.
• Republicans blocking a bill requiring campaigns to alert the FBI to foreign assistance.
• the dog walker that left the bag deposited on top of the trash in Fairlawn.
• the Senate leaders for being unfazed by Trump saying he’d hear out foreigners with information on political opponents in the 2020 elections.
• a local company that wants to close down parts of Columbus so they can have a party exclusive only to themselves.
• Democrats and news media who don’t understand there is a difference between the words “listen” and “accept.”
• those who don’t realize that the economy really started booming after President Trump reversed many of President Obama’s job-killing policies.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jeff Brown, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Andrew Tarr, from your family and co-workers.
• Melvin and Faith Ann Hurd, from Richard and Carroll.
• Karen Henderliter, from Jean Patrick.
• George Hughes, from Pat, Mike and Ziggi’s.
• Tom Henderson, from your friends at the gym.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Patty Lee on No. 44, from Wayne Lee.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
