Orchids to …
• Schmitt Elementary School for the parade Monday.
• Pastor Dennis Aud at Westside Community Church for his inspiring and encouraging Points to Ponder on Facebook each day, from Julia Federle.
• the volunteers who painted images outside Four Seasons Health Care windows for the clients to enjoy.
• all those working six days a week and long hours in the elements on the massive railroad overpass project.
• Randy, Josh, and Jordan Johnson for helping us split, load, and stack the wood after we had the huge tree cut down.
• Lynley Roberts for helping us out with our beauty needs, from Dick and Susie.
• Donald Trump for being the greatest human being to ever walk this earth.
• Gov. Eric Holcomb for being a true servant leader and protecting us from our own worst instincts.
• Julia Stetter for being so kind and helpful, from a very grateful neighbor.
• Jerry Whitis for a great time Monday night and for dinner again, from Anne.
• Nancy and Teresa for thinking about me, from a friend.
• Calli Duncan for being named an Indiana University Founder’s Scholar, given to their most academically distinguished undergraduates for sustained academic performance.
• Fairlawn Presbyterian Church for the Zoom worship services, Bible studies and fellowship over Zoom during this coronavirus mess.
• Fairlawn Presbyterian Church for the members who have sewn masks as donations to the hospital during this virus scare.
• the paper carrier on Shelby Court who puts my paper up in front of my front door, appreciated very much.
• the Kellys and James and Brittney for all your help over the weekend with server pay.
• Brandi Day for the beautiful cleaning job on my white painted patio fence, from Pat.
• Dr. Newton for helping Gizmo on Sunday, from Ron and Marty.
Onions to …
• the local school referendum, as the local school corporation already receives over half my property taxes and they dare to ask me to pay more!
• people who think it’s OK to infringe on others God-given rights to exercise their “right” to not get sick.
• onion writers that still haven’t figured out hydroxychloroquine and choloroquine are two different drugs and that hydroxychloroquine is much easier on the system.
• people complaining about the referendum, vote against it.
• those who aren’t aware that public policy should not be based on public opinion polls.
• people complaining about protesters for freedom yet say nothing about antifa.
• anyone wanting to give money to illegals, try giving them your money.
• those who don’t realize when the federal elected official says “we’re the talk of other nations,” while true, this may not be a good thing.
• those who don’t realize saying “the U.S. economy will rebound in months and not years” may just be wishful thinking.
• the federal elected official who has answered the question whether he is a man or a mouse.
• the new lake neighbor who needs to learn how to cut his grass without sending the clippings into the lake.
• the unhinged politician who wrote the book on flip flopping.
• the flawed federal elected official whose policies change with the wind and the only thing that matters to him is getting re-elected which is the only thing that will keep him out of jail.
• people who can’t grasp that you don’t lose your civil liberties simply because there is something in the air.
• people who think I should wear a mask when I shop even though I’m not sick and I am not close to you or talking to you — if you’re afraid of the virus, just stay home.
• all the angry, hostile people on this arena who feel they have the judgement to be doctors, advisers and president.
• law enforcement arresting people for possession of small amounts of marijuana when you can purchase it legally two hours from here.
• the insensitive person who asked my Vietnamese neighbor if he was from China — that should not happen, and it doesn’t matter.
• the federal leader who has bad-mouthed everything about science, but now is counting on science to rescue us from the coronavirus.
• the church that does not let people know if they are or are not having church because of the virus, some people just don’t have Facebook.
• the onion writer who should know that doctors prescribe hydroxychloroquine as needed, not the president.
• the local facility being cruel to terminally ill patients who don’t have COVID-19.
• the school administration for failing the Class of 2020.
Happy Birthday to …
• Dorothy Walker, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Michele McNealy from your family and co-workers.
• Dr. Brester from your previous patients and owners.
• Joe Swope, from Judy.
• Katherine Eden, from the family and Wayne.
• Roseann Haines on No. 75, from your kid, grandkids, and great-greatkids.
• Henry Weaver on No. 11, from Grandma and Grandpa.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
