Orchids to …
• President Obama for giving us a badly needed reminder of what real leadership looks and sounds like.
• Fairlawn Church, for the wonderful and uplifting auto parade through our neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, in a true spirit of giving and love.
• William Gerhard for his letter to the editor about rethinking who is really essential, speaking plainly and truthfully to those who are still clamoring for their “rights” over the human rights every person deserves.
• teachers, they’re worth every penny!
• the EMTs on the 911 call early Sunday morning and the hospital personnel, from the dehydrated lady.
• Mary, Dawn, and Steve for all you do for me and the special surprises you often bring me, from D. Black.
• the amazing Exit 76 antique mall going above and beyond not charging vendors during the government shutdown.
• our wonderful president for continuing to clean up the crooked swamp.
• the couple at Target who helped me find the exit when my electric buggy broke down in the middle of the store.
Onions to …
• the big box store not answering the phone and not accepting clothing returns in fear of contamination, with no fitting rooms so we are stuck with an unusable item for weeks.
• the letter writer who claims one candidate for judge has already been doing the job he seeks.
• those who don’t remember one federal elected official said “the buck stops here” and another has said “I don’t take responsibility at all.”
• people who think they can berate others into wearing a mask, it isn’t mandatory, you are not judge and jury, and some of us make our own choices.
• those who don’t realize while the federal elected official is not responsible for the coronavirus, he is responsible for failing to prepare our nation to respond to it.
• people who believe that putting a T-shirt over your face is going to save anyone’s life and for trying to shame the people who are smarter than that.
• those not wearing masks at grocery stores which makes it unsafe for seniors to shop for food.
• the cemetery that has become entirely too picky with rules and regulations.
• those who think we are hiding in closets from a deadly virus, finding it OK for us to be out spreading the virus and endangering older folks who actually fought in a world war.
• those who don’t remember they literally couldn’t write an onion — or an orchid — without teachers!
• the federal elected official now self-medicating with a drug which has no success in preventing infection from the virus.
• the lack of a national response to the virus and the official now blaming everyone and everything to deflect responsibility for his own inaction and incompetence.
• the germ-spreading official who refuses to wear a mask because rules don’t seem to apply to him.
• local nursing homes not testing employees who are exposing all residents to COVID-19.
• people who don’t wear a mask in the big retail stores.
• people who don’t realize that long ago, the television network became a 24/7 opinion talk show, not a news source.
• the stores who don’t make people coming in wear masks and gloves.
• the person who was highly insensitive to other family members during our time of tragedy.
• the federal elected official who is at war with the VA and FDA.
• the commencement address that was actually a political speech.
• the federal elected official for firing the inspector general and not letting the American people know the truth about the sales of weapons to Saudi Arabi behind Congress’ back.
• the individual who would not reveal the number of COVID-19 cases or deaths in the local nursing homes.
Happy Birthday to …
• Erica Miller, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Amanda Manning, from Grandma Weddle.
• Don Gates, from your family.
• Tony Stewart, from your fans.
• Mary Morrow, Love Gary, Michael and Daniel.
• Stephanie Hensley, love Betty, Pete, and family.
• Janet Kimball, from Bill, Mark, Debbie, and family.
Happy Birthday to …
• Gracie Talkington on No. 9, from Ggma and Ggpa Simmons.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Wendy and Aaron Joslin on No. 25, from family and friends.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
