Orchids to …
• Tom Jekel for the story about Tom Pickett, who is a real Columbus treasure.
• Doug Showalter for his excellent thoughts during this pandemic.
• Jon at Menards for helping us gather everything we needed to build a deck, there’s no way we could have done it without you.
• the only federal candidate who honored our veterans while respecting pandemic guidelines by wearing a mask in public.
• Judy Cummings for breakfast on Memorial Day morning, from Dad.
• the two doctors from Indianapolis who sang at the Indy 500 racetrack on Memorial Day, especially the one singing “God Bless America.”
• a welcome editorial by Doug Showalter who shares the way that I’m feeling exactly.
• Doug Showalter for his excellent article in Tuesday’s paper.
• Dr. Dyall at the Columbus Lung Center for your wonderful care, from Lauren.
• the bicycle station for making my old bike like new again.
• Doug Showalter’s article (a million orchids).
Onions to …
• cashiers at the big box store not covering their face and nose with their masks and some with it down around their neck.
• those who thought after declaring houses of worship essential the federal elected official might have attended church instead of golfing.
• anyone who believes wearing a mask in the midst of a global pandemic signifies any form of political affiliation.
• the man who stayed on his cell phone constantly, you were hired to spread mulch, not stand and talk or sit in your truck while younger man worked.
• those who do not wear masks and do not have their last will and testament up to date.
• those who post what they want to be true without checking references to make sure it really is true.
• those who post negative comments about the federal elected official because you aren’t changing anyone’s opinion.
• the decision makers for their overreaction to the pandemic and keeping child-friendly activities closed for the summer.
• alarmists who don’t realize that 99.7% of the people who get the coronavirus survive and recover.
• those who haven’t noticed which political party it is that is working hard to keeping the country closed down as long as possible.
• those complaining about me not wearing a mask, yet you are, so what are you afraid of?
• the federal elected official for his lack of respect for the medical and science fields which is causing a danger to our country.
• the delivery service that mis-delivered on Friday expecting me to babysit someone else’s packages the entire holiday weekend.
• people who are not wearing masks.
Happy Birthday to …
• Pete Wilkerson, from your family and Donna.
• Jacqueline Speaker, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Bernice Cseszko on No. 80, from your family.
• Matthew Ritchison, from Mamaw Jan.
• Koby Carman on No. 12, from Mommy and Daddy, Kali, Kinsey, and Nanny and Pappy Schwering.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
