Orchids to …
• To Lindsey Fugate and the Brass Choir for the wonderful Advent service at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. A much-needed celebration!
• all the choirs and instrumentalists at St. Paul Lutheran Church for an outstanding Advent Service of Song.
• Roberts family for the Facebook live Lady Os, from Speer grandparents.
• Kantor Dan Mau at St. Paul Lutheran Church for the inspirational Advent music program.
• the many people working across the political spectrum to make our 2020 election fair, efficient and secure.
• Pastor Teike for a wonderful message on joy and the Columbus Brass Quintet for lovely Christmas music.
• the Columbus Community Development Staff, City Utilities and City Garage for furnishing land, water, mulch and compost for the Bakalar gardeners, helping provide good food and peace of mind in these trying times, thanks from Graziella and the garden gang.
• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnett for the picture.
• the iGrad staff at BCSC and Hauser doing an amazing job working with students while they are eLearning.
• the Exit 76 antique mall employee who found my debit card and returned it to me.
• all the beautiful Christmas decorations on the cul-de-sac of West Randy Road.
• the gal at the Tropical Smoothie drive-in window for giving me a cup of chicken, from the little white dog.
• Santa walking down West Randy Road around 3 p.m. Sunday, it was awesome.
• Betsy Rong for the many, many things she has done for me, I am blessed to know her, from Marsha.
• our sweet neighbor, Sharen Montgomery, for the delicious homemade persimmon pudding and peanut butter cookies, from Dick and Shirley.
• Caleb and Allyson Loper for all the help they give us, from Mom and Dad.
• Darrin Brown for helping us on Sunday at short notice, from Ric and Deb Loper.
Onions to …
• elected officials who not only condone the federal elected official’s behavior, but outright support it — as a veteran, I find it traitorous.
• the elected representative and the federal elected official pushing false claims, trying to overturn our election and erase millions of votes.
• elected officials pursuing frivolous lawsuits instead of working to contain the coronavirus, which is killing more than 3,000 Americans a day.
• those who wasted the time of the Supreme Court in a desperate attempt to overturn election results in other states.
• Hoosiers who should be ashamed for joining the effort to throw out votes cast legally by Americans in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
• irresponsible parents who allow their kids to play sports during a pandemic.
• our elected representative for being a part of the clown show at SCOTUS.
• educators who need to remember sitting inside an empty classroom working might be safer than being at home.
• the federal elected official, his administration, and his supporters — families are dying — families are starving, losing their homes, and their businesses, while elected politicians march in lock step with him.
• all the “know-it-all” political experts.
• those who have enabled and supported the federal elected official’s criminal behavior, and now have forsaken the Constitution in a vain attempt to reverse a presidential election.
• the state elected official and others for joining the seditious lawsuit attacking our democratic republic.
• neighbors who store toilets in their front yards during the holidays.
• those promoting a false theory based on unsubstantiated claims upon clear lies about unproved fraud, usurping democracy and our Constitution.
• local federal elected official backing a lawsuit aimed at trying to overturn the results of four swing states and invalidating the votes of millions of Americans — despite no evidence of voter fraud.
• the school system placing teachers and bus drivers at high risk because of a belief that children are low risk.
• the school leader pushing in-school learning to satisfy day care needs and technology management concerns.
• those passing on double yellow on Carr Hill and Terrace Lake Road.
• disinfecting the White House before the new president moves in because of the many infections spread by current occupants who refused to behave responsibly.
• people who don’t power wash their houses.
• the federal elected official who alone among the 13 presidents since World War II will exit the White House with fewer Americans employed than when he started.
• the federal elected official who finding no deep state, created his own and is pardoning criminals, which will be his legacy.
• state officials signing on to that frivolous lawsuit brought to the Supreme Court.
• the local elected official and family for continuing to lie to officials and the public about what county they live in.
• shoppers and a few employees at the local store who were not wearing masks, and no enforcement of the mask mandate.
• the business wanting to be socially responsible and keeping everyone safe — doing more harm to unemployed workers.
• the mean, vengeful, disruptive sore loser.
• the resident refusing to rake his leaves.
• the seditious power-hungry members of the state’s representatives, signing on to the Texas lawsuit to try and overthrow the election.
Happy Birthday to …
• Judy Wheatley, from Sandy and Lily.
• Brenda Christophel, from Sue Romine.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
