Orchids to …
• Lura, check-out lady at Walmart West, for being so kind and helpful, from a regular customer.
• Tyree’s Trim Shop for excellent customer service and for repairing my armrest at no charge.
• whoever turned in my driver’s license and credit cards that fell out of my purse Thursday evening at Kroger.
• Rachel Fulp for winning the NGA State Championship and being gymnastics state champion in vault, bars, and all-around, runner-up in floor, and ranking first for all XCel Platinums and Diamonds.
• Victory Gymnastics Academy gymnasts and coaches for a great state meet and season.
• justice.
• the construction worker that risked his own safety to get us out of a potentially dangerous situation, from the girl in the Chevy S10.
• Ray’s Automotive for efficient service and very reasonable cost, a satisfied customer.
• the young lady at Rural King Thursday who went out of her way to get me some popcorn.
• Advantage Heating and Cooling for such courteous and swift service with no charge, and Vectren for getting me heat again.
• all my friends and family that called to check on me after my cataract surgery, especially to Mary Jo for the delicious chicken noodle soup and Linda for the dessert and Pat Vails for taking me to my appointment and waiting until I was done.
• Patrick from Peterman Heating, Plumbing, and Air Conditioning for coming Thursday night and giving great, great customer service.
• John Krull’s article pertaining to the life of Bobby “Slick” Leonard, what a Hooiser icon.
• our fine upstanding police who saved the life of the woman who was attacked at the skating rink.
• President Joe Biden who actually knows how to handle logistics and because of him more than 200 million shots have been given to the American people in the span of only three months.
• vaccines being created by a private company, Pfizer, as well as companies that had government funds provided by the former administration by launching Operation Warp Speed, and together we are ahead of the world.
Onions to …
• people who say the former federal elected official ordered an attack, they need to check the facts.
• a nearby state that wants to rename a park after the man who hid how serious COVID was and greatly contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans and incited a Capitol riot.
• those never taking the blame because, after all, it’s always some one else’s fault.
• work culture that wants me to feel guilty when I don’t see skin color, I see equal human beings.
• the supervisor who doesn’t do the job because they hate conflict and know nothing about how to run the department.
• people who need to stop worrying about being woke and wake up to what’s going on around them.
• the 6:30 a.m. siren down Marr Road.
• the engineer that designed the new railroad overpass.
• the new environmental plan and the financial hardships it will cause Americans to become compliant.
• the poor parenting that leads children to wield knives and guns.
• not having a local drug take-back site for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
• the county office for not being service-oriented for the people.
• sports, they do not need to know how I vote, they need to stay out of politics and vice versa.
• the vehicle that cut in front of traffic from the right lane into the left, almost causing an accident.
• the neighbor who installed a fence and should have checked their property line.
• any elected official while in office using their position to promote religion.
• those who think it’s about the gun, instead of mental illness.
• people complaining about how a private club runs its business, just show appreciation.
• the former federal elected official for making us less safe by pulling out of the nuclear agreement.
Happy Birthday to …
• Sandy Edwards, from Pat and Sandy.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Tom and Trina Rudicel on No. 50, love Taryn, Eddie, Eayon, Sydney, Tahcia, Brandon, Tannor, and Haleigh.
• Brandi Poole on No. 11, love your husband.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
