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Orchids to
Brandi and Rene Kammel and family at Schaeffer Lake hosting the Burke Family Holiday Gathering – it was a great afternoon! from the family in attendance.
Dr. Sherlock and Phil in the CRH emergency department for excellent care stitching me up and keeping me in stitches through the pain, from a Sunday patient.
the individuals who decorated First Christian Church so beautifully for the holidays.
the young lady walker on Sunday who helped me sort out Christmas cards after some Scrooge had stolen my cart with my cards in it.
Rep. Ryan Lauer co-authoring House bill 1001 as it includes common sense structure to federal COVID-19 mandates.
the possible unionization of Starbucks, may more businesses follow.
Enes Kanter Freedom, of the Boston Celtics, for choosing to become an American.
Onions to
the backwards thinking of our representatives, here and in Washington, keeping us tied to the destructive nature of COVID and the previous administration.
the medical office not enforcing its own mask rules, allowing unmasked coughing patients to sit in the waiting room with no distancing.
the insanity of politicians fighting vaccination and masks mandates during a deadly world-wide pandemic.
local medical facility stating “not postponing” elective procedures, why’s my diagnostic procedure put off until April again?
those refusing to see that being vaccinated does nothing to stop the spread or from getting COVID.
drivers leaving the downtown after the parade and forcing themselves in between the school buses trying to get students back to school safely.
promoting conspiracy theories that undermine efforts to control the virus.
our city for not having a vaccine mandate for all businesses when our hospital is filling up with COVID cases and a new variant is approaching.
companies for unsolicited mass mailings thinking that all seniors are in need of hearing aids.
the political party that has lost the House, the Senate, the White House and now the dead unvaccinated voters.
the political party velocirapters who have learned to turn the door handles.
the local auction company that provides poor customer service.
the car racing through town zigzagging in and out of traffic Monday morning.
Happy Birthday to
Dr. Christopher Iorio, from all your coworkers at Columbus Internal Medicine.
Carol McCord, from friends and family.
Margie Crouch, from Irma.
Daniel Boewe, from Lesley, Brendan &Jenna.
Curt Battin, from Mom.
ANOTHER beautiful morning
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