• Big surprise! I went into a fast food restaurant a few days ago and was greeted with a smile, and a couple of minutes later received a “thank you.” I’ll have to go back to that place!

• Raves to the great service my neighborhood has from the city employees who pick up our leaves and limbs. The other service guys are freat, also. Merry Christmas. I hope they are on the city bonus list.

• Tell the bird man he must sleep in because my cardinals are the first birds to the feeder in the morning and the last at night to eat. They eat three meals a day and they are so sweet in the spring time when they are trying to impress a lady they will feed them. Watch them and you will see. They have class and they are beautiful. They also stay year-round.