Roy Exum
AN ONION for the prevailing rumor Groundhog Day will coincide with Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Groundhog Day will be celebrated for the 136th time tomorrow; Biden’s speech is March 1. (The odds that Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow in the morning at 6:30 a.m. on Gobbler’s Knob are weak; the forecast calling for cloudy skies.) According to legend, if the critter sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.
AN ORCHID to former Baylor School golfer Luke List on his first ever PGA win at Torrey Pines.
Who says good guys don’t finish first?
AN ONION for the fact the overwhelming number of cases of the coronavirus in our hospitals are suffered by the unvaccinated among us.
AN ORCHID for H. Jackson Brown who told us, “Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.”
AN ONION for asking the state for $2o million for a new baseball park when it seems to me the Lookouts have a pretty good one. (76 percent of Chattanoogan.com readers are against such taxpayer waste.)
AN ORCHID for the lives of portrait artist Jim Aplin, banker Tommy Zelke, the ‘man for all seasons’ Bradley Curry, and home maker Elizabeth Crumbliss. Have I been blessed with fabulous friendships or what?
AN ONION for the fact Erlanger Hospital’s emergency room is still reeling with a record overflow of COVID cases.
AN ORCHID for the fact Erlanger’s doctors and nurses ain’t quitters. Day after day and night after night, they are true heroes.
AN ONION for Russian’s bullying the Ukraine. And China’s threats to Taiwan don’t help much either.
AN ORCHID to the LA Rams, a four-point favorite over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. The game will be played at the Rams SoFi Stadium, so the Rams will become just the second team in Super Bowl history to enjoy home advantage. Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Feb. 13.
AN ONION to those who forget to ‘water’ their pets at a time when hydration is vital.
AN ORCHID to NASCAR team boss Rick Henrich for buying the first 2023 Corvette at auction for $3.6 million. Hold it! The auction was totally a charity with every penny going to military families but, oh, what a ride.
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