This is week #13 of this column and there is no bad luck anywhere around. Why is the 13th of anything unlucky? The number 13 has been deemed unlucky based on Jesus’ last supper when 13 apostles, not 12, were around the table, which included Judas, who betrayed Jesus.
APRIL FOOL’S DAY: It received its name from playing practical jokes on this day – example, telling friends their shoelaces are untied. The day’s true origins are unknown. But I’ve been pregnant for 40 years!!! April Fool’s Joke!!!
WORD FOR THE WEEK: FELICITOUS. The definition is “Well-chosen or suited to the circumstances; Pleasing and fortunate.”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES:
Tuesday, April 1: Nashville attorney, Molly Cripps, daughter of the late Gary and Susan Cripps of Smithville, Tennessee. Her sisters are Marcy Cripps and Susannah Cripps Daughtrey, both of Smithville.
Friday, April 4: Former County executive, Mike Foster. His wife, Wanna, celebrated on March 24, 2025. Before his political life, he was an avid and respected Fish and Wildlife officer.
Saturday, April 5: Eleanor Hendrixson and David and Dama Hendrixson Agee.
Sunday, April 6: Gary Nixon, long-time local resident.
Monday, April 7: Cheera Bratcher, Brady’s best buddy.
Tuesday, April 8: Murfreesboro attorney, Heather Smith Knott of Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Wednesday, April 9: Vanessa Spickard of Lebanon, Tennessee. She and Lucy attend College Hills church together weekly.
DEEPEST CONDOLENCES: To the friends and family of long-time friend and local citizen, Billy Jackson Tubbs. The 84-year-old leaves many relatives to cherish his memory. He was such a well-deserved and well-respected resident of DeKalb County.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Tuesday, April 1: The Netherlands became the first country to grant equal marriage rights to same-sex couples; actress e Reynolds was born on this day in 1932.
Wednesday, April 2: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress for a Declaration of War in 1917; Confederate troops evacuated Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War in 1865.
Thursday, April 3: The first cell phone telephone call was made in 1973 when an employee of Motorola called AT & T’s Bell Laboratories.
Friday, April 4: In 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee by James Earl Ray.
Saturday, April 5: Colin Powell, statesman and former Secretary of State, was in New York City on this day in 1938.
Sunday, April 6: The first modern Olympic games were held on this day in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Tuesday, April 8: In 1918, first lady Betty Ford was born; Margaret Thatcher, the United Kingdom’s first Prime Minister died.
Wednesday, April 9: Prince Charles of England married his long-time mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. In 1965, the Astrodome opened in Houston, Texas. It was an indoor venue and its first occupation was a MLB baseball game.
FEEL BETTER SOON: Tommy Alexander, little Carrigan Cox, the Womack twins, Bertha McBride Trump, Jerry N. Brown, Betty Kirksey, Dr. David Darrah, Carl Lee Webb and Lucy Foutch.
GREENER PASTURES: As with most things, time brings change and much progress. It is with sadness that I will miss Denise Maynard as she pursues her educational life’s goal, working as a Marriage and Family Counselor at the local Haven of Hope. Most of all, I will miss her love and laughter. And I know she’ll miss my daily Amazon packages!
MANNERS FOR EVERY DAY: Open doors for females. Return to chivalry. Don’t do it just once for being positively judged. Do it consistently. And while you’re at it, be a gentleman and follow the female in all things – I just love saying this. On another note, the word is spelled JUDGMENT – not JUDGEMENT.
WEEKLY LUCY UPDATE: Nothing to report. Boring! And thank you, she does feel much better.
ANGIE’S BIBLE VERSE OF THE WEEK: “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father, which is in heaven.” (Matthew 5:16)
Until next week, be nice!
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