April 13th is one of my favorite days for United States history and personal remembrances.
On this date, our third president and author of The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was born. In 1943, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial was dedicated in East Potomac Park on the south bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. Handel’s MESSIAH premiered in Dublin, Ireland in 1742. As for family, my first cousin, Virginia-born, Alicia, was born on this date, as was my cat, Logan (named for director Joshua Logan) was born in 1994 (April 13, 1994 – October 13, 2011).
The 14th and 15th of April will recognize the assassination and death of President Abraham Lincoln, as well as the anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking.
Friday, I spent the majority of the day in bed, comforting my body aches due to the rain. Mama Kay and I drove south to Centerville so we could partake in our usual order of “John’s Special.” I returned home to feed the dogs and nap a little more before getting ready to bus downtown to Schuster Center where I house managed from the Ludlow Street ramp, overseeing the volunteer ushers scanning tickets. I will repeat the same duties tonight. The nice thing about working the ramps is that it’s an “early release” where we can leave earlier than the others.
I got to see my former student, Marlyn Strickland, and his wife, Mariah, who lives around the corner from me. And I got to spend a few minutes with Angela Bane, and her daughter, my former piano student, Ellie, who will graduate from The University of Dayton in a few weeks. Ellie, and her brother, Jacob, were students for many years and it was wonderful to see two of the five Bane family members.
I am not too keen to charge into this day, but I must. I would prefer to relax in bed with some documentaries and pooch snuggles.
Make it a great day!
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