Your Weekly Antics, No Joke, Hudson is Leaving the Building Edition...3/28/25

Well kids, the end of March is upon us and with that, around the corner is April Fool’s Day. Talking about April Fool’s Day may seem a bit premature, but it falls on Tuesday next week and we at the Antics feel it is our responsibility to keep you all in the know so you can plan accordingly. What would make this April Fool’s Day and the retirement of Kathie Hudson all the more perfect would be if both occurred during a full moon, but alas, that is not the case. This is probably a good thing because the universe can only take so much at once. Here’s what I’ve got…

1. The rumors are true people, Kathie Hudson has put in her papers and will be hitting the open road of retirement. A new slate if you will, partaking on new adventures near and far, her official last day of work is on her all-time favorite day of the year, April Fool’s Day. It's an end of an era, so you better get it together and plan on implementing any last-minute April Fool’s Day pranks while you can kids, before she leaves on a much-deserved vacation to Canada…when she makes this trip, she always returns, but now that she's freed herself of the confines of doing the work of the people, she can lead a leisurely life and may just decide to stay there and not come back. We'll have to wait and see. Stay tuned.

Exhibit 1, I'm adding this to my list of retirement ideas. Seeing how I have a way to go before retirement, Hudson, I'll share this one with you...

2. If you work in social services long enough, April Fool's Day doesn't scare you because you feel like every day is April Fool's. We forget what is normal every day socially acceptable behavior and what is not. For instance, you regular readers out there are aware that the majority of my clients go about their business walking around without pants. We are unsure of the cause and origins of this phenomenon, and again, after doing this job long enough, you're just ecstatic when people answer their doors with underwear on. If you keep your standards low, you can't be disappointed, taken by surprise, or both...it's the little things.

3. Speaking of little things...we're all responsible for our own happiness, we can't sit around waiting for things to happen. Example, Exhibit 2, the disco ball Christmas tree ornament. I decided this year when I dismantled the Christmas tree that this little gem deserved to continue to live its best life beyond the Christmas season and was given a prominent spot hanging from my window. Now in the early hours of the morning on sunny days, I can sit and drink my coffee enjoying the sparkle and lumination the disco ball provides resetting my brain, keeping me from rethinking my life choices, going back to bed, and calling it quits on doing the work of the people. It's a great way to start my day. Exhibit 2, everyone should have a disco ball.

4.  Word on the street is the origins of April Fool’s Day dates back to the 1500s in France when the Julian calendar (established by Julius Caesar) was replaced with the Gregorian calendar (introduced by Pope Gregory XIII). In the old Julian calendar, the new year began on April 1st, but with the new Gregorian calendar, the new year was set to begin on January 1st. Being pre internet, social media and worldwide news, it’s reported that news did not always travel fast in those days so not everyone got the word that the start of the New Year changed to January 1st. People continued to celebrate it on April 1st, and they were widely mocked and rightfully so, as April Fools.

5. I read information on the history and origins on such things as we discussed in #4 and I have to ask myself how exactly the human race has survived thus far. I'd like to think we have evolved and can't possibly still be this dumb, but for anyone keeping up with the state of the world today, you know and I know, we can in fact continue to be this stupid.

6. I wonder if anyone at work would buy that I’m not up to date on the regular work calendar and that someone somewhere told me that work calendars near and far have been changed to a 2 ½ day work week. I’ll sign into work on Tuesday afternoon and work Wednesday and Thursday. Let’s see how long it takes anyone to notice that I’m missing on Mondays and Fridays. I bet I could do this indefinitely before I’m even on anyone’s radar. Exhibit 3, the new improved updated universal work calendar.

7. In weather and astrological related news, there is a double sunrise expected in the northeastern most parts of the United States and Canada on March 29th. Shocker, it’s said to be rare, as are all the other events we report about here in The Antics and then we can’t see for ourselves because it rains or we have clouds or fog, or a flock of 5000 birds flying by covering up whatever the hell it is we’re supposed to be excited to see. So if you’re in Maine, or New Brunswick or Canada on March 29th stick your head out your window and let us know what you see. For more information, here’s a link to space.com that will tell you more. I’m sick of listening to these people because here in the Woo, we never see a damn thing. https://www.space.com/best-places-us-canada-rare-double-sunrise-partial-solar-eclipse-march-29

Exhibit 4, photo creds go to Beet

 8. Hudson won’t be in Canada yet to see this event, she’ll still be at Elder Services shredding 42 years of crap, I mean files, I mean evidence, so she’s going to miss it so you're all going to have to check things out for yourselves...you're all on your own.

9. We haven't had a Beet siting in a while, don't fear kids, she's still out and about perusing the Boston streets at all hours of the day and night. Exhibit 5, somewhere in the North End she ran across this guy. She may or may not have taken him home and he is now in her living room.

10. The wildlife continues to take over the Woo and I'm not talking about the people. Bald eagles. You read right; a pair of bald eagles have taken up residence high up in a pine tree located on Park Ave directly across from the WPI athletic field. Bald eagles by nature generally don't move into the city, but this young pair must have decided to venture away from the norm and give city life a try. Eagles are foragers by nature, therefore will swoop down into traffic with their spatula's in hand to snatch up roadkill should some untrustworthy squirrel attempt to make its way across the busy street. So while you're making your way in rush hour traffic Andrea, be alert. You've already been attacked by a deer on Park Ave., I firmly believe the wildlife of the Woo is messing with you.

    
    
    
    
    
    

    And last but not least...baseball is back and after yesterdays win against the Texas Rangers, the Red Sox are currently in first place - yes I realize it's March and it was game 1. Don't be haters people...making your own happiness is taking the win when you can.

Have a great weekend!