The First Shall be Last, and The Last First: Yesterday's A-name was Atsi. Today's is derived through Norman French from Atso, meaning "noble." In fact, the word 'ace' still has a noble connotation. It is used to compliment a person who excels at something. Yet, this last testament says nothing about what this couple excelled at. So, let's surmise what we can from their [standard-issue] headstone. Look at their given names. What did they want to go by in the next life? By the same names they went by in this life: Charlie and Margie, not Charles and Margaret. That says something about how they treated each other, and how others treated them. Memorial Cemetery. [2018]
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