Year's last day may add up to good fortune

There’s uncertainty about whether a happy, healthy 2024 is in the cards.

But the numbers seem to indicate it is a strong possibility.

Those who dish up black-eyed peas and cabbage or some other good luck fare on New Year’s Eve might do just as well to focus on the distinct numerical sequence of this Dec. 31 as a clue to what 2024 portends.

This New Year’s Eve is 12/31/23. Or, more significantly, 123123.

The experts in such matters see this as a good sign, noting that 123 and 123123 are sequences referred to as “angel numbers,” reflective of special numerical patterns believed to convey message...