Be a fool

So, today is April fools day. I have to say that I'm not a huge fan. I don't have great memories of April fools day. I am the youngest of 16 and most of them are sarcastic and love tricking people, so you can probably figure out the rest. Harmless stuff, I do have to admit....lucky for me. I remember one day on April 1st, I was about 11. My sister woke me up all excited and said that there was a parade going down our street and mentioned everyone I liked at the time and said they were in the parade. I jumped out of my bed and ran to the window and guess what....no parade. Yes, if you could believe it, Farah Fawcett and Hulk Hogan were not leading a parade down Ohio St. in Hicksville, Long Island. Now, everyone else thought this was just hilarious....me, not so much. "But, it's April fools day"....really? I, of course got over it and forgave my sister....about a year ago. Anyway, I never really got the purpose of the day. I heard someone last night suggest that instead of playing tricks on innocent 11 year old boys and breaking their hearts and scaring them for years to come...oops, sorry...got lost for a minute there.....he suggests being a fool yourself and be goofy, do something silly, something that what would normally embarrass you. I see it as stepping out of your comfort zone rather than forcing someone else to step out of theirs. So, today I am setting out to be a fool rather than to make someone else feel or look like one.