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Sunday April 01st 2012, 5:40 pm

Feeling a bit under the weather today, not sure why. But as something to spark my brain a little to take my mind off of a bad stomach, between DVRed episodes of Fringe, out of curiosity I decided to briefly look into history of the day. As it turns out, this day used to be the beginning of a new year, long ago before it was changed to January 1st. Hence the name of this month, which is defined to mean “to open”, indicating a new start commemorating spring. And origins of this being a worldwide recognized day of practical jokes or pranks comes from the fact that when the new year starting date changed to a day in winter time for northern hemisphere people, many didn’t know for years, or refused to believe it. Becoming common place to refer to these people as fools, and quickly devolved into pranks being heaped upon them for their lack of or refusal of knowledge. Such as invitations to new years parties for this month that really weren’t happening, as example, showing up and no one else is there. I find there to be some hidden irony that this date was originally the start of a new year, that “to open” has become a highly recognized day of poking at another’s gullibility, to their humorous expense. So in terms of fundamental cycles of time and space energies, the much longer historical new year date, today, means that each yearly cycle begins with sense of ludicrousness for some individuals. Maybe there is something to be learned in this fact, this idea, that maybe the originally accepted view of today being the start of a new year becoming a prank day, means we should all learn to not take life too seriously, lighten up a little when we can. In my long ago youthful past I’ve tried to be the guy to play the pranks, but never was very good at it. Actually I’m not very good at being purposefully funny at all. Although I’ve managed to make others laugh through blissful oblivious actions or phrasing, causing me to stare blank-eyed and questioning what was so funny. Usually I’m the one who doesn’t get what I did that was humorous. I guess this is why I like watching comedians, people who’ve crafted the laugh response into a masterful art-form, there is a certain kind of genius in that. For me this All Fool’s Day means eh, I don’t feel good, groggy and tired. But I’m usually groggy and tired on Sundays anyway.

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