It is evening again, which is a good indicator that I am losing steam with the AFL content. At the beginning, I had inspiration in the morning and now... not so much.
Today, there is inspiration of another kind. It is the beginning of April and someone somewhere decided to give today over to "Fools". According to Google sources, the tradition of April Fools goes back to the Middle ages. I don't know. I can't say I had great memories of April Fools Day as a child. I was always the brunt of jokes... but I don't remember them from classmates... I remember them from my mother. Mom like April Fools and didn't waste too many opportunities to mess with us on that day. Mothers are to be trusted, so I had no problem falling for Mom's misdirections every years.
I didn't call her today. I figure today is a good day not to have a conversation with my mom, because I don't know if I can still trust her on this day. Maybe she has let that sly side of her dissipate with age... but why take the chance.
I did something today. I started a book fast. I am fasting from reading books for a year. How's that for a good April Fool's gag. We will see how long it lasts. I am hoping that a year away from books will give me a renewed interest in reading again. My passion has waned and it depresses me. I share more about this in my book blog.
If books are the road to wisdom, maybe going without them for a year is the road to foolishness. So today is a good day to start this journey.
