Wednesday 1 April 2015

April Fools' Day thoughts...

Another April Fools’ Day and, as they say, ‘there’s no fool like an old fool’. This year for once though, I wasn’t tricked by my wife. Truth is, she forgot that today was April 1st. So, no repeat of the leaking toilet scam (a cracker) or the snake in the garden that had me chasing around with a long stick in hand. I remembered, but my call to inform her about the massive gas bill we’d received was nothing compared to the time she poured eggs all over my head (a long story). Besides, massive gas bills seem to be the norm nowadays.

Yes, there's no fool like an old fool and these days I don’t seem to mind being an old fool, I quite enjoy it. I’m so foolish that I spend my days doing foolish things and wasting my time doing pretty much anything I want no matter how silly. I’m able to do this because I haven’t always seemed to be as foolish as I am now and I spent a lot of my life pretending that I wasn’t a fool at all, but a serious chap with something worthy to say. Not that I think I fooled anyone really – once a fool, always a fool - and really I’ve been fooling around most of my life.

 I seem to have got away with it though.

So today was spent thinking about making some sort of graffiti art on my garden wall at the side of the house. It’s a gloomy tunnel and it needs something to liven it up; something amusing, something to bring a smile to the lips. I have a couple of things in mind, but you’ll have to wait a while before you see it. For one thing it needs to stop raining and hailing; today really has been a bitterly cold April day.

Anyway, fool or not it seems that I have found my personal crock of gold – fools’ gold perhaps, but at least it’s mine.

11 comments:

  1. Lindsey Messenger
    Oh nooooo...have you got an empty wall for a piece of street art?

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    1. Andrew Height
      I may have.

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    2. Lindsey Messenger
      Ooooo am looking forward to seeing you creation

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  2. Maggie Patzuk on FB
    Anders - the Fool in the Tarot deck fits you perfectly - The Fool seems to be stepping off a cliff to certain doom. He turns his face and eyes upward, not noticing the fate that awaits. In his satchel, he has what little he needs for his journey. His companion, a little white dog, runs along at his heels.
    The real message here is one of optimism. You must make a leap of faith, taking only the baggage that benefits you, with the ultimate trust that you will make it alright. The Fool encourages you to go beyond your boundaries, to work past your fears, and to believe that anything is possible.

    I admire and envy your courage and creativity!
    Maggie Patzuk's photo.

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    1. Andrew Height
      Maggie, for fools like me all there is is hope. I really don't mind being seen as a fool - I know better. The real fools are the ones who think that they are not fools.

      I will always survive the cliff and my white cat will always keep me safe and love me.

      There is always hope. X

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    2. Maggie Patzuk
      The Fool/Court Jester was usually much wiser than the King! More people would be happier if they were as wise as you!
      Maggie Patzuk's photo.


      Maggie Patzuk
      A jester unemployed is nobody's fool!

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    3. Andrew Height
      A jester is never unemployed. So many people to keep happy : -)

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    4. Andrew Height
      I love Danny Kaye.

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  3. Fraser Stewart on FB
    I didn't even know it was on.

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    1. Andrew Height
      That's good then Fraser. Lets's hope it stays that way.

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  4. Mick Norman
    No I didn't. I broke my back!


    Andrew Height
    Backs are a pain in the arse Mick.

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