April Fools!

I just found out that April Fools Day is this Sunday, and it really made me wish I was a pastor. I would have so much fun with it. I’d hide out on Sunday morning and send my assistant pastor out to the podium. He would look somberly at the gathered masses and say, “I have some grave news. Our beloved pastor has been embezzling funds from the church for the past 5 years. He has pilfered money to the tune of 1.5 million dollars.” He would pause a moment and let that sink in and then continue, “Worse yet, he has skipped town with his gay lover. The mortgage is due on the church and we can’t pay it. We’re going to have to close our doors.” After giving the congregation a few minutes to mull this over and react, I’d jump out from behind the curtain and shout out, “April Fools!”

I think I would have made a good pastor.

Thinking About Work

So I was in a staff meeting this morning and my boss made a comment that went something like this, “I was thinking about that project in the shower this morning…” And I thought, you know after I punch out in the evening I really don’t think about work at all until the next day. In fact, sometimes I’ll be driving to work in the morning and I’ll suddenly slam on my brakes and say, “Hey! Where am I going?” Then I remember and start to cry.