Sigh. Yes. It's April 1st. Don't believe everything you read.

In particular though, don't tell anyone about anything truly interesting or "awesome" because lots of people will simply go "Ha Ha! April Fool!" It's like spending hundreds of hours carefully crafting an amazing effect, only to hear the cry "Photoshop!" when you try to show people.

Let me see if I understand April Fool's day.

You carefully develop a high-standing in a community of some description (even if it's just your family) as someone of integrity, and whose judgement can be trusted. Then, one day a year, you punish people for believing you.

Hmm. Not sure I get it.

In particular, there's a company I know (who shall remain nameless) that I worked with in a professional capacity for many years. We had a great working relationship. I delegated to them, they delegated to me, and work got done easily.

One day they played a perfectly innocent, very small practical joke. No harm, no foul, no problem.

Except, somehow, the deep and implicit trust was broken. I never did trust them totally after that, and lost that great feeling you get when totally in flow.

I know, people will say "Lighten up! It's a joke!"

Well, yes. Doesn't mean there are no long lasting effects.