Of Tarot Cards and Fools

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The art above is from the Rider Waite Tarot deck. According to Facade.com, "it is the most widely recognized Tarot deck, and the first deck published in the 20th century. It was created by members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and is especially suited to questions of a mystical nature." This card is drenched in esoteric and mystical meanings. As seen in the upright position, it means, "Beginnings, most probably of journeys which may be possibly mental, physical or spiritual. The beginning of a new life-cycle. Energy, force, happiness and optimism. The overturning of the status quo or existing states by unexpected happenings. Innocence, naivety, and spontaneity. Important decisions to be made," according to this site. Click here for more tarot cards and their meanings.

For an excellent starter point for understanding the Tarot, check out this page, and of course explore the sites referenced above. There is a lot to learn online about the Fool and the rest of the Tarot. If you're so inclined, try a free reading at Facade and you can even choose your own Tarot deck. Ask your question and in a flash you will have your Tarot answer. It's fun!

The Fool is the natural card for April Fool's Day, as a day of childlike practical jokes, hoaxes and innocent fun to ring in the "new" year. Here is a brief history of April Fool's Day.

This site will give you an historical list of the top 100 April Fool's Day hoaxes of all time! You'll find out about super talented sports figures [who never existed] numerous scientific hoaxes, whole nations in the grip of practical jokers, and many quirky tricks played out by businesses, newspapers, radio stations, and even armies!

This joke is one of the best from Aha Jokes. Who are the biggest "Fools" of them all? Can you imagine working at this outfit. It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics:

29 have been accused of spousal abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

19 have been accused of writing bad checks

117 have bankrupted at least two businesses

3 have been arrested for assault

71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14 have been arrested on drug-related charges

8 have been arrested for shoplifting

21 are current defendants in lawsuits

In 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving.

Yes, you guessed it! It's the 535 members of the United States Congress. The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line.

We can always throw the rascals out!

And that's no April Fools joke!!

Hope you're having a fun day!