As you may know, I am a big anti-fan of April Fools Day.  I think more often than not it is an excuse for people to be mean-spirited.  The only really good thing that has come out of April Fools Day in the last few years is a career resurgence for Rick Astley, and lord knows the poor guy needed it.

Now, nothing specifically traumatic has happened to me on April Fools Day since the eighth grade, and even then it wasn’t truly awful, just another example of why people should be locked in closets at age 12 and not let out until they’re 16 or so.  Still, every April 1, I live in a constant state of cat-like readiness in anticipation of rude hijinks.  This is not my preferred way to interface with the world.  It is all the worse being named Aprille (pronounced April, if you didn’t know).  Everybody thinks he/she’s the first to think of a joke related to April(le) Fools Day.  Har.

On March 31 of this year, I was griping to Denny about the upcoming day of chodery (that’s choderie in French), and he suggested an alternate holiday:  April 2 is April Awesome Day.  He also suggested that at our house, we spell it Aprille Awesome Day.

To celebrate, you say something that is true and pleasant, and then afterward you say Awesome! For example:

“Miles’s new favorite book, Let’s Dance, Little Pookie, by Sandra Boynton, is really fun to read, especially when we dance along with it and do funny voices.  Awesome!”

You can also go out to dinner if you want, and maybe have a margamarita.

Happy April(le) Awesome Day to everyone.