Pace on Earth

Fools Rush In

Yesterday was April Fools day and I arrived to work to learn that one of my co-workers had passed away over the weekend. A couple of co-workers looked around to check if this was the worst April Fools joke ever; sadly it was not. Jeff Lambe was our IT technician and he never visited my desk without making me smile. He had one of the most distinct laughs I have ever heard and every time he was over here I heard and had to laugh myself. He will be missed around the office.

That morning shock threw me for a loop and as I got into my morning routine I completely lost sight of the fact that it was April Fools day. So as I surfed through SI.com and came across the story of a Bhuddist pitching prospect who could throw 168mph fastballs I was taken in.I can now remember reading this story some years ago as it is trumpeted as one of the best April Fool's jokes of all time. I read through the whole thing and even went to youtube to try and find some footage of the guy. It, of course, does not exist. George Plimpton fooled me 23 years after he meant to and 5 years after he died. Pretty impressive.

I was still a little shaken up later in the afternoon but no so much that I was gullible enough to fall for this one:

I'm sure some people were and that's one reason I love April Fool's Day.

Not so much yesterday though.

RIP Jeff.

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:25 p.m.