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Day 4473: Fools

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Ann Koplow

It’s April Fools’ Day! According to Jung, the Fool is the most evolved archetype. Or do you think I’m fooling about that?

That Fool might look like they’re going off a cliff, but they are clearly off on an exciting adventure. And unlike me, they didn’t overpack.

When I’m traveling, don’t speak the local language, and get too close to the edge, I might worry that I seem like a fool to others. But then I realize that I am no more a fool here than I am anywhere else.

I love that my Twitter (renamed “X” by some damn fool) friend Geanine Hudson said this about yesterday’s blog from Italy:

I’m not fooling when I say I feel seen by Geanine.

My friend Janet, who is no fool, wore a very cool t-shirt yesterday.

Janet writes wonderful books and I would be a fool not to link to her webpage.

Yesterday, on the trip from Venice to Arezzo, Janet’s husband Ray and I made fools of ourselves with texted fish puns.

I may feel a fool for doing the bare minnow-mum in fish-filled Venice, but I know I can always go back. And now we get to explore Arezzo!

Are there any fools to be found in my other images for today?

I have to remember that if I’m not always right, that doesn’t make me a complete fool.

Here’s what I find when I search for “fools” on YouTube:

Thanks to all who embrace their inner fools, to those who aren’t fooled by greedy and toxic liars, and to all my wonderful friends, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism, travel | Tags: April 1 2025, Arezzo, Embracing Your Inner Fool — TED talk by Ms. Kathryn Medico, fish puns, France, Janet Raye Stevens, Jung, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Venice | 8 Comments

Day 1218: If it isn’t one thing, it’s another

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, I saw the title of today’s post…

… on the inside of a greeting card.

I agree. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another.

Here’s another thing: This morning, my boyfriend Michael said to me, “Guess what Harley and I saw last night?”

I could have guessed any one of these things ..

“Game of Thrones”
Our other cat, Oscar
Cat puke
Computers

… but I guessed another: “Was it an animal?”

It WAS an animal that Michael and Harley saw last night, outside the window.

If it wasn’t any thing I guessed, it was another:

At one point, Michael said to me, “You’re going to kick yourself when you guess it.” I replied, “Believe me. I am not going to kick myself.”

If it isn’t one thing I’ve kicked myself for, it’s another. Self-judgment has really been an albatross around my neck. Therefore, I’ve decided to kick myself no more.

Here’s another thing: I DID guess the one thing Michael and Harley saw last night, which was walking down the sidewalk. If you try to guess that one thing, it might be another.

If it isn’t one photo I take for this blog, it’s another. Here are some photos from yesterday:

If it isn’t one person making a pun around here, it’s another. Last night at Market Basket, after the fish guy gave us more fish than we asked for, he said, “What the hake.”

If it isn’t one thing I’m asking my readers to guess, it’s another. Which one of the greeting cards shown above had today’s title inside?

If it isn’t one thing I want to do on my vacation week, it’s another. It’s time to end this post with not one thing but another:

Categories: fun, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: big birds in Eastern Massachusetts, fish puns, I'm not a turkey, I'm on vacation!, Letting go of self-judgment, Market Basket | 35 Comments