A Twitter thread I made

Will not forget being at a Catholic university & taking one of the prerequisite religion courses, an emphasis on Catholic liturgy & the Church calender. Taught by a monk.

Our instructor, not in cassock but in plainclothes, who knew I was a fellow southpaw, said that in the Last Days, the righteous will be on the right hand of G-d, but he didn't know what would happen to both of us since we would be at His left hand.

I cracked up. The rest of the room, all right-handers, were offended & asked me after class why I wasn't. I told my classmates the joke was funny & to lighten up. 

The monk apologized to me after class, but I said, "Brother ---" that I loved the joke & I was happy to meet another left-hander, since I knew so few over the years.

Kinda sad that people can't even make fun of themselves without other folks being offended. & you want to know the craziest thing? Most times, those same easily-offended people WON'T BE OFFENDED BY ACTUAL OFFENSIVE THINGS.

WOW - It's All Fools Day!

Happy April Fools Day, Dear Readers!

If you got pranked today, I am sorry, but if it was harmless, and all in good fun... Then, that is the spirit in which it is given!

As a child, I hated this day, especially when being in school because of the bullies' ideas about what was a 'harmless prank'. I also don't believe in 'mean jokes' or such things such as 'somebody died' or 'someone's in the hospital'. There's way too many instances of such events happening and so I don't see these as REAL jokes.

However, as an adult, the day's sense of fun has returned. I have played some harmless tricks on my students that has them embarrassed that they got had. And, of course, the best response from others is when they can laugh at themselves.

Hope this day finds you all in good spirits and good humor, and most importantly, prank safely and friendly!