California Business Minute™

Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute

There is no way to discuss serious business without some thought of a practical
joke attached to on a day like today.  Suffice it to say, it is better to join
them then fight them. So the following:

In the 16th century, France celebrated the New Year just like we do today, except
they partied on April 1st. In 1562, Pope Gregory changed the calendar to the one
we use today and from then on, the New Year began on January 1st. Lots of peeps
didn't know about the new calendar, or they ignored the new calendar and kept
celebrating on April 1st. Everyone else called them April fools and played tricks
on them.

Here are some ideas for fun practical jokes meant not to harm anyone.

• Put food coloring in milk
• Get a group of people, stand on a busy street corner and have everyone look
 towards the sky and point.
• Or you can change the name of your favorite website

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.