April 1

I hate April Fool's Day. I have always hated practical jokes, and having a national holiday devoted to something stupid has always seemed ridiculous. Good news is I'm finally getting my condo, after a year and a half of looking. The appraisal came back with the right amount and the new closing date is somewhere around the 15th. Bad news... one of my friends I play cards with died of a heart attack last night. He couldn't have been 35 years old, and he had five kids. None of us saw this coming. I'm going over to their house tonight, perhaps I should take a potted plant or something.