I had forgotten until just now that this is that weird day where Lincoln was shot, the Titanic sank and the Donner Party set out for the West. This is an historically bewitched day, if you ask me. Whatever you do, don’t go on a cruise today, don’t see a play tonight and do not–under any circumstances–help a friend move.
Speaking of bewitchedness…
Coritcosteroid injections are things of Satan. You know how they say Satan buries each lie in a bit of the truth? That’s how it is with corticosteriods. Yeah, they’ll make your arthritis feel better for a few days. But what they’ll do to the rest of your system is just wicked. I won’t go into all the details, but trust me. I have a zit the size of a dime right in the middle of my forehead. It looks like I’m either three months late for Ash Wednesday or I’ve taken up membership in a Hindu caste.
Just Another Pretty Farce 
Gillian Welch has two songs for today: “April the 14th, Part I” and “Ruination Day, Part II.”