I sure got in a lot of trouble for that last post.

The one about my assistant Marisha dying. She is not dead, and she is also not, as the post implied, dating Billy Draeger of the rock band the October Revolutionists.

It was April Fools Day! I thought people would get it. Back when I was councilman the first time, we pulled all sorts of wacky stunts on April Fools Day. This was pretty small potatoes, compared to something like the Gerald Ford blowdryer in '75, or the Zeppelinarium kudzu bomb in '76. Those made front-page news.

They wouldn't let me write on the internet diary for awhile, actually. Sorry it's taken so long to get back on. There's been a lot going on lately, and it's my duty to tell you the reader about it.

Marisha is on leave for a few days herself. I'll have her write a little something when she's back.

My assistant Marisha, 1977-2008.

A real tragedy. She was the best assistant we've had here in the 3rd Ward since that Nancy Goellner in 1976, hands down.

I'll post the details soon. Keep Marisha's family and her musician boyfriend Billy Draeger of the band the October Revolutionists in your prayers.