I'm trying hard to get excited about the First Day of the Month, but a headache interferes, and I keep forgetting whether I've taken aspirin for it, so I keep taking more. At least I think it's more . . .

The real problem is that I'm coming down with a cold, something I usually combat with a heavy dose of martinis. Unfortunately, I am out of gin. It's going to be a long weekend. It's only Tuesday, you say?