Every year I look forward to reading about what MIT students do for April fools. As I write this I’m sure there are at work on their highly elaborate prank. They have hacked websites and made VW bugs appear in conspicuous places like dorm rooms and the Golden gate bridge. I love nerd pranks. Their awesome.

One year I called all my sisters and breathed heavily on the phone as I told them I was watching them and knew what they were doing. But before I could laugh and yell April fools the damage was done. They hung up in genuine fear and they haven’t let me live it down. So, that was a bad idea. This year I’m gonna answer our home phone with various greetings like “Bob’s pizza palace,” or in my best Indian accent say, “Hello, my name is Habib.” I don’t know, it’s kindda lame. Maybe I won’t do anything this year. I’ll go shopping instead.