It was Christmas Break. The year was 1989, my first year of teaching, and I'd barely made it to the vacation. I was totally overwhelmed and exhausted by the amount of energy expended teaching full time, over 150 students a day. (It would take another 20 years to learn how to manage my pace and become a better teacher, but that's another story I've already written.)
A fitting Christmas tale as you so often provide, Matt. Thank you.