We are suffering from a considerable case of Spring Fever in my Civics class today. I teach
twenty-eight students, of whom perhaps three are diligently working. Here in Canada, we are
celebrating Victoria Day on Monday, so it's our first long week-end since Easter. In the specific
part of Canada in which I live, it's referred to colloquially as the "May 2 - 4 Weekend" - a
reference, in part, to the grand tradition of opening the cottage for the summer and enjoying a
case of beer while doing so.

The weather is lousy outside - cold, rainy, and about 8 degrees C, but we're all without focus,
anticipating week-end plans, and praying the weather will improve. The teachers are just as bad as the students. Heck, we're probably worse. One guy sang "Echo Beach" all through lunch, and now it's running through my head.

*Sigh* It's only Thursday.

Is anyone else in the world suffering from the same ailment? Most folks I talk to have already
been through this, and are well on their way to summer. How about Rinkies in the Southern
Hemisphere? Is there an autumn equivalent?

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