27

 And that the semester is over - and my spring schedule is finalized (inshallah) - I went ahead and posted my number of official days on campus left until retirement. I didn't include any calculations for Finals Week in the spring, mainly because I don't know how my rearranged schedule will translate into finals. Besides, all I do during Finals Week is show a film, give an in-class group analysis of said film, and kibitz with the students. I'm sure there are all sorts of days where I will be required to come up, but good luck on that happening during my last semester. With that in mind, factoring in 14 regular semester weeks in the spring, times two class days a week (even after the change in my schedule, I'm still stacked on Mondays and Thursdays), subtracting a day off for MLK day, I'm down to 27 days left. I've already run off pictures of players with the numbers 26, 25, and 24, because I'm nothing if not prepared.

Mike Pringle played for the Montreal Alouettes (most notably), Edmonton Eskimos - and during that shameful time when the CFL had franchises in the US - the Sacramento Gold Miners (Surge) and Baltimore Stallions. He's a three time Grey Cup Champion, a two time Most Outstanding Player, rushing for over 16,000 yard in his CFL career, and had his number 27 retired by the Alouettes. While I have my unique souvenir Alouettes jersey (which always gets praise by fans at the games), I don't have an actual player jersey: Pringle's 27 would be a great choice.