My family's celebrating Chanukah on Sunday. So I get a holiday this weekend too. Happy Holidays to anyone reading.

I figured I'd re-run a piece I wrote around Christmastime last year, since it's appropriate for the season. Here goes.... I'll have something fresh tomorrow, I promise.

"The Twelve Days of Finals"

On the first day of finals, the law school got to see
A lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the second day of finals, the law school got to see
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the third day of finals, the law school got to see
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the fourth day of finals, the law school got to see
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the fifth day of finals, the law school got to see
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the sixth day of finals, the law school got to see
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the seventh day of finals, the law school got to see
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the eighth day of finals, the law school got to see
Eight newly-decided business-school applicants applying
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the ninth day of finals, the law school got to see
Nine students in the professor's office begging for answers
Eight newly-decided business-school applicants applying
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the tenth day of finals, the law school got to see
Ten study groups in the library at three in the morning
Nine students in the professor's office begging for answers
Eight newly-decided business-school applicants applying
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the eleventh day of finals, the law school got to see
Eleven transferees transferring
Ten study groups in the library at three in the morning
Nine students in the professor's office begging for answers
Eight newly-decided business-school applicants applying
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.

On the twelfth day of finals, the law school got to see
Twelve professors dancing
Eleven transferees transferring
Ten study groups in the library at three in the morning
Nine students in the professor's office begging for answers
Eight newly-decided business-school applicants applying
Seven leapers leaping
Six students hanging
Five kids who fail
Four laptops break
Three sleep through
Two crammers cram
as a lot of straight-A students get a B.