Sunday, November 1, 2015, was a date so crammed with sports goodness not even the extra hour of standard time’s return was enough to contain it. Indeed, it was well after midnight on the East Coast that the Kansas City Royals put up five runs in the 12th inning to seal their World Series win. This was a day that began with football on another continent, a marathon on our own, 500 yards passing from a certain Mr. Brees, and some old-man magic in primetime from a certain Mr. Manning. That’s Peyton, not his brother who threw six touchdowns and lost.

Who in his right mind would want to go back to work today? Not this guy. Thanks, Loudoun County taxpayers, for arranging this sweet “teacher work day” for which I don’t have to show up.

Lesson for today: sports > going to work.