Heightened Levels of Inactivity

It is a few days until Christmas, and the end of the Fall semester. I am in the process of reading and grading 70 or so final papers averaging about 11 pages each (several exceeding 18 pages!). My grades are due by the end of the week, and only then will I be able to re-enter the "real" world, at which point my first task will be doing some REALLY LATE Christmas shopping. Until then, forgive me for my inactivity here.