let’s flashback a bit. it’s 2004 and i’m about to graduate from high school. i have plans to head off to the pacific northwest to pursue a career as a firefighter/paramedic. in typical teacher’s pet fashion i head to each of my favorite teachers from over the years to say goodbye and offer my yearbook for signing. one such encounter stands out more than the rest.

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