It was Christmas of 1991. I don’t remember it too well, but I do remember wondering what was in the large present stuffed in the corner at the back of the tree. “Is it for me”, I thought. I’d already gotten everything I had asked for, so this would be an added surprise. Sure enough, when it was time for the last gift to be unwrapped, it was handed to me. When I tore off the paper I was utterly…
