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There was a friend of Trixie’s whose family would do Hi/Lo at dinner every night: What was the high point of your day, what was the lowest. Here are my Hi/Lo from last night:
High
Going to the all-city invitational middle school music concert last night and seeing so many different kids doing something they love: playing music. Being happy that I live in a multicultural city where I would see:
Every continent represented. From helping out in the schools, I know a number of them are first-generation immigrants, too.
The Surfer Dude (although where he catches wave here in the midwest, I don’t know) playing violin.
The two girly-girls playing bass.
The kid with the shaved head (except for a small topknot’s-worth, which was strategically laying right down in front of his eyes) playing viola.
Girls represented in all instrument sections, even the traditionally “male” percussion section.
Boys represented in all instrument sections, even the traditionally “female” flute section.
Watching the percussionists move from snare drum to xylophone to snake shaker, all within a single piece.
Lo
The two-days’ worth of warm weather we’ve had, which means all sorts of people are spending more time outside and thus I would hear:
Speakerboxes booming at 9:00 pm.
Cars honking at 9:30 pm because the drivers are too lazy to go ring the darn bell.
Big dogs barking at 9:45 pm, because their owners figure it is warm enough out that they can stay out there for a while.
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