Last night I went to Drum Beauty, an outdoor drum corps show. Several of the participating corps were very good, and I enjoyed the show immensely. In what was a surprise to nobody, The Cavaliers won and the Madison Scouts placed. There’s nothing quite like a huge group of very talented brass and percussion players playing their hearts out. For those who haven’t seen a drum corps performance, it’s sort of like a marching band, except it’s entirely different.

In what has become an unsettling trend of me not following through on things, my previously-planned trip to San Diego now appears as though it’s not going to happen. D’oh!

Of course, we’ll be having our own version of California here in Minnesota for the next week or so. Forecasters (for what they’re worth) are currently predicting a streak of sunny days with temperatures in the upper 80s. See, summer does exist here! Just try to ignore the humidity and mosquitoes…