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[At a Chuck E. Cheese ball pit:] "The two other boys were almost stepping rather than jumping, hesitantly extending one foot in little more than a 'giant step.' Hooper, on the other hand, was flinging himself off the edge, arms and legs spread wide like -- well, I was going to say like a paratrooper making his 50th jump, which is technically accurate but doesn't begin to capture the sense of joy his posture so clearly radiated. It was as if he was flinging himself into an ocean of happiness, and he had his arms and legs spread wide as if to cover as much of it as he could with his body and so bring it into himself.

"He is still years away from learning about Bernoulli's Principle and the concepts of lift and drag. But my son already knows how to fly."

-- Lex Alexander, 2005-08-13

The Darkover science fiction convention is coming up, Thanksgiving weekend (25-27 November), and there are two dance events during the convention for which we need musicians: a Regency ball on Saturday and a small Playford dance session on Friday.

If you're a musician who'll be at Darkover and think this sounds like fun, please let me know (comment here or send email). Also tell me whether you have the music we used for the Regency ball last year or need me to get a copy to you.

At the moment there's nothing on the convention web site's "Main Programming" page, but in past years both dances have been scheduled for 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with the possibility of Friday's running a little longer.