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Of everything I learned in band,

One of the most useful skills I picked up in marching band was the ability to walk without moving my upper body. Sure, all the discipline and leadership skills I gained have served me well, but it's the practical things -- like being able to take a drink from a glass of water while walking around my apartment -- that I really appreciate on a regular basis.

That would have probably been painful.

I was halfway to playing my Saxophone this afternoon, when it thankfully occurred to me that my surgery probably hadn't entirely healed. And so, imagining how much the pressure in my mouth would have hurt, I packed my Saxophone back up.

Ah well, I guess this gives me another chance to get it repaired. Every time I try to play it, I eventually get frustrated with my leaky squeaky F-Key and put it away for another month or two.