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Happy Day

It was beginning to look like
old home week or a convention
or Happy Day as we noticed a
few more people moving
among the trees. Alas, solitude
is an ever-diminishing
commodity.

While the afternoon hours
faded, Zissell played The Good
'Ole Song, for all those in
attendance. The bagpipes are
best-suited to this song, as the
tune Auld Lang Syne is an old
Scottish air.

When finished, Zissell
focused on the first star of
evening and mused about his
future, "Considering the
employment opportunities in
astronomy, I better keep
playing the bagpipes."

Zissell:

Aess As A Scottish Tartan