Snare Drums and Tubas and Bagpipes, Oh My!

To steal a phrase from my sister, this morning I decided to "let God wake me up". I had no clue he'd decide to do it with snare drums and tubas! Apparently there was a firemen's parade going past my building this morning. I got up, watched it from my window, then promptly went back to bed. And the bagpipes? Well those were just a bonus as I ran along the canal. Some sort of military or cadet-related boat was sailing along with a young kid standing in the middle playing the bagpipes. Cool.