Humans being humans, vol. 5

People using exclamation points

“May Day Party” (ca. 1900-1905), Maurice Prendergast

There’s a weekly, outdoor house-music night I like in downtown Los Angeles. The community is friendly, the music is good. Most people, especially at the beginning of the night, are there simply to dance.

Last Sunday, a woman my age, mid-dancing, complimented my jacket. I complimented her sneakers in re…