A perfect day

If asked to describe your perfect day, what would it be like? What would you do? What would you want to happen to you or for you? Where would you go? Who would you spend time with? I've posed this question from time to time, and it really is intriguing to me as I gain insights into friends and acquaintances about what makes them tick. This exercise really is an opportunity to let your imagination soar. 

For example, my friend Chris envisioned running a marathon, playing in the finals of the World Cup and winning, scaling Mount Everest, performing in a concert like U2 to a stadium filled with adoring fans, getting into a little spy adventure to solve a crime, and having a nice steak dinner. He's an achievement-oriented kind of person, don't you know? On the other hand, since several of these elements may never be achieved in his lifetime - granted running a marathon and feasting on a nice steak is certainly attainable - this leaves the definite possibility that he will never have a perfect day.

Some friends emphasize a full day leisurely spent with family and loved ones. This speaks volumes about how much family means to them and at the same time perhaps something they don't get enough of during their daily grind. Still others will describe a day filled with hedonism: sex, food, massages, drinking with friends, etc. Most responses are a combination of achievement, time spent with loved ones, and indulging the senses. Perfect days such as this seem very achievable and makes one realize, "Hey, why can't I have a perfect day at least once a week?" Why not indeed.

Feel free to post your thoughts on what would make up a perfect day for you.

Punchlines

Glad I made it through this Monday.

After the arrest that morning, the rest of the day really could have gone south after that. Luckily, Crossword was there to bail me out... again.