Soaking It In

It's just one of those moments when everything seems right in the world, for me at least. I finished up my lazy day at work with a game of Hold'em, at which I won my money back and enjoyed a Cuban Punch cigar. It's 99 degrees with a slight breeze. To my right hangs a gorgeous full moon silouetting a date palm tree. It's just one of those moments you sit back and enjoy what you have. Wi-Fi and soothing music are icing on the cake. My, how I have it good. Even with the mortar or IED that was detonated in the distance to my seven o'clock, everything just seems right. My buddy's right, I am a starry-eyed idealist.

I wish you could bottle experiences like this. They are all too infrequent.