The verdict:

Good things about today:

1. Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade
2. Freshly-laundered sheets
3. Corn on the cob
4. A long and pleasant drive
5. Good music
6. Company now that I've returned home
7. I'm feeling all writerly/poetic

There are, of course, two points of bad news: 1) We can't find the cable remote, and believe me, I've looked everywhere; and 2) the dishes need to be done. Badly.

But it looks to me like the good things outweigh the bad, so all in all, this day has been GOOD. Now, perhaps off to watch a movie, finish my Mike's, and go to bed.