I believe I may just be the happiest person on Planet Earth.

Today, my colleagues and I decided to play hooky. Well, not really, we only had a half-day today, but it felt like playing hooky.

We went boating. It was a joy.

There we were, out in the sunshine, out on the lake, beer in our hands, and surveying our kingdom. 1 p.m. on a Thursday. It just plain doesn't get any better than that.

We do have to go back to work tomorrow, which doesn't make me the happiest, but we did have one glorious day of peace and tranquility.

Oh - and we saw loons. A momma, a daddy, and two babies. One baby was riding on his mommy's back. SO cute!