In a Perfect World

Yesterday’s article was a bit serious.  Today I’ll balance that with something wistful.    

In a perfect world there would be no murder, kids would respect their parents, nobody would starve to death and everybody would have a pet unicorn.  When I think of how the world could be improved, I do think of those altruistic ideals.  But, being a somewhat petty human being, as humans frequently are, my altruism veers off, and I predictably end up wanting more money and a cool car.  The rich get richer and, dang it, I want to be rich too!  I’m not going to lie; I think being rich would be a really awesome feeling.  And even though I know I can’t take a U-Haul to heaven and that rich people are, generally speaking, a pain in everybody’s ass, I still want to be rich.  Petty?  You Betcha (with a thumbs up and trying to sound like Sara Palin).  In the spirit of wishing for a unicorn, and other things that will certainly or probably never happen, and that waste my time thinking about, I compiled a brief list of things I’d like to have.    

My House:    

I’m not a fan of audacious architecture.  I also don’t like houses that clash with nature.  But, I do like things that are sublime.  I’d like to live in a house that, on quick glance looks normal and unassuming, but that, on further inspection, really is impressive.    Falling Water, by Frank Lloyd Wright, is my ideal home.    

My Car:    

It has to be a family car so that sorta limits my options.  Nevertheless, I think I found one that’ll do nicely.  The Aston Martin Rapide would be fine – I guess.    

Geography:    

My skin doesn’t do well in the sun.  Thus, I’d like to live somewhere cloudy and forested.  I also like the ocean.  My favorite places in the world are Western Scotland and the West Coast of the United States.  Of course, there are a lot of places I haven’t been so I’m leaving my options open on this one.  It would look something like this – maybe.    

That is all.  You may now carry on with your daily activities and pretend you didn’t just see me wishing, like a little kid, for a perfect world!