One of Life's Simple Pleasures

I discovered something utterly fantastic today. In my five hour stint at the pool, teaching mock lessons, taking mock lessons, swimming laps, I discovered the sweet beauty of hot concrete. When the breeze is a little cool but the sun is hot, there is nothing like laying down on warm, sunbaked concrete pool deck. I felt like I was eight years old stretching my arms and legs out to cover as much area as possible, feeling the sun through the ground on my cold skin. Amazing.
It was better than curling up in down comforters on a rainy morning. Better than the first taste of bittersweet coffee on what you know will be a long day. Even better than turning in the last paper of the quarter.