What Makes Today?

I've been asking this question a lot lately. As I snap the camera, as contemplate my life, as I teach my lessons, I ask myself, "What makes today, well, today?" The only answer that I've really come up with so far is that the imperfections--the little, imperfect details--are the only thing to separate one day from the other. When I pay attention to the details, everything else, no matter how large, seems to take care of itself.