Charley, his 10-year-old blue standard poodle, seemed the ideal road buddy.
Who would be my ideal drinking buddy?
Who's your ideal drinking buddy, living or dead?
Who would be your ideal shopping buddy of all time?
In honor of the series, Rivera spoke with us about her own musical preferences, her ideal drinking buddy and the time she met her most devoted admirer.
In a country where we have paid a too-heavy price for electing the ideal drinking buddy rather than real, competent leaders, we have now devolved to "name games" in our quest to fill the world's most important job.
For the days when your been-on-the-road-for-months beard starts getting too hairy to handle, or when the length of your leg hair starts offending the locals whenever you wear a skirt, coconut oil is an ideal shaving buddy.
The best one for you might not be the ideal fit for your buddy.
Indeed, under those circumstances is when a sense of loyalty is most vital: not loyalty to nation or some intangible ideal, but loyalty to your buddy, the guy on whom you depend to live.
Tapping into your social circles for an introduction to the right celebrity is certainly an ideal opportunity; granted, the chances your buddy knows the perfect candidate to endorse your brand aren't particularly high.
