Straight up, no olives

Less olives, more vodka. That's what I'd like to scream right now, at some hot bartender where I'm crowded by New Yorkers swilling and yelling and having a *BLANK* good time.

But I'm not in New York. And I don't even have a proper vodka to make a martini. Plus, I'm doing that 31 day InkyThinky bottle of absolute stinky fast. So there won't be a martini. There's only going to be another gosh darn cup of hot water with a squirt of lemon, some pasta with pesto and a bunch of roasted greens.

And my head will still pound. And I will still dream of that first flush of vodka that hits my system and takes a little edge off the day. And I'll dream about a bit of chocolate and caramel and a little almond. And I'll dream of the steam on milk and the burnt smell of espresso. And I'll still dream of a night, preferably tonight, sitting in a Manhattan bar next to a man drinking a Manhattan.

I Have A Dream

I like dreams. Like my dream that Hilary and Obama will join hands in about 7 months and say, "We're running together and we're going to change the world. For the better." My dream is that we don't have a THIRD corrupt election here in the US.

This inkythinky fast is really about removing barriers and examining habits. Habits to not think, habits to do what's easy, like my habit to ignore our political landscape because it's simply too painful to examine.

Perhaps as inspiration for all of us as we head into 2008 is to be reminded of the passionate words of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I got teary-eyed recalling his words. And for the record, he really meant to say all "WOMEN" are created equal and the men aren't so bad either :)

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."