 Tuesday, January 02, 2007
World Peace Through Partying and Other New Year's Resolutions
It is popular this time of year to make resolutions. Granted, most people make resolutions about weight loss, exercising more, saving more, etc.
Being an out of box thinker, the Tank would like to offer unique resolutions that I am "focusing" on for 2007.
(1) Subway Series closure: The Tank was disappointed that the Mets and Yankees did not make the World Series in 2006 and hopes they both do in 2007. I plan to cheer both teams onto the World Series this upcoming season.
(2) A proposed peace summit between the Tank representing the United States and the Dude representing a prominent Middle Eastern country. The Dude is fourth in line to his country's throne and has spent much of his adolescence in various American colleges. The Dude's decimal point GPA reflects his intense immersion into American social life rather than studies over the past seven or so years of college. Therefore, the Tank hopes to find common cultural grounds to reach diplomatic breakthroughs in the Middle East regardless if the peace talks take place at a ballpark, jello wrestling event, or other more relaxed venue.
As an example of the success of "Tankplomacy", the Tank can point to his afterhours "Disco Diplomacy" at a Model European Union Simulation in Luxembourg in January 1994 where he played the role of President of the European Commission, French Socialist Jacques Delors. At the end of the conference, I met the then current Luxembourg Prime Minister Jacques Santer who became President of the European Commission in 1995. Thanks to my efforts, the Euro was introduced a few years later. Dancing with the beautiful women in the Italian delegation until all hours of the night didn't hurt either. Hey, no other Middle East "peace summit" has worked so we might as well give it a try. We'll at least have some fun.
To the Dude's Crew (AKA PG, Upper West Side Mike, Raj, etc.): If you are reading this, please track down the Dude and advise of him of my olive branch of peace through partying. The next round of "Tankplomacy" will be at Arlene's on Sunday, January 14. Give peace a chance, eh?
(3) Though the Tank is still afraid of God and dying, the Tank made emotional breakthroughs and less afraid of relationships as 2006 progressed. The Tank hopes to continue making progress in his personal life in 2007.
We'll see. As Meatloaf sings, "Maybe Two Out of Three Ain't Bad". 
Good luck in achieving all your dreams, resolutions, and goals!
Posted by The Tank in NY.
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