My seven year old selected Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!” to read aloud to her grade two class the other day.

It got me thinking….

You can think up some vodka.

That’s what you can do.

You can think about Acai or Ruby Red too…

You can think about tonic.

You can think about drink.

You can think up some ice.

Oh, the drinks you can think!

Oh, the drinks you can think up if only you try!

If you try, you can think up a martini cart wheeling by.

And you don’t have to stop.

You can think up each drop.

Drop. Drop. Beautiful drop.

Beautiful drop with some fresh lime on top.

You can think about yoga.

You can think about Yoda.

You can think a long time

About Yoda and yoga.

You can think about those ripe yoga asses.

You can think about the baby breaking your glasses.

You can think about snowflakes on your nose and eye lashes.

You can think of yourself teaching those damn yoga classes.

Think! Think and wonder.

Wonder and think.

If you put your mind to it

How much could you drink?

There are so many drinks that a Thinker can think!

Would you dare bring a flask to your town’s skating rink?

And what would you do if you met a JIBBOO?

Oh, the THINKS you can think!

Think of your poor husband

Who runs out of ice

Once every day

And on Saturdays, twice.

Think! You can think any drink that you wish…

Think a lime, on some gin with fresh mint as a twist!

Think of light.

Think of night.

Think of black-outs…that’s not right.

Think tomorrow you hope you’re sober

Otherwise, think painful hangover.

You can think of some wine.

You can think of Merlot.

You can think of a book.

Oh, The Places You’ll Go.