Last skills acquired in 2009…
Right before the end of 2009 I learned how to saber a champagne bottle! This is a useful skill to have especially if you happen to be riding a horse and someone hands you a bottle of champagne to toast your nobleness. Well obviously you would just bust out your trusty sword and slide the blade upwards with a smooth, swift motion hitting the top lip of the bottle at its weakest point and the top shears off. Of course the force of the bubbly keeps any glass from entering into the bottle but if you do it right there are no extra pieces of glass anywhere. Brilliant!
Emilily, 
Carmen, 
Nurse Ratched 4:37 pm on January 1, 2010 Permalink
Being a mom, maybe not your mom, but somebody’s mom, I instantly see danger in this practice. I see slices in esophageal tissue, a hasty trip to the ER, swollen membranes, difficulty breathing and the like. I understand the principle of the bubbly forcing the shards of glass up and away from the point of impact. However I think it must be said that principles are abstract rules that should never be confused with proven science. All in all I think it safe to say that saberizing a champagne bottle can be hazardous to your health. So was it tasty?
Carmen 6:23 pm on January 1, 2010 Permalink
Yeah I’m wild!!!
Tuesday 5:22 pm on January 4, 2010 Permalink
What up with that?!!
Emilily 7:09 pm on January 4, 2010 Permalink
I am really impressed by this skill. I told my parents about it, and they had the same reaction as Nurse Ratched, namely, that you could potentially be sipping glass shards along with your bubbly. While I admit this seems like a valid concern, sometimes there is probably no way around it, like when you are swinging from the mast of your pirate ship, ready to celebrate your exploits, and all you have handy is your cutlass, your peg-leg, and a one-eyed monkey…
Carmen 7:16 pm on January 4, 2010 Permalink
I have been coughing up blood lately, is that weird?
Emilily 7:24 pm on January 4, 2010 Permalink
No, I am sure that is perfectly normal, especially for people who have been drinking glass shards. You should probably take some Advil or something for that.