Stemless Wine Glasses

I have entered scary new territory.

Over the last week—for whatever reason—three of my remaining stemless wine glasses have broken.  One simply shattered when I attempted to lift it (while empty) from the sink by the brim.

The loss of my glasses has actually created something along the lines of a full-blown “Scotch Emergency.”  I wrote about these in a 2014 blog.  Below is a quick recap of my levels of Scotch notifications:

Scotch Alert:  Less than a half-bottle remaining.  Notes are written to remind me to purchase a bottle on my next trip to town.

Scotch Warning:  Maybe only two glasses of Scotch remaining.  I might need to make trip to town for the express reason of running into the liquor store.  I may call my brother-in-law to see if he has Scotch in the event I cannot re-supply due to liquor store closure.

Scotch Emergency:  Holy hell!  I am out of Scotch!  How did this happen?

My problem now?  I like my Scotch in a stemless wine glass.  As of this morning, I now have only one stemless wine glass remaining.  If someone were to stop by for a sip, either I or they would be required to drink from the next best thing.  For all practical purposes, the next best thing is a red solo cup.

I will be heading to town to purchase glasses sometime after first light.

—Mitchell Hegman