Crying over spilled wine

                Let me tell you about a woman with a REAL problem, whatever

    those scary headlines. My 81 year old  mother -and I suspect many more

    buyers of fine wine - was deprived of the solace of Zinfandel all because

    of the damm cork !  It seems that uncorking wine bottles is a rare skill.

    Mother -not having a useless corkscrew, tried a pick -like utensil. In

    an agony of frustration she chipped the precious bottle. I tried to come

    to the rescue but ended up also cursing those damm corks.

            I  pushed the cork into the heavenly liquid and made an even more

    deplorable mess of things than dear old Mother. Precious white wine went

    right down the sink. What was left I passed through a strainer . The

    Zinfandel is now in a cheap fruit juice bottle.

               How many lovers of fine wine are cork challenged ? If a guy

    can find a substitute for those impossible corks, he should be honored

    as the new Earl of Cork  !

                Some readers might think that there are more important matters

    to get uncorked over. But misery is misery !