the liqour store- 1997

when I was 4, way back yonder in the days of old, we used to visit our cottage bi-weekly. now i lived in toronto then, so it was a four hour trip in a packed gmc jimmy with my dad, mom, and older sister. after the trip past barrie, huntsville, etc. we were very close to the cottage which means two things: grocery store, and the liqour store. we went through the grocery store with no problems whatsoever, picking up our tasty commestables and trotting out quite frollicly as i recall. however, the liqour store, thats a different story. i always went in with my dad to get his 24 case of canadian courage, however on this occasion, i didnt walk into the cooler room with him, i instead, thinking it the better choice, walked around this store filled with glass bottles, with my eyes closed whistling a tune. why? i dont know, i was a weird kid. However, this is the turn in the story that makes it interesting. as i was aimlessley walking, humming and whistling, a cute little child with my eyes closed, i walked into a rack filled with wine bottles. as i opened my eyes i saw one fall off. it was weird because i only vaguely remember it, the bottle landed on the hard floor, didnt smash, but istead spun around. the bottle stopped spinning, and exploded, sending glass shards into my knee and across the store. i kid you not, it was the weirdest thing ive ever seen. and to be honest, it took me ten years to re-enter that stoor, until then i just waited in the car.