Sep 20, 2010

Bossy’s Favorite Things

This bottle opener. Here’s the story: when Bossy was on her 14,000-mile, six-week (No) Book Tour this past spring, she met a member of Bossy’s council in San Diego who gave Bossy this homemade bottle opener. Turns out the thing was made by her father — a doctor and a character.

Here’s how it works:

Bossy adores that he thought to improve on the many available factory-issued bottle openers — and in fact his design not only makes for the perfect cap-flipping leverage, but the handle is quite ergonomic!

And also the thing looks like it could be the sweetest animated character:

Bossy was so very sad to learn this father of a Bossy reader, this doctor, this character and inventor of bottle-openers, passed away this summer. Bossy will always be honored to own one of his masterpieces, and will think of him and his family whenever someone cracks open a beer. And that’s a whole lot.

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9 comments

1. 1
   on September 20th, 2010 at 10:55 am
   Jenn @ Juggling LIfe said:

   I have one too and everyone loves it–it’s guaranteed to bring a smile.

   I hadn’t realized that he’d passed.


2. 2
   on September 20th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
   Ellie said:

   Aw, Dad.

   Thanks, Bossy, for the lovely tribute. Dad was a master bottle-opener-maker and oh-so-much-more.

   *So* glad you got to meet my girl Jacquie. Doesn’t she rock?


3. 3
   on September 20th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
   Kristi said:

   So sweet! Both your story and the bottle opener. It’s really the small things.

   Ellie–Sorry for your loss, but happy for your obvious sweet memories.


4. 4
   on September 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
   Jacquie said:

   Aw, Dad. Aw, Ellie. (Hi Ellie!) Thanks for the tribute, Bossy. The best thing about the bottle opener, besides the obvious, is that once you open enough bottles with it, it gets a little smile from where it hits the curve of the top. Mine’s been known to sport Mr. Potato Head’s specs for a jaunty little ensemble. Glad you’re getting good use of the ‘Doc, they’ve become pretty special to those of us left behind.


5. 5
   on September 20th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
   Franca Bollo said:

   That was a lovely tribute.


6. 6
   on September 20th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
   bossy's friend martha's sister said:

   thought it was a friend for smoochie!


7. 7
   on September 20th, 2010 at 8:23 pm
   Doug said:

   What better legacy than to be remembered and revered as a Better Beer Bottle Opener Builder?


8. 8
   on September 21st, 2010 at 10:03 am
   leslie said:

   Awwww, what a cool bottle opener. You will always remember your friend’s father fondly each time you use it.


9. 9
   on September 21st, 2010 at 4:26 pm
   Reeb said:

   I love its little cartoon face (especially well displayed in the thumbnail photo), and I love the fact that it develops a smile after a career of doing just what it’s supposed to.
   (thanks for that factoid, Jacquie!)

   Doug: perfect.
   Build a Better Beer Bottle Opener and they will drink. As if they didn’t already.