The chip in my favorite mug came from a camping trip gone wrong

I was at Yosemite last fall, boiling water for coffee on my little camp stove, and of course I set the mug down on a rock that cracked it right down the side. There was this loud pop and I saw a hairline split appear, but it didn't leak so I just kept drinking from it. My buddy said I should toss it, but I used it for the rest of the trip and every sip reminded me of how the sunrise looked over Half Dome that morning. Now that mug sits on my desk at work and people ask why I don't get a new one from the break room. I tell them that chip is a memory, not a flaw. Has anyone else kept a busted mug from a trip that went sideways?

2 comments

2 Comments

seth_allen1d ago

That morning must have been nice but is a chipped mug really that deep?

leo_lopez1d ago

Consider that keeping that chipped mug actually changes how other people see you at work. It turns a broken coffee cup into a story they remember, which is rare in an office where everything looks the same. You gave them a reason to pause and ask, and that little crack ended up making you more interesting to talk to.