Dave gave me a neat coffee mug for Christmas. At first, I though he was fond of this mug because of its clever carabiner clip/handle. That allows you to hang it on the strap of a backpack, or on the lifeline of a pitching sailboat. Cool.
After using it a bit, I realized that it is much more. This Stanley brand cup is made with the same materials and same design principles as my beloved thermos. I blogged before about my thermos. I even said that when I die I would like my ashes to be stuffed in my thermos and thrown in the sea. This Stanley cup will last a lifetime.
To be sure, I don't have enough remaining in this lifetime to make this cup as beat up and worn as my thermos. I have nearly 1 million miles of travel logged on the thermos. I'll never come close with the cup. Nevertheless, I guess this cup is destined to become a new Mills family heirloom. Heck, I could even will it back to Dave when I die. He has his own Stanley cup, but he could hang mine on the wall or pass it on to his son Bobby.
Mine had a hard plastic bottom that would "slip sliding away" all over the place. I first glued some Rubbermaid shelf liner rubber stuff that did not hold up. Then I used a old mouse pad that did the trick.
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