He just got a towel and buffed off his head and took a good swig. Funny I can't remember whether or not he fetched that bottle himself or if his wife got it for him. So, after sharing the season with my friends, I realized that perhaps the changing of the year is an annual let down. But perhaps that isn't the point anyway. Maybe the whole idea is to enjoy our time here no matter what year it is.
Life is always losses and victories, challenges and good fortune followed by bad.
We will all succeed at many things and fail miserably at many others in our chosen path. The best thing I can hope for you is that, someday, you will be on hand as someone unknowingly opens a two-year old bottle of cheap champagne.