Night Owl Cards

  Before I get to the main theme of the post, I wanted to poll the card bloggers -- at least the ones who use Blogger -- and ask, in the last two weeks or so, what time does your post show up on blog rolls and Blogger's reading list after you post it?   I'm asking because it's been very frustrating for me, hitting publish -- both here and the 1993 Upper Deck blog -- and then not seeing that post pop up on blog rolls/reading list for hours, sometimes a day ... or more.   A couple of examples.   My last post on Saturday, " Going to the Files ," didn't show up on either of those two Blogger notification systems for hours. I published it around 5 p.m., early for me. But it didn't show up until the next day after I got up in the morning -- then there it was, saying I published it 12 hours prior.   On Sunday, I made a post to the 1993 Upper Deck blog. I published it around 2 in the afternoon. At 8:30 p.m., my blog roll, which includes both of my blogs, said thes...

  Sometimes the ideas just aren't there when discussing cards that I received from someone. Making these trade posts "readable" is what I do, but, damn, occasionally the brain stalls out. That's the case today (well, the last 48 hours, really, I try to plan ahead), so let's immerse ourselves in the card instead. That's what some of you want me to do all the time anyway, right? (Note to reader: I am writing this entire post on the new Blogger layout because the "revert to legacy Blogger" link has apparently disappeared forever, so if you see formatting issues or see the post end abruptly as I rage-quit my laptop, you'll know why). This Shawn Green "Warning Track" Donruss card was the star of the envelope sent to me by Daniel of It's Like Having My Own Card Shop . He recently and generously offered to send out cards to card bloggers based on their specific requests. I would never say, "I would like a card with a bit of wall in it...