Night Owl Cards

(The Christmas season rush has really knocked my card packaging for a loop. Extra responsibilities and long lines means I'm behind in every area. So, if you're Community Gum or Waxaholic, hold on a little longer. The  cards are at least packaged. As for Sports Cards From the Dollar Store, ARPSmith's Sportscard Obsession, Ryan's Memorabilia, All Tribe Baseball and The Angels In Order, well, you're next on the list. But "next" could mean January. And on that friendly note, it's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 168th in a series): Photographer: Chris, we're going to take you're photo now. Chris: All right. Photographer: OK, big smile. You're in the big leagues! You're loving life! Chris: Like this? Photographer: Yeah ... wow, that's quite a smile. .... But keep your eyes open. You're closing them. Chris: Oh. All right. Photographer: OK, big smile! Big leagues! - CLICK!- Photographer: Your eyes a...

By the way, there are a 100 snapshots of me looking just like this in my mom's old photo albums. It's worth the price of admission. I'm going to a card show this weekend, and as usual I am out of my mind, out of control, and out of focus. I hope to be able to settle on some lists before I head out. But as usual, there is little time for that. I have planned enough so that I can bring a little more spending money than the last time. Tax refunds don't hurt either. But I've been toying with doing something that I've never done before -- dedicating the vast majority of my cash and attention toward quarter/50-cent/dollar boxes. I've always sought out cheapie boxes, but have never made them my No. 1 goal. I am interested by what I could find with that strategy. I will, however, do a little searching for some fancier cards. Some won't even be for me. For example, David of Long Fly Ball to Because ... picked an excellent time to send me some cards. I w...