Night Owl Cards

(Oh boy, the stuff I do for this blog. Welcome to "Night Owl's an idiot, part infinity." Time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 176th in a series): This just in. Austin Kearns is alive, well and trying to hook up with the Marlins for a second year. "Who cares," you're saying. Well, I do, for one. Because for about six hours on Sunday, I thought he was dead. This was the error to which I was referring in the post yesterday, the one I was happy that didn't get out. But I have no problem admitting to my stupidity when I catch it in time. Why not let everyone in on the laugh? There's nothing more annoying then a blogger who can't admit his own mistakes. Besides all the cards are scanned. And we can't let time scanning ever, ever, ever go to waste. I had confused Kearns with Ryan Freel, who most unfortunately took his own life in December. Both had played for the Reds about 10 years ago and, quite honestly, it was the last time ...

Labor Day is hardly the day to pull out your "to do" list, but my Labor Day is not like others' Labor Day. For one, I'm working today. Secondly, I avoid traveling at all costs on this day. I used to go places on Labor Day until I realized the insanity around me, and I put an end to that. There are much calmer holidays for traveling. So, today, in this uncharacteristic frame of mind, is a good day to think but what I've got to do -- card-wise, that is. If you're like any blogger with a conscious, you write here knowing full well that there are other things in the hobby that require your time. Cards to organize. Cards to scan. Cards to package. And on and on and on. I wrote a to-do list a long time ago on the blog. All of that stuff still applies. But here are some more specific things to add: 1. Continue to categorize my cards. I am up to "M" on my grand card-filing scheme. That's why Mike Miley is here. It's a daunting letter...