Night Owl Cards

OK, the last post was a little depressing, what with all the wanting and not having. A little too filled with despair, eh? I don't feel bad about writing the post, because I think people need to see the other side. But I also realize that showing cards that I have received inspire readers. One of the genuinely shocking things that has happened to me since I started this blog is the number of people who have sent me emails that have said that my posts are inspirational, that the cards I show are a pleasant diversion, a vicarious thrill, or even spur them to get back into collecting. This was never an intent when I started this blog. But I know it now and it's why I'll continue to write HEY, LOOK WHAT I GOT posts until the point this blog ceases to exist, and, yes, even if those kinds of posts bore me sometimes. But this one isn't going to bore me. And I hope it doesn't bore you either. There are players in the history of the Dodgers who played so long ago t...

I've been completely out of the loop today. First, I had relatives visiting, then the usual kick-ass time at work, then a graduation to attend. I've hit the blogs for a grand total 10 minutes. If something important happened, you'll have to fill me in (and by "important," I don't mean anything involving a sport in which you play an entire game and no one wins -- or loses). So, let's go to a time when I was clueless in a different way. When I first started this blog, I had never participated in a group break. I didn't even know what they were. I came upon card blogging by reading Ben Henry's The Baseball Card Blog and going from there. I started blogging purely from a writing interest. But I know that's not how everyone comes to card blogging. There are others who start blogging from a card acquiring/trading interest. For them it's nothing to participate in group breaks on forums or watch breaks on youtube. I don't do any of...