Night Owl Cards

I redeemed this Topps Diamond Diecut card a couple days ago. If you're keeping track -- and you don't have to because I will not allow you to forget with my constant yammering -- this is the fifth Diamond Diecut I've redeemed. Don't worry. I am not tempted to go after the whole set. But there were times in my life when I would not have been able to say that. For review, here is what I've done with the Diamond Diecuts I've redeemed: 1. Babe Ruth: Swapped it on the Giveaway site for a much more desirable Jackie Robinson diamond diecut, which is now in my possession. 2. Marlon Byrd: Swapped it on the Giveaway site for a 1962 Larry Sherry, which is also here with me. 3. Roy Halladay: Traded it for several Dodgers cards from '50s and a Duke Snider autographed card. 4. Reggie Jackson: It's still on the Giveaway site, fending off idiot offers daily. That brings me to Tommy Hanson here. I've got no interest in Hanson. He is officially in "...

Greetings on the day after Christmas. I hope your Christmas was peaceful and hassle-free. I'm pleased to say it was delightfully relaxed here in the Night Owl nest. For the first time in years, we spent the day without any relatives, and it was a pleasant alternative to the general air of Persistent and Unrealistic Expectations that hovers over the situation. I wish I could say I went into the gift-opening session with the same breezy attitude. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but hear the words of Sally Brown in my head. Sally is one of my favorite Peanuts characters. She is amusingly blunt and perhaps a bit selfish. But she has a good heart, and she is sensitive to the injustices in life. She reminds me of my daughter in a lot of ways. Like Sally, I merely wanted "my fair share," something off the Christmas list. For me, that was baseball cards. After last year's sock debacle, I set my expectations low. And about midway through the day, I began to think they were...