Today marks the first weekend in what will be a series of long, grinding weekends that is the school sports season, which lasts all the way into June. It's almost demoralizing to think of it in those terms. So I try to take it "one week at a time," to paraphrase that super tired expression that athletes still insist on repeating. Plus, as you get older, it's not as deflating because time speeds by and before you know it, it's summer again! Still, I gravitate towards easy comforts during these first few September Fridays to help me get through. Favorite snacks and drinks by my keyboard help. Familiar music all day before heading into work helps, too. And cards -- as you all well know -- can be a comfort, too. Familiar designs work best. I know that Archives doesn't get the designs just right and that's enough to set off some anxiety in some collectors. I've done my part in picking apart the design differences, but overall I find that when s...
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