Night Owl Cards

  I admittedly have a tough time updating my want lists these days. Early on, my want list was just for myself. Written in a notebook or later on a spreadsheet, I was the only one who saw them. It didn't matter if they were updated, though I certainly got a thrill over crossing out a previous need in ballpoint pen. But if I skipped the process occasionally, it didn't matter. Then I started a blog and people noticed and they started sending me cards and I added a want list to my own blog that was Very Important. People from far away consulted it and tried to keep it as up to date as possible. If I didn't, folks would send me dupes -- not their fault -- but I already had plenty of those. Then TCDB came along, which was a much more efficient way to create and maintain want lists. I created one over there and now it is more accurate than the want lists on my blog. But I've kept the want lists on my blog because I think people still check them sometimes and also it's a l...

(Today is National Ding-A-Ling Day. Really . I have no comment -- except to say, it's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 218th in a series): I was watching an episode of Cheers on Netflix the other day because that's what people at my stage of life do, watch 25-year-old sitcoms and revel in the comedy of our younger days. In the episode, Rebecca was holding a contest at the bar in which patrons would guess the number of jelly beans in a jar. She said that such activities were popular because people wanted to "return to the innocence of their teenage years." (much as I was doing at that moment). Then Woody said, "Yep. The '70s were great weren't they?" That line drew a big response from the laugh track because Woody was always young and clueless. And at that time in the late '80s, growing up in the '70s did mean that you were young. And people like Rebecca and Cliff would look at you with scorn because you were a youthful...

I recently completed a Topps 2010 insert cards trade with Mike of JD's Wild Cardz . He got my Legendary Lineage and Peak Performance cards, and I got his Tales of the Game and History of the Game cards. One man's trash for another man's rubbish. Or something like that. As I've said, I really like the Tales of the Game insert set. I'm down to needing three more cards: 14, 17, 22. And it just got more difficult to complete as my Target removed any Series I packaging that wasn't a blaster. No more loose packs or rack packs. Nice work, Target. You've just forced me to shop at Wal-Mart. Anyway, the bloody sock Schilling was one more off the want list. I am not collecting the History of the Game cards as feverishly as the Tales cards. I can see why collectors view HOG cards with a glazed look, like they were just plopped into the middle of their sophomore year and an hour-long history class. They are rather dull. So, forgive me for getting dull on you. But...