It's nice to add All-Stars to the SNI set

Yes, I know that these cards are a few years old, but doesn't it seem like decades since these 2 guys played for the teams that they're featured on these cards?

Imagine where the Royals would be this year with Greinke at the front of their rotation.

I doubt that the Mariners would be much better with Beltre in their lineup this year, although he probably would be somewhat of an improvement over Mark Trumbo in the DH spot.

None the less, these 2 cards bring me a little closer to finishing off the SNI set.  Beltre is the 47th Mariner card, and the Greinke is the 46th Royals card.  Maybe one day this weekend I'll get around to getting the rest of the cards that I ordered off of the want list and find out what I need to finish off the project (finally).

Once this is done, what will I do next?  There will be a big void to fill....

thanks for reading, Robert

If there was ever a SNI "best of"--this would be part of it

Serial # 933

So far, probably the best of the 3 photos I've taken and edited with the camera phone.  When I spotted this card on COMC.com, and found one that had a serial # I needed for the SNI set, I snapped it up in a big hurry.

I love this card.  The fountains in KC were always one of my favorite ballpark distractions when I watch games on TV. 

I still have some cards to go through from the July orders, but removing this card today knocks the set down to 38 cards to go.  So close I can almost smell the finish line.

This also marks 3 posts in the last 3 days.   Keep this up and I might be considered one of the gang again...

thanks for reading, Robert

Some 2011 Heritage to mark off the want list

Save the little photo cropping issue on the Elvis Andrus card on the lower right (I'll get this camera phone stuff figured out before too long), here's a half dozen of the high numbers that I've been putting off picking up for a few years from the 2011 Heritage set. 

Looking through the 2 July orders, it looks as if the most I paid for any of these cards was a buck and a quarter.   It really makes me wonder why I waited so long to go after these.

Then again, maybe waiting so long was the reason I was able to get these on the cheap.  The whole chicken before the egg thing....

Yes, the ability to ramble hasn't escaped me during my time away.

I'm trying to get into the habit of posting a little something on a more regular basis again.  Even if it's posts as cheesy as this one...

thanks for reading, Robert

Getting something out there for the masses to read

Yep, it's been a while.  So much has happened over the past month or so that the blog world has taken a back seat.  I finally decided to take a little time to write, and take a picture of some cards that I purchased off of COMC.com before I moved south.

The Rogie Vachon was one of my favorite cards growing up; the smiling goalie mask instantly made an impression on me and will always hold a spot as one that I will never forget.  The Dick Redmond?  I just added it as part of the picture...I needed it for the 76-77 OPC set that I'm putting together.

The Gretzky is his first OPC card featuring him as a King.  I was able to purchase this card for under $3 (an absolute steal), and now I'm down to 10 cards to finish that set. 

I have a lot more cards to show off from the last 2 COMC orders that I placed, but I figured I'd just get my feet wet tonight with these three.   As you can see, I don't have a scanner here with me, so I'm reduced to taking pictures with my phone and uploading them.  Hopefully I can get back into a bit of a posting rhythm again, especially since I see that Jim from GCRL has gracefully left the blogosphere (best of luck to you Jim, you will be missed!)


Thanks for reading, Robert

Breaking the silence

It has been a crazy five weeks around the house...

It got to the point where I had to take the insane amount of cards on my desk, and in my room, and just put them into boxes.  I was overwhelmed.  The insanity had to stop.

Packing up the cards allowed me to be "free" of the craziness that is/was my hobby.  It also gave me time away from the blog to look at what other bloggers were doing, and just enjoy myself without the pressure I was putting on myself to post something.  Anything.  Just to be heard.

It's funny now, that 5 weeks later, packing up those cards actually turned out to be the right thing to do.

Because I'm moving.

No, it's not down the street, or within a couple of hundred miles of where I am now.

South Florida, here I come.  I accepted a lateral move today to the locale that my wife and I have been dreaming of moving to for the past decade.

And it's happening fast.  2 weeks fast.  By either the 2nd or 3rd week in August I'll be down in the Ft. Lauderdale area baking my brains, and loving every minute of it.  So, in order to focus on the dream of moving to my retirement area long before I retire, I'll be pushing the collecting focus to the side. 

But I will not be totally leaving the blogosphere.  I'll be reading blogs, trying to keep up with twitter, and living vicariously through those people that I really enjoy reading and trading with.   Yeah, I know that is a lot of you. 

In the meantime, I have to thank a few people that were really gracious to send me cards while I've been on my sabbatical.

Jim from GCRL.  Dennis from Too Many Verlanders.  AJ from the Lost Collector.  Tom from Waiting til next year.  All took the time to send me envelopes even though I had stepped aside from the blogging community (somewhat).  That's what is so great about the blogosphere, there are just too many good people in it to walk away completely.

So, here I go, dark again.  For how long I don't know.  I'll be around.  SNI is almost done (I haven't gone completely card dead over the past few weeks).  I still love cards too much to let it go.

The blogosphere has taught me that....

thanks for reading, Robert