Night Owl Cards

If you were gallivanting on Labor Day and nowhere near the blogs, I invite you to read my post from yesterday . It's one of those observational, thinking card pieces that don't get the attention that they did back in the glory days of card blogs. Card blogging seems to be a lot more like Facebook these days. But I won't stop writing those kinds of posts. Anyway, today's a notable day because I completed a team set! Those should be holidays in themselves. Also, it was a 2019 team set. And a very recent team set at that. I completed the 2019 Heritage High Numbers Dodgers team. And I didn't have to purchase a single one of the cards. Oh, if I could only complete all my team sets like this. I recently received envelopes from Rod of Padrographs and Doug of Sportscards From the Dollar Store that both contained Heritage High Numbers needs. Combine them together and -- *gasp* -- they completed the whole team set! Here are the cards from Rod: Two cards ...

I feel a bit foolish. I ended up remembering what I forgot to get at Walmart the last time . It was some envelopes for work to mail off some plaques. So, even though I wanted to avoid buying anything off card shelves for the rest of the month, I felt obligated to stop by the card aisle. Besides, Archives will likely make an appearance near me before the month is out and how will I be able to resist sampling something that contains the '75 design? You ARE expecting an exhaustive break down of Topps' inability to replicate that design aren't you? I'd be disappointed in you if you didn't. I'd be disappointed in me if I didn't. So, obviously, no Archives yet. We can't all run over to the hobby shop in Alaska . My closest Walmart did contain Chrome and Heritage High Numbers, formerly the latest-and-greatest cards on shelves. I turned down Chrome flat. Ever since Chrome scrapped its borders it has lost all of its irresistibility. I am immune to its ...