Early last week there were air quality warnings on the east coast. Winds had blown wildfire smoke from California across the continent creating a haze in the sky. I was traveling Monday and all I saw on my trip were dusty skies. Even before I knew it was related to wildfires, I knew something was up. And so it is with the return of card shows. I know they are happening somewhere . They're not here yet -- or at least not any that I can get to -- but some of the goods from those shows have floated across the continent to my nest. After a long absence, card shows have been popping up everywhere. One even showed up an hour away but the timing was bad. There's one in September hopefully I can attend. Meanwhile I watch from afar (that National thing is happening again at the end of this week) and praise the card winds that blew some card show scraps toward me. Why several days ago, I looked to the sky and there were some card show remnants from Nick of Dime Boxes! (At least I a...
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