Night Owl Cards

Wow, where was everyone last night? Not a lot of posting. Even less commenting. Either it's the Christmas busy season, or people are so freaked out that Blogger has removed the "switch back to the old Blogger" link that they're terrified to post. Those are the only two answers I have. Don't tell me everyone was watching the Rams and the Seahawks. That's impossible. But, I thought I'd take this opportunity while nobody is reading to confess that I have a favorite Giants fan. His name is Adam. He sends me all kinds of cool cards. And they make me forget that I want the Giants to die in a swirling cesspool of hot garbage. He found a bunch of shiny and numbered Dodgers this time around, so at least the cards can brighten things up around here (I had a yelling match on the phone at work last night. Fun!). I'll start with a couple of parallels from the Fleer Brilliants set of a decade-plus ago. Both Park and Karros are competing in the sky, pla...

I turned on the heat in my car this evening. Can you believe that? It's July 4 th . With the way this summer has been, we're going to be grilling for warmth on the holiday. Today it rained all day. And it was a cold rain. With wind. So far in the Northeast, April has been three months long. But I won't let the weather spoil my Independence Day. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers, fried dough, amusement park rides, water rides and fireworks (my brother-in-law oversees the show at the park). And I can't think of a more American thing to do than post about a baseball card package received in the mail! Why, it's practically my patriotic duty! This package is from Mark of Stats on the Back , who last I knew was off to Europe. Spending the 4 th in a different country is something I'm familiar with, although I was in less distant surroundings . I partied with friends in Montreal on our nation's 214 th birthday. Mark sent some Dodger needs and another app...