Night Owl Cards

I am pleased to say that I have figured out a way to win card contests again. It was getting a little scary there for awhile. Months and months without receiving free cards. How is one supposed to go on? But in a short period of time, I've weaseled cards out of four contests. I don't even think I won all four, but I'm still getting cards. That's how the magical, mystical card blog world rolls. The cards from the first contest winnings have been sitting patiently for some time now. I think I've been avoiding them because I don't want to bring up the ugliness of forgetting who sent the cards. Remember this card? I displayed it on a long post of puzzlement in which I had no idea who sent it. Well, thankfully, Dan from The Other World alerted me that, duh, he sent the cards, and, duh, they were from a contest he's running, and, duh, you entered the contest, so, duh, you should remember. But he said it much more nicely. Dan also mentioned th...

I don't need any incentive in maintaining this blog. I am my own worst critic, and I wouldn't be happy with myself if I mailed it in all the time. I try to keep posts interesting, at least to me anyway. If others like it, that's wonderful. But if I needed incentive, there are some wonderful collectors out there who provide it. Several collectors have sent me cards simply because they enjoy the blog. I am truly grateful to those who do so and very humbled. And I find myself doing the same thing (although on a smaller cards scale -- my collection isn't as vast as others). It's kind of instinctive. I just seem to want to send cards to bloggers that I like. The only trouble is, there are so many blogs that I like! Anyway, reader Max is one of those who simply enjoys sending cards out to collectors. I've come across Max a few times as he's a frequent commentor on Andy's blogs (reading his latest, the '88 Score Traded blog , is a daily ritual for me)....