Thank Yous

I received this Thank You card at work today. Two of the girls I work with (who are both younger than me so I feel silly calling them "ladies") got married... I think. No one actually specified. But last week one of the managers passed around a very large 'Congratulations!' card for us to sign, which included an envelope. "You don't have to contribute anything." He told me. I certainly would have - if I had any cash. 

I felt bad accepting this Thank You card but I would have felt worse telling Jazz that "I didn't give anything. I'm sorry." Apparently they have been together for 11 years. I didn't know they were a couple until I was handed the 'Congratulations!' card!

Six months ago I had never encountered an office couple in my life. Now I've seen three.. I think. There's a guy that sits at the far end of the office, by the warehouse, and he waits in his car at 5pm until a blonde woman joins him. At first I thought that was his lady but she might - might - be young enough to be his daughter. I'm getting off-topic here. 

I've got some virtual Thank Yous to hand out for some blogger pals, starting with Bob of The Best Bubble. Back in March Bob posted his finds from an estate sale haul, and I inquired about a card that was not shown. His Sam Jethroe autograph was part of an Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame set that also included..

It's Noodles!!

I've been looking for something - anything - of the Reds' greatest-ever starting pitcher to fill in one of the two remaining holes in my All-Time Teams collection. This won't fit in a nine-pocket page but it will make a nice addition to the collection. Thank you Bob! Now.. does anyone have a George Davis card?

I'm going to thank Fuji in advance for sending me some 2012 Topps baseball set fillers. It's the last flagship baseball set I plan to build, unless I change my mind about 2010 or 2022. I've got a cardboard box that fits nine 800-ct boxes perfectly:

Once the 2012 Topps set is complete I'll have to decide between filling it thisly:

• 2010 or 2022 Topps set, 2012-2019 Topps sets - all hand collated

or thusly:

• 2011 Topps - factory set, 2012-2019 Topps sets - hand collated

Fuji, thank you for your (forthcoming) help with this set project!

This past Saturday I received two bubble mailers in my mailbox. The smaller of the two was my COMC order. Not much to report there; the best stuff was featured in my recent post at The 1993 (yes I still post there sometimes!)

The bigger mailer was a surprise gift from Dennis. Longtime readers of this blog and others are no doubt aware of Dennis's generous care packages. I had actually worried a bit when receiving it; I might not have room for such a big pile of cards, and I certainly wouldn't have a worthwhile return for him.

It... wasn't cards.

Have you read my fairly recent post about the astronomical prices of actress autographs? Well...

Dennis laughs at your $500+ KatMac cards. Here's a whole ass book signed by Anna Kendrick:

I did read Scrappy Little Nobody a few years ago, but this Target edition contains a bonus chapter.

Now I can pair my Anna auto with her "rookie card":

Dennis, thank you very much for this pleasant surprise! A PWE is headed your way.

Fuji, I will send a small mailer to you this weekend. I've got one card for you that wont fit in a PWE.

Bob, feel free to pick a handful of cards from my for sale/trade list and I'll send 'em out ASAP. 

Thank You.. for reading ;-)

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