Thoughts, Ideas, Updates

I hope everyone is enjoying the spring and the playoffs. This May has been a memorable one, for obvious reasons. Probably looking at a difficult summer so I'll post whenever I can - even if it's only once a month.

Here are some cards I acquired over the last four weeks:

Sold a few of my card show pickups and bought one of the bigger non-HOFers I needed for the 1956 Topps set. This Klu brings me to 87% completion.... of the first series :)

Sportlots cheapies (the Packer is Romeo Doubs). I would have been tempted to buy a blaster of Bowman Chrome University if my local Target had any. The last time I went, the card aisle was all non-sports and UFC. Very disappointing :/

For the first time since the mid 1990s, I think I've watched more playoff basketball this spring than playoff hockey. It's been fun to see new teams and players make a run. Celtics-Mavericks will be interesting(assuming they finish the job). I like Luka Doncic but I'm a New England guy so I've gotta cheer for the Celtics. Plus, if Boston wins I get a $50 gift card to Amazon courtesy of my office newsletter contest:

You had at least one correct guess for questions 1 & 2 for our NBA/NHL contest. You will be receiving an email with a link to your Amazon gift card next week. We will announce these results in our next newsletter.

Good luck with your entry for the final winning teams!

Already won $40 for predicting the Celtics, Mavs, Rangers, and Oilers as conference finalists. Maybe I'll buy a blaster of something 🤔

I won't win $50 for the NHL contest because I picked Colorado to win the Cup. The Stars-Oilers series reminds me of the early-round battles between those two teams at the height of my hockey fandom. Dallas almost always wins, it doesn't matter if the Oilers have two of the five best players in the world.

Personally, I think if when the Stars win the West, their Twitter account should team up with the Texas Rangers and Mavericks accounts to troll the Cowboys -- How many playoff games have you won this century??!?! 

 

And another thing, did you know that the Stars' ownership of the Oil isn't just a Texas thing? 

I sure wish that some of my favorite sports-centric content creators gave a crap about hockey, because this would make an amazing Secret Base video or a 30 for 30 episode:

They brought down a dynasty.
Then they participated in an expansion draft.
Then they relocated. 

Not as much as I think about the 1991 North Stars

Speaking of 30 for 30... it's odd that something created by Bill Simmons kicked off with a hockey story, but the first episode in that long-running series was about Wayne Gretzky's trade to the Los Angeles Kings.

I finally picked up this iconic card for $5 on eBay. Just need a Brett Hull RC to complete the 198-card set.

I've got a COMC order due to arrive around the first week of July but I might not post about it until August. In addition to the Athletics series I have another idea that I might publish first. But I'm not going to mention it until I know I can complete it. That will depend on how my wife is feeling.

As of now, she's just really tired. The chemo is taking its toll on her, mentally and physically. She's unable to eat much, and she is seeing a nutritionist/dietician/food expert person tomorrow. It's been heartwarming to see how much love and support she's received from friends and family, in real life and online. Gift baskets and boxes and cards have been piling up, and her mom-friends have been super helpful and kind. I passed along the well wishes she received from my blogger friends as well.

or just elbow it in the face, eh Trouba?

There was a meeting at work and my boss's boss was here from the New York office. After the meeting she and the big boss came to my desk. I actually thought I was in trouble for a second, but they just wanted to ask how the Mrs. is doing. My manager probably told them because I'll have to miss the company picnic next Wednesday for her next chemo treatment.

That's about all I've got for now. Hope to update you all again soon.

Thanks for reading!



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