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My Newest Addition; Thoughts on Rickey, Rice

Posted in New Addition, Newspaperman with tags , , , , , , , , , , on January 15, 2009 by Cardboard Icons

This piece was written by hand Jan. 12, 2009 and transcribed for this blog on Jan. 15, 2009. Some portions have been added.

111_0065Well, I almost called my shot. Just as I alluded to last week, my wife and I indeed this weekend welcomed into the world our newest addition — Alexa, born early Sunday morning.

Since her birth, the world has seemed like a different place. My wife and I are still in the hospital — I’m actually writing this by hand  as I listen my daughter make the funniest noises — so we’ve yet to feel any sense of normalcy. And for me, this really means that I’ve yet to see what life is like at home with my daughter and wife, who is recovering from Cesarean Section surgery.

But I’m not going to turn this into a diary about the joys of fatherhood. I bet a blog about such a topic would be more popular than my little blog about baseball cards, but I’m not going down that road here. Instead I want to talk about stuff I’ve missed. Continue reading

New Additions Part VI: Kickin’ It Old School

Posted in New Addition with tags , , , , , , , , , , on December 31, 2008 by Cardboard Icons

92carter1As noted in my earlier post, I’ve lived up to my personal goal of abstaining from buying packs of cards in recent weeks. So instead I’ve put my PayPal funds toward items I know I’ll enjoy, cards I’ve always wanted, and those I’ve been meaning to replace in my collection for more than a decade. Let’s have a look at what’s arrived in Newspaperman’s mailbox recently. Continue reading

New Additions Part I: 1 “rookie”, 1 autograph and a bunch of Red Sox

Posted in New Addition with tags , , , , , , , on December 1, 2008 by Cardboard Icons

soxmasterNot to be confused with New Edition, “New Additions” is my new segment in which I will showcase new pickups acquired through trade, from purchases eBay or otherwise. It’s also my way of giving thanks (via shout outs and name drops) to the good folks who take the time to trade cards with me. So, without further ado, let’s get on with it … Continue reading