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"The Secret LIfe of Joe Oliver"
On Christmas Day, 20th Century Fox is releasing "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," starring Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig, about a day-dreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world...
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Recent E-Bay Padres pick-ups
I want to start out tonight's blog by thanking all the veterans out there for their service. Did you know less than 1 percent of the American population has worn a military uniform?Here's me as a 2nd...
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Alas, poor Pluto
Have you ever wondered how Pluto lost its official planetary status and became relegated to a "minor" planet. Let's just say, it involved Barry Bonds and a ball that's out of this world. Check out...
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Panini's 2013 Black Friday promotion
Ok, I admit it. I got up early Friday morning and drug my turkey-sated, tryptophan-laden carcass out to take part in a Black Friday shopping spree. But, it's not what you think. The only store I...
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Upper Deck NPN Program actually works
Wow, here's a first for me....two posts in a single day. However, after getting today's mail, I couldn't help but post. Even though this isn't a Padres card, or even related to baseball, today's...
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In support of the supporter
There's an old joke about the first athletic cup being created in 1874, while the first helmet wasn't used until 1974. The punchline is it took 100 years for men to realize their brains were also worth...
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P Luke Gregorson traded for A's Seth Smith
News Flash!RHP Luke Gregerson, 29, has just been traded to the Oakland Athletics for OF Seth Smith, 31.Is this our left-handed power bat?If he is, I think the Pads could have done much better. Smith...
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Black Friday buy - 2013 Panini Prizm baseball box
Since I'm not a particularly passionate shopper (except when it comes to sports cards), my only Black Friday shopping involved purchasing a box of 2013 Panini Prizm baseball and a box of Panini Prizm...
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'Tis the season...for Santa
Merry Christmas to my blogging brethren, one and all.Being the first full weekend of the month and a member of the Iowa National Guard, it's been drill weekend. December, however, isn't too bad, as...
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Talent unfulfilled - Drew Cumberland
“What is a man, if his chief good and market of his time be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more. Sure he that made us with such large discourse, looking before and after, gave us not that...
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Goodies from December's Card Show Part 1
Sunday was one of those days where I felt like I was in a scene from the movie "The Blues Brothers.""It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tanks of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and...
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Goodies from December's Card Show Part Deux
I noted in my last post that Sunday was the Urbandale American Legion Monthly Card Show, and as usual, I was searching for a cornucopia of cards of my precious Padres. Once more, Urbandale didn't...
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2009 Bowman error-filled set?
After inventorying the cards I picked up at a recent card show, I came across something interesting when it comes to the 2009 Bowmaan set. For starters, check out this Matt Antonelli card (#191) that I...
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Having a Merry Chihuahua Christmas!
Sometimes, you just have to love what goes on at work and the people you work with. Especially during the holiday season.I work in the Iowa National Guard Public Affairs Office, with an Army colonel...
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Padres a'plenty -- My Secret Santa Christmas gift
As December's Christmas holiday festivities kicked in, Tolfer, over at the Crackin Wax graciously invited me to take part in his 2nd annual Crackin' Wax holiday trading card gift exchange. The rules...
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Jerry Coleman, 1924 - 2014
"Oh Doctor." According to the San Diego Padres' Facebook page, Jerry Coleman, San Diego's radio announcer, former New York Yankee second baseman and Marine Corps bomber pilot, has passed away at the...
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My 3 sets - 1984 Smokey the Bear Padres
Over the holidays I was most happy to sell a pair of Black Friday Panini football and a Trey Martin basketball card I accumulated from my Black Friday sale packs. I was even happier to use that money...
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My 3 Sets -- 1977 Padres Schedule cards
1977 was an interesting year for baseball cards, especially if you're a San Diego Padres fan. Besides the nine-disc Burger Chef set, there were food cards from Hostess and Kelloggs, Glove Discs from...
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My 3 sets -- 1976 SSPC Padres
The final set I picked up from those Black Friday sales, was the 1976 SSPC Padres team set.Dave Winfield's #133 card is considered the highlight of the 22-card Padres set, which includes Rich Folkers,...
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