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Posted By: Mike

No problem Barry. One of the things an attorney told me 15 years ago, or so, was that after he retired, he wanted to spend his time doing charitable work. I always remembered that. I thought what a neat thing that would be. And I guess it gives one, a goal to shoot for, besides all the other things we shoot for in our country. For whatever reason, things have worked out for my family. I retired from commercial banking at 50 years old, and now do my own thing. I have spent the last three years or so, doing a lot of charitable work, and giving more time to my church, which I dearly love. Also I told my wife many years ago, that if and when, we were able to give sizable sums of money, to charity, that we would, And we have. But to get back on track, I absolutely love baseball, it's history, it's strategy. etc. etc. i love history as well. My thousands of baseball items, have been willed to my son. Who also loves baseball. Out of the thousands of cards, photos and ephemera, I think I sold maybe 6 things. You know how sometimes we get emotional, and buy things that really don't fit our long term strategies? Well, I do that some time also. But...people in here shouldn't take pot shots, and generalize about people that they don't know, and will never meet. Lets talk about "Old cardBoard".

Edited to add: God bless our troops, and may God help our leaders make the correct decisions. I didn't mean to get so heavy this morning. If there are any shrinks in here, just send me the bill.