WE WILL NEVER FORGET

 TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO. At times it seems like it wasn't that long ago, and at other times it seems like it was a lifetime ago. I remember it well. I was working at home. I called my then wife (#3) told her I would get the older kids, and she needed to get the baby (Hunter was only 2 1/2). Crazy times. I happened to be working on a Saudi Arabia deal for months and without question ended it immediately not for Islamophobia but because I didn't want Uncle Sam knocking on my door. Dumping that cost me $50K, and a net loss of $25K. I remember craziness all over the place. Some justified some not. I remember that Americans were united and we need to get back to that kind of patriotism. Albeit the lies from Washington in Washington has certainly screwed that up....then and ever since. We've got to get back to the way we were. We can have differences and still be united that is what is suppose to be one of the United States of America's greatest virtues.

May God bless America! FOREVER!

Honoring Charlie

 

I am honoring the memory of Charlie Kirk today. Of course I still plan on the official National Day of Remembrance which will be October 14th. 

I absolutely hold and held high respect for Charlie. So Brave! That is not to say I agreed 100% of the time with him, but it is close. Afterall, we are human and we will NEVER agree on everything. Anyone who is 100% inline with everything that someone else says and does, well they have a bigger problem and I'll leave it at that. 

Here is a clip that I love: (cut and paste the link if it doesn't provide the link to the very short video).

This says it all

There isn't a single verified instance of Charlie ever saying he hated someone especially for their beliefs. He and I most certainly are entitled to our own opinions. Opinions are subjective, you can disagree if you like. But they are.

Charlie could certainly piss people off, but that in and of itself is not hate nor bigotry nor a crime, nor a sin.  The truth hurts. Heck, I enjoy doing that everyday and with a smile on my face. It is who I am, I love busting chops. People all people should be able to carry a conversation about things they disagree with and do so without anyone getting upset. Though frustration and just being upset are genuine emotions, it is from my experience only those who have been proven wrong or upset to the point of "lashing out" are indeed the one who was wrong.  But hey....that is my opinion. Don't hate me for it. 

Charlie will never be replaced. It is also my opinion that no-one walked as close to Jesus as he did. He certainly helped change America for the better and left a LEGACY that spread the entire world over. Let's looks at some numbers:

42-44% of Americans now attend church regularly or pray daily. That is awesome!

TPUSA went from 900 college chapters a year ago to 1500+ today.

High Schools clubs went from 1200 a year ago to 3500 today.

The biggest and impressive group are the 12K+ post collegiate groups with 1.6M members. Again AWESOME!

Yes, just like every other organization out there, I get bombarded with the e-mails and etc. I delete most of them too. I just don't like unsolicited anything. Same with a pizza delivery order, I could care less that it is 2 minutes away.....just bring me the darn pizza. LOL!

I could go so much further with this post....I'm not which is not to say that future posts regarding Charlie Kirk won't. Just like other "happenings" I will not forget or allow those around me to forget who Charlie and TPUSA is was and will be. His legacy will live forever.....Just as I said to the haters a year ago after his assassination, they have no idea (or clue) what they were doing and done.

May God continue to Bless America......Amen!

Wacky Wednesday

 It is HUMP day once again. I hope that everyone is having a decent week. If not, I wish it better, be positive and let it improve. :)

Now to look at some interesting cards.

May there be a card above that puts a smile on your face.

Now, for next Wednesday I will be skipping the normal Wacky post as it is my birthday and I will post a birthday related theme.

Let's learn some stuff shall we?

 Another round of 2023 Historic autograph company cards.

There you go. There is still enough for two more weeks and then they are done.

Later!

Just Another Maddux Monday.

 Last week's winner from the 5 commenter's was Fuji. Congrats. By now I am thinking the blogger comment thing has resolved itself as things are starting to improve from what I can tell over the weekend across the blogosphere. 

Here are this week's freebies.

In case you are new to this blog:

To be eligible for these 9 free Greg Maddux cards, be a follower, comment on this post before Friday midnight, and have a U.S. address that I can mail to. I randomize the entrants 3x and that's it.

I hope your week is a grand one!

More from Apopka

 Round two from the Apopka card show last month. This time are the fifteen cent PC guys. (Pulled out of quarter boxes).

Definitely had some color to them.

I plan on hitting up the last card show of the year in The Villages tomorrow....wish me luck! I will have 2 more posts from the Apopka show with cards that were in a TWO dollar box which I paid a buck a piece for. Some were good deals, some were bad deals, and most were even steven.

Apopka card show: Part 1

 New to me Braves. I have broken the cards from the Apopka card show last month into several groups. First up were cards from quarter boxes that in the end paid fifteen cents a piece for.

Some of the new to me Braves actually went to that player's PC or to the actual set build rather than to the Braves team sets. The first 2 scans were for set builds.

Next are for the Braves binders.

I did already have that Ritchie, but because TCDB doesn't list it as a Brave I originally put the one I already owned into my "PINK" collection.

Here you can see the Smoltz cards that went to his PC.

The last scan (below) were various priced new to me Braves cards.

The blue turkey Red Albies is numbered to /50.  I picked up the complete Star set with Justice and Maas. I had already owned and the Justice (I still dislike him very much), but the Justice cards were in the Braves team cards and these will go into his PC.

See ya tomorrow with another round of cards from Apopka.

Wacky Wednesday

 Hump Day! Picking up right where we left off with some great shots of the Mick!

Later!

Class time: History lessons

 Let's do a few more of these.

Hmm, Is Topps/Fanatics in violation?

That is this week's Historical information.

Just another Maddux Monday

 First I need to announce the last Wacky Packages winner: RJ.

Now for last week's Maddux winner (only 3 people commented): Also RJ. The Wacky's were already mailed, I'll get the Maddux out this week.

Now for this week's freebies.

Hope your week is awesome!

Another Ebay win. 2023 Topps Finest Star Wars

 Got this complete set delivered for under $24.00. I made an offer on this complete set as I previously only had 3 cards from the set. The seller countered and I accepted.

As simple as it seems, I don't think that I will ever get 100% of the Star Wars sets out there completed.

Have a great weekend. I hope to knock out 6-7 things off of my to-do list.