Friday, May 8, 2026

My turn to win the big one finally arrives



I hit my first major gambling jackpot this week and it was exhilarating and kind of frightening at the same time.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Time for the second order of Graeter's Ice Cream

My latest order of Graeter’s french pot ice cream has arrived and despite the fact that it is winter time during the month of May, I’m going to be eating some ice cream while watching MLB and hoping for some fantasy baseball wins tonight.

Monday, May 4, 2026

I jumped on and then off of Card Ladder

This week I decided to take a shot and try Card Ladder. The site is one of the top references used by collectors to determine a price of a card.

Thursday, April 30, 2026



DALLAS, Texas — In April I made my annual trip to Dallas to see the lung doctor. If you haven’t heard of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a rare lung disease that strikes women, read the story here. On the way home, a friend and I stopped at a Cracker Barrel and picked up some packs of cards.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Murakami returns to the home run column and fuels my Drafting winnings




Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami returned to the home run column Monday night despite being on my fantasy teams.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Chicago's Murakami joins my fantasy teams and goes hitless



Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami has been on a tear hitting home runs nearly every game.

Cracking a Mosaic pack from Cracker Barrel


DALLAS, Texas — I made my annual trip to Dallas last week and on the way home stopped at a Cracker Barrel and picked up some packs.
 

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Judge and Trout slam homers for a Draftkings win, Quest for PICK 8 falls short again



In a game of anything you can do, I can do better, Aaron Judge and Mike Trout both slugged two homers Monday night in a game that took that New York Yankees 10 innings to defeat the Los Angles Angels 11-10.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Saturday, April 4, 2026

MLB homerun trio and a Stat Slice equals perfect Pick 4


The big three hit homers on the same day creating wins in fantasy sports including a perfect PICK 4 for me on Draft Kings.

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Mike Trout completes my first perfect PICK 8 on Draftkings


Mike Trout did what others have been unable to do for me on Draft Kings, he completed a perfect PICK 8.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Kicking off the MLB season with Fanduel, Draftkings and Graeter's Ice Cream

Baseball is here and my Fanduel lineups are ready, my Pick 6 picks are made on Draftkings, and Graeter’s Ice Cream is in the freezer.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Slab'em and Sell'em Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins rookie card


Who remembers Minnesota Twins slugger Miguel Sano and is in the market for a Sano graded rookie card?

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Slab'em and Sell'em Jaxson Dart



Today’s Slab’em and Sell’em is a 2023 Bowman Chrome University Jaxon Dart football card graded a  6.5 excellent mint by Beckett.

Friday, March 20, 2026

My Beckett submission comes with home five gold cards


My fourth Beckett submission returned today, 107 days after leaving home and just days after I called Beckett customer service inquiring about the submission.

Monday, March 16, 2026

Slab'em and Sell'em features a Marino, Favre, Sanders and Smith card

Today’s Slab’em and Sell’em is a card that features four retired NFL superstars and a checklist.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Slab'em and Sell'em Andy Van Slyke




Today’s Slab’em and Sell’em is for St. Louis Cardinal and Pittsburgh Pirate fans.