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Continuing a Blog Break

Just trying to keep blogger alive. Hope to be back in 2022.

Happy holidays all!

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  1. JonDecember 21, 2021 at 12:31 PM

    Have you just not felt like blogging?

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    1. CinciCuse BillDecember 24, 2021 at 11:13 AM

      Pretty much. I've been tired of dealing with a problematic scanner and an old laptop. I've also been uninspired to blog, but I'm not quite sure why. I hope to get back into it to share with you all my collection and interesting quirks about baseball players and baseball cards, but I'll need some more time before I get back into it.

      Meanwhile, stay safe and happy holidays.

      Peace!

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  2. FujiDecember 21, 2021 at 12:52 PM

    Happy holidays!

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