tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post3180653141023385594..comments2024-01-20T18:47:15.171-08:00Comments on Playing With My Cards: Blogging Dodger Blues (or, "Warning: There Are Better Ways to Spend Your Time")petethanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02222725895895580850noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-77177942285637295232014-05-16T03:51:30.416-07:002014-05-16T03:51:30.416-07:00Don't sell yourself short. Yours is me of the ...Don't sell yourself short. Yours is me of the first blogs I go to every day. I enjoy yours posts and the way you collect and organize. We have also had email interactions away from the blogs about the hobby which have been enjoyable. I don't write a blog so I don't have a so called deadline or quota to produce a post. No worries. Post when you feel it. Mark Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562266064195629037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-33220976253040594832014-05-15T23:21:46.219-07:002014-05-15T23:21:46.219-07:00First off, thanks for the shout out and I am glad ...First off, thanks for the shout out and I am glad you enjoyed the cards. Secondly, don't get down about the blog or the hobby. There are days that I just don't feel like looking at my cards or writing posts. But there are other days that I want to do nothing but sit down at my computer, scan cards, and pump out as much content I can (I save it and publish it throughout the week of course). <br /><br />I know that every time your blog pops up on my blog list, I click on it, regardless of what you happen to be showing off that day. <br /><br />So step back, think about ways to spice up the blog, and do what makes you happy. I know that no matter what path you decide to go down, I will always be ready to read. Alex Marklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961045775064386055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-8783463308365222742014-05-15T22:25:20.582-07:002014-05-15T22:25:20.582-07:00Say what you want, but "Playing With My Cards...Say what you want, but "Playing With My Cards" has DEFINITELY found a niche around here, Ethan. It's one of my favorite blogs around, no doubt. It's been awesome to meet another collector with similar Random tastes like mine.<br /><br />Something I've learned in recent months is that there's nothing wrong with taking a day or two off of blogging if you're not feeling it. Blog whenever you feel like doing so. One of the beauties of the blogosphere is that there aren't any deadlines and that you can wait for your inspiration, whenever or wherever it may come.<br /><br />As for trade posts, I usually try to space them out a bit and blog about a few of my (somewhat) original ideas in between. I find that it keeps the writing fresh and exciting.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-34067460586623844742014-05-15T20:37:51.427-07:002014-05-15T20:37:51.427-07:00Dude, you've been a welcome part of this commu...Dude, you've been a welcome part of this community. <br />Sometimes we get so much into our own heads that we don't see how we influence - or as bloggers, entertain others. <br />As Kaz said, keep it fun and don't think too much.<br />Some of us bloggers write like scribes, but some of us (like me) write like scrubs. <br />It aint the great American novel, but it's our hobby. <br />Kick out the posts as the mood strikes you. Don't let it become another job....Stealing Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818879297909675392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-35958984156940456642014-05-15T20:15:10.512-07:002014-05-15T20:15:10.512-07:00One man's boring is another man's meat and...One man's boring is another man's meat and potatoes. I enjoy the posts. I sometime have ideas, but not the time or inspiration to complete them. I generally let the posts breathe. Some bloggers post two or three times a day. I can't do that. But I'm not them. In the years that I've been blogging I've tried to cram them in, have toed the line of apathy, and traveled that road a few times, stopping to see all the sights along the way.<br /><br />You've got a voice. Keep using it.Mark Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022715354021247303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-6368261204062379672014-05-15T20:13:38.559-07:002014-05-15T20:13:38.559-07:00Step away from the ledge and have a slice of chees...Step away from the ledge and have a slice of cheescake or something, m'man! I'm bored by most things, but I enjoy your blog and read it as regularly as any of the others. This is supposed to be a fun diversion, right? So don't complicate it! Mark Kazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742272751796497047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-68446022367063294442014-05-15T19:45:09.154-07:002014-05-15T19:45:09.154-07:00I stop by because even though I mostly collect Cub...I stop by because even though I mostly collect Cubs cards,I enjoy looking at cards from all teams. Like how awful/awesome that Leskanic card is. I don't want it anywhere near my collection but it made me exhale loudly through my nose. That card made your post worth it to me. And what's up with Mo Vaughn's bat? Is it broken? A weird angle?<br /><br />These are cards I wouldn't have seen without your post. So thanks.Once a Cubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335285038636911672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-38515824312524683972014-05-15T19:03:15.976-07:002014-05-15T19:03:15.976-07:00And, to actually address your questions, if I'...And, to actually address your questions, if I'm backed up with trade posts and don't feel like writing about them, well, sometimes I don't do it for a little while and wait for inspiration. Other times, I'll read other people's blogs and look for inspiration. Still other times I'll just google something that reminds me of the cards or the players or the teams or of absolutely nothing at all and just start writing what comes to mind. Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851811358179662213.post-31490193759630487662014-05-15T18:59:48.347-07:002014-05-15T18:59:48.347-07:00To be fair, Ethan, I actually enjoy your tales of ...To be fair, Ethan, I actually enjoy your tales of OCD-driven neuroses. I wish I were more OCD at times, yet at the same time I see a lot of my own neuroses in your writing and your descriptions of how you collect. But, if you're not having fun, then change it up and find what makes collecting fun. But don't stop writing, if you ask me (and you really didn't but I chimed in anyway).....Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.com