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I need to hear some good news.
My wife and I are expecting our first child, a boy, by the end of this year. We have been married (and trying) over 10 years, and finally got to the point where we thought it would never happen. But, God blessed us like He always does and I believe His timing is better than ours could ever be! The only bad news (not really) is that I'm selling my collection to help out, but I'm glad to do it.
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Thank you to all the members that post in this topic. It's helped me in a good way to hear some real time good news. With all the stuff that my wife has been going thru the past 6 years due to complications from chronic progressive Multiple Sclerosis. She has been dealing with MS for 28 years. We were told yesterday that she needs to be on a ventilator permanently and 24/7 nursing care. Any prayers and kind thoughts will help us both.
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For some good news I am on vacation and this is the view off the upper deck.
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Very sorry to hear about your wife. I had a friend with MS and saw how terrible this disease is first hand. Best wishes for your family. |
Thanks guys. She's doing a little better today. I'll take what ever she can do.
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I am still in remission from lymphoma, and was moved to a 6 month follow-up after every 90 days the first year after my last chemo treatment.
My next follow-up is in January, after the follow-up I had earlier this week, and will have a scan done to check for any traces of lymphoma that may have shown back up. The scan is routine, and done 2 years after the last chemo treatment ( December 2015 ). Dave, I am hoping that you, your wife, family, and friends are all well and hanging in there. |
That's great new Lou. We're just taking it one day at a time here.
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hey dave, i do hope you and your wife are doing will. my thoughts and prayers are with u guys.
just to add a follow up to my 1st good news post - the wife gave birth in april- the delivery was awful, but it all turned out great. My baby girl (2ed child) is now 3.5 months old and healthy! |
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It's been a while since anyone has any good news updates. :)
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Hi Dave,
My father is close to 70 and is legally blind in one eye. He had symptoms of macular degeneration which could spread into both eyes. Freaked me out because my dad is my best friend and my mom depends on him so. Went in and found out that he had a leak in his eyeball. While not reversible also not degenerable with surgery and won’t spread to his other eye. Doesn’t sound like it but great news. |
I will have my second short story appear in print sometime in the spring. Received the good news today.
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Packs, Did you get your story published ?
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It's been a long time since anyone has posted in this topic. I bet there's been some good things going on. :)
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Card related good news. I got my first T206 Red Cobb recently. I also helped bring a new awesome card storage kit to the hobby. Not available yet but I have been working with Rick Hyatt on his DIY card storage kits. He has/had an amazing product but was too big for my taste. Soon he will have DIY kits available that are close to the same size as SGC slabs. Sometimes complaining to the owner of a company about their product has a great outcome.:D
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Congrats on the Cobb and good luck with the hobby kit. :)
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Health wise I got my diabetic check up and my teeth cleaned about 3 weeks ago. So my 6 month recalls on both are not till late August. Both turned out good as my teeth are good and my A1C has been coming down with each visit.
I also had a complete heart check up. My cholesterol was great, EKG was great, and the scan that they run you into the big donut thing showed I have zero plaque built up in my arteries. Couldn't have been happier with my results.:D |
That's good to hear. :)
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I know with the pandemic still hitting bad around the country and around the world. Someone hopefully has some good news to share ? Anything would help. :)
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We feel fortunate that our three kids and their spouses have been able to keep their jobs (and their health) thru this. My daughter is a social worker in Chicago who works primary in assisted living environments and has done good things there.
One on my sons' father-in-law won his bout with COVID19 and went back to work recently. The two ICU nurses in my family are well if worn to a frazzle. Finally, I picked up the last high number I needed and finished my 1960 Leaf binder project. I finished my 1960 Topps football set and nailed down all but one of my 61 Fleer football set. |
I am lucky enough to be able to go camping all next week. Hoping for some clear skies at night to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower.:)
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Bob, I'm glad to hear that the people in your family that work in health care are well, and hope they always stay that way. My sister works in a skilled care facility as an activities director. She's frazzled trying to keep the residents minds occupied when they can't leave their rooms because of no contact. Even with family members.
At least we all have sports cards to keep us occupied. Camping sounds good right now. I don't think I can see the meter showers in Boston with all the bright night lights. |
Had a great time camping this week. It was cloudy and rained a couple nights so did not see many meteors. Still a bad week camping is better and a good week of most anything else.:)
Wife texted me on Monday and told me my Wade Boggs bat arrived. It had been stuck n Florida for over a week so I was happy it arrived. When I got home this morning I opened it. My wife was standing beside me and when I pulled it out of he box she said "why did you buy a used bat?". So without missing a beat I looked at her and said "because they cost a lot more" and smiled. She did not get it.:D |
I've raised over $1600 for the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation with the help of 30+ donors. Caring and charitable people in the world still exist.
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I finally found and adopted the just the right second dog for me and my Buddy.
I have been searching shelters and rescues for three years. Buddy will turn ten in January and Holly is a year-old. Here is Buddy on the left and Holly on the right. Attachment 413933 Adopt a Rescue...They will love you forever! |
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I agree on adopting rescue dogs. My current dog is a rescue and the 2 before him came from the same rescue. When I arrived home yesterday not only did I have a bat waiting. I had a bubble mailer with the fallowing 5 cards in it. It was a great unexpected gift from a fellow member.:D |
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I hope the GBSCC show comes back next year. I haven't gone to that show in a long time.
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Anyone have any new good news they want to share ? :)
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Two of my adult sons have recently become interested in collecting baseball cards.
It’s been great going through my cards and seeing them wanting to learn more about the history of the game I love. |
Don't know if you're on Twitter or if you have anything against MSNBC (I know, but people are so sensitive these days). I'm a big fan of #GoodNewsRUHLES. She seems to find a lot of uplifting stories out there in the morass.
Also Rex Chapman's feed is a hoot and a half @RexChapman - can't get enough of "Block or Charge" or "Dogs, bruh" |
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Stephanie Ruhles posts a lot of the "Good News" stuff on You Tube.
You can Google Rex Chapman twitter and I think you can read the tweets. Or search "Dogs, bruh" if you need a quick pick me up. |
After both of us had to deal with some major health issues earlier in the year, my father and I were able to get up to Cooperstown this past week. While it was very quiet because of everything going on, we were able to take in the Hall of Fame and all of it's glory.
Spent a couple of hours combing through the various exhibits as it has been a while for the both of us, and we weren't able to get a good look at the "shoebox treasures" last year. I swear we spent a hour alone going through some of the cards, my father reminiscing about the ones he put in the spokes of his bike as a kid growing up in the late 60's, early 70's. Some incredible memories were made seeing all of those old cards, and it was something me and my father were able to bond over once again. Got around to making some nice purchases too which I'm going to happily upload to the forum in the coming days. The walks each day to main street were ones I will look back on with fond memories, because no matter how many times I go there, each trip is special. I look forward to the day when I settle down and have children and am able to bring them to the Hall of Fame. And Hopefully when they get older, they'll want to spend as much time with me, as I like to spend with my father :) My Father is still a relatively young man, only 61, so as long as he wants to continue going upstate NY to visit Cooperstown and the Hall, I'll gladly go. No matter how many times it happens, I'll continue to treasure every moment when we get lost along the way there, even with GPS, and we start laughing because we're stuck on some back road due to a missed turn. Every trip there is an experience, a journey and memories to last a lifetime. |
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Sounds like a great time there James. :)
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I bought MAGIC THE GATHERING cards 5 years ago to connect with a disruptive student in my classroom (I'm not into games like that). Found out my nephew is starting to get into MAGIC. Went to visit today and played two games with him and let him have any cards he wanted from my dusty assortment. Always wonderful to connect with youth and family, even if it's unconventional. I bet I'll be playing at Christmas too!
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Very cool. :)
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I watched every minute of the Austin Peay/Arkansas State football game, two teams I had absolutely no prior interest in, and enjoyed it like it was Bama/LSU or Texas/Oklahoma. I am so ready for some college football.
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I used to go to the games at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester Mass. when I was a teenager. I still don't follow any football.
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I usually do not have great news to share. I do wake up every morning walking and talking and all of the 5 major senses working. Everything after that is a bonus and/or a blessing depending on your religious leanings.
About 2 months ago I read the story about the little boy in Wyoming who saved his sister's live from a vicious dog. During the encounter he was attacked and received something like 75 stitches, mostly to his face. All of the major superhero actors contacted him. The Captain America person was going to send him a real shield and the Spider Man actor invited him to the filming of the next movie. Before it hit the network news it got coverage on the web - MSN and AOL. His aunt wrote that he loved rocks, wanted to be a geologist one day and would love it if people would send him some rocks. She provided an address in the article. I do enjoy looking at mineral displays at museums though I don't collect them myself. However, one of my interests is collecting fossils along the Potomac River in Maryland about 30 miles south of Washington, D.C. There is a great state park where you can find Paleocene Era (56-59 million years ago) sharks teeth, crocodile teeth and other fossils. I put together a package of items putting them in small labeled baggies. I included extinct sand tiger teeth, extinct goblin shark teeth, crocodile tooth, turtle scute (outer armor), sting ray plates (for grinding food), a few odd bones (maybe turtle or croc), turitella molds (shells that look like a spiral) and a Piscataway Indian point (arrowhead). I also wrote him some information about all of the items and where I found them. I knew he would be overwhelmed with all of the attention, but was happy I could share one of my passions with him. Monday or Tuesday I received this: Attachment 417010 The postcard got a little scraped up going through the mail sorters. Not the first time this has happened to me but it is okay. Remember, it is easier to be kind or say a kind word. You have to think to be or act cruel. |
That's a very cool thing for you to do for him. I sure it made his day. Thanks for posting in this topic everyone.
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Obc members recently in last couple weeks sent me incredible cards (return fire from cards I sent out but nothing is required —these are not trades). it is often worn commons, but one guy sent me a bunch of cards and included a 54 Berra! Another sent a goudey wide pen Hubbell! Just my second wide pen! I had no idea I was getting these until I opened the envelopes!
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Those cards in any condition are great to have.
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The theatre I am on the board of, in the middle-of-nowhere New Hampshire, was granted permission to produce professionals shows, with Equity Guild actors, and an actual (but socially distanced) audience. There were 3 other theaters approved, 2 had 1-person shows, and one had no audience.
Our opener was "Little Shop of Horrors", with an 8 person cast, full band, and 25% seating. Last Wednesday. We also opened "Miracle on South Division Street", which I had never seen, but loved so much. The pressure was amazing. There was an article in the NYT, and phone interviews with CBS and NBC. A film crew from the German version of NPR came for interviews. This is literally the re-opening of professional theatre in the US, and I am so proud to part of it. And they killed it, by the way. T |
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I live in WA State. We are currently inundated with wildfire smoke, today is Day 6. However, my niece was married, outside, and it was a lovely ceremony. We (the healthy ones) spent 2+ hours outside. Some things are just too sweet to be ruined uncontrollable circumstances.
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Congratulations to you niece.
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I have been far more blessed that I have any business being, but I had an awesome experience that I think you guys would appreciate more than most.
My son has a softball team in a city league. I am on the roster only in case of emergency. Their pitcher was out this week and they had another sub to pitch for them. He got into an altercation with the ump last game and was suspended for three games. Hence I got the call. At age 59, I brought my corn hole throwing softball approach back to the the diamond. My son's team is quite good and it's filled with kids I have coached and known since they were boys...in some cases babies. They caught everything the was hit in their general direction. I pitched a shutout (to the fielder's credit, not mine), got a couple of hits and scored a run in a blowout. Every now and then between pitches I just had to stop and say a little prayer of thanks for the fine young men, the fact that I can still contribute on some level and the crisp, clear night. It was just glorious. |
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Card related. I just bought a 1/1 that goes in my modern Rainbow Collection. The complete Rainbow is 12 cards and 8 of them are 1/1s. I am now down to needing 2 more 1/1s to complete it. After i get the card I will update with a picture.
Also card related, I finished my 1959 Fleer Ted Williams set today thanks to a fellow member who sent me the last card I needed for free. |
Very cool. I'm slowly working on a 59 Fleer Ted Williams set.
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Went camping all week at a small lake with a nice little campground out in the middle of nowhere.
Cool part is there was a pair of bald eagles and 2 pair of golden eagles that was in the area hunting while I was there. It was amazing to watch.:) The pic of the bald eagle sitting in the tree is across the lake about 400 yards away. The golden eagle sitting on the power pole is about 700 yards away. I know the pics are bad, to get them I had to hold my phone up to my binoculars to get these from those distances. Then crop and enlarge. |
Pretty cool. :)
A few years ago, I was driving about 20 mile west of Boston on the Mass Turn Pike RT 90 coming towards Boston. An eagle came down real quick between the east and west bound lanes. Grabbed an animal, and flew away. It was about 4pm on a Saturday. |
Ok You want to hear some good news.................My Heart Procedure (Alblaton) went very well. The procedure was about 3 hours and recovery was about 5 hours. Hopefully this will take care of my AFib and AFlutter and that I can walk more than 50 feet without getting out of breath.
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Thanks! The really good part is it was done this morning and I was home home at 5:00!
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Anyone have any recent good news to share ? :)
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