30 Day Baseball Card Challenge

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Years Have Gone By

Sometime within the past few years, I entered the second half of my teaching career and for the first time ever I've started to take a peek down the road and think about retirement.  It's still at least twelve, thirteen, heck... maybe even fifteen years away... but the past twenty-one years in the classroom have sure flown by.  

As for the blog, today it's celebrating its 9th anniversary and much like my real job, the years have been a blur.

 2009 Heritage Clubhouse Collection #'s CC-KS and CC-AG

To put things into perspective, back in March of 2010, Kurt Suzuki was still with my beloved Athletics and Adrian Gonzalez was the brightest star on my other favorite team.


Dang it seems like years have gone by... and it has.

I can't even begin to calculate how many hours I've dedicated to this blog.  Sadly... I don't think my friends and family outside of the collecting world will ever truly appreciate the energy I've put into this blog.

But anyone out there who runs a blog him/herself understands that although this gig might be therapeutic and a passion we choose to impose upon ourselves, it's still takes time and a lot of dedication.  That's why I wanted to say that I truly appreciate everyone who takes the time to blog about their collectibles and/or the hobby.

I'd also like to thank all of you who take a few minutes out of your busy schedules to read my posts and comment.  I'd like to think that I would continue to write regardless of my viewership, but I'm not going to lie... the interaction between us has kept me motivated more times that I'd like to admit.

In return, I'm going to run my 2nd contest of 2019.  It's simple to enter...

If you have a blog, cut and paste a link to your blog down below so that others can appreciate your hard work.  If you don't have a blog, then go ahead and share the link to one (or more) of your favorite blogsWho knows?  Maybe we'll all be able to add one or two new blogs to our reading list or blogroll.

What's the prize?  In the spirit of this blog's 9th anniversary, I'll give away a custom built 9-pocket page care package to three different winners.  Depending on your favorite teams/players, I will try my best to include at least one autograph and one memorabilia card.  The other slots will contain inserts, parallels, and possibly some rookie cards.


The Fine Print:  I'll keep the contest open for one week (closes on March 9th @ 3pm).  After that, I'll throw all contest entries into random.org and hit randomize 9 times.  Whoever is sitting in slots 3, 6, and 9 will be declared the winners.  Winners will be announced next Saturday.

See?  Pretty simple, right? 

Thanks again for all of your support.  Happy Saturday and sayonara!

57 comments:

Robert said...

Just happened to wander by and saw your contest, of which I will say Thank you!

https://30aweekhabit.blogspot.com/ is the link to my little world of Blue & White/Serial Numbered/Set building insanity.

Jon said...

Happy 9th, Fuji! Hopefully you've got at least 9 more years of blogging in you.

https://pennysleevethoughts.blogspot.com/ And I gotta say that it feels really weird to promote my hot mess on someone else's blog.

Dennis said...

I guess it's blogoversary season lately. Congrats on #9, Fuji! I wish I could say I'd put out nine years of quality content on my blog (http://toomanycg.blogspot.com/, of course). I'll echo Jon, though--keep up the great work for as long as you enjoy it!

Rod (Padrographs) said...

Mark, I appreciate your blog. I always look for it. Congrats on 9, I think I will hit eleven this fall. I just celebrated 20 years with the library.

http://padrographs.blogspot.com/

gcrl said...

Congrats and thanks for writing! I enjoy reading your posts.

http://cardsasiseethem.blogspot.com is my only current active blog. thanks for the contest!

GTT said...

https://adventuresofabaseballcardcollector.blogspot.com
Congrats to 9 years!

Jason Wilder said...

Congrats on making it this far. I’ve been reading and get updates through Feedly. I find out about other blogs through comments and when the ones I follow trade with others.

Here’s my new blog:

Wnydodgerfan.wordpress.com

Billy Kingsley said...

https://cardboardhistory.blogspot.com/

Congrats on 9 years! I'll hit 5 in November. You're going to have to do something really special for the 10th anniversary post next year. I suggest a countdown of your favorite new addition to your collection from each year.

Wrigley Wax said...

Happy 9th! And Happy 21 in the classroom, too.
My blog: wrigleywax.blogspot.com

Jordan said...

https://smittyscards.blogspot.com

Thanks for the opportunity, and congrats on 9 strong years.

night owl said...

Happy anniversary! Thanks for the interesting blog and never playing favorites when commenting. You're an equal-opportunity commenter! The best!

https://nightowlcards.blogspot.com/

Big Tone said...

Fuji,the fact that you take the time to comment on my ,toy blog no less, means a whole lot to me!Thanks for your participation,bro ;)Also,This will be my first "Chronicles of Fuji" contest .Good times!!!

http://tonyssportspub.blogspot.com/

Mark Hoyle said...

Hey Mark. Happy anniversary. Will give you a shout out over on my Twitter site.

Section 36 said...

Happy Anniversary! It's been great reading over the years!
https://section-36.blogspot.com/

kirk said...

I have been reading your blog for years.it is always well done.

Adam said...

https://cardboardclubhouse.blogspot.com

Congrats on 9 years Fuji and thanks for being a great contributor to the card blogging universe.

RunForeKelloggs said...

Congrats. I hope you get to retirement according to plan.

I created my blog mainly so that I can easily find Kellogg's card information when I am at a card show. Having a few people read it is certainly cool.

http://runforekelloggsbaseballcards.blogspot.com/

sg488 said...

Congrats on the 9 years,sometimes retirement is more about having something to do than being financially set. I know some teachers still working in their 70s just because they love teaching.

Johnnys Trading Spot said...

CONGRATS ON TURNING THE BIG 9. NEXT YEAR YOU'LL BE IN DOUBLE DIGITS!

https://johnnnystradingspot.blogspot.com/

Nick Vossbrink said...

Congrats on 9. I've been blogging almost as long but only about baseball cards for a couple years. As such I'm only adding the link to the collecting portion of my blog.

njwv.wordpress.com/category/ephemera/collecting/

Chris P said...

Congrats man! Your blog was one of my inspirations of starting my own. I did it initially to showcase my top cards in my collection. It's crazy that I started my blog back in 2011 and how time flies. As always, I don't get a lot of action on my blog, but you always take the time to read and comment on my posts so thanks again. Always love reading your stuff man..keep up the good work!

https://chrisptop100.blogspot.com/

defgav said...

You rock! https://baseballcardbreakdown.blogspot.com/

Adam said...

Congratulations on nine years.
https://collectingcutch.blogspot.com/

Matt said...

Congrats on nine years! I always forget we are only one day apart on our blogversaries.
https://sportcardcollectors.blogspot.com/

Paul said...

Congrats on the 9 years. Keep up the great work!

http://cardboarded.blogspot.com/

Peter K Steinberg said...

Congratulations on reaching 9. In another nine years your blog will be able to vote!

Thank you also for running the contest. https://baseballeverynight.blogspot.com/

The Lost Collector said...

Hell yes! Congrats to one of the best!

https://thelostcollector.blogspot.com

Bubba said...

I'm not entering, but I wanted to say congrats anyways! You always have interesting things to say and stories to tell!

Swing And A Pop-up said...

Congrats on 9 years!

https://swingandapopupboston.blogspot.com/

SumoMenkoMan said...

Congrats Fuji and here’s to one of the best bloggers out there!!!

https://sumocards.blogspot.com

Xavier Higgins said...

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/?m=1

I doth my proverbial cap to you, in honor of a Starting Lineups worth of years blogging comparable to Murderers Row itself!
You're the salt of the earth Fuji, stay classy!

Jafronius said...

Congrats on your 9th anniversary! Yours must have been one of the first blogs I kept track of...keep up the great work! I don't have a blog, but I contribute semi-kinda-regularly to https://apacktobenamedlater.blogspot.com/

Baltmoss68 said...

Congratulations on 9 years! Your blog is always a pleasure to read. Andy your collection is admirable. Keep up the great work.
I read several other blogs seems they’re all mentioned here so nothing to add

Steve at 1975BaseballCards.com said...

Congrats Fuji BOAT (Blogger of All Time)! Not only do you have a great blog, you are also a generous commenter/reader/supporter of others.

Two blogs that I need to start posting on again so I can write a fraction of the posts that you generate:

https://athleteswithphones.blogspot.com
http://1975baseballcards.com

Jeremya1um said...

Congrats on 9 years! I wish I would’ve got in to blogging sooner so I could’ve followed you from the beginning.

https://toppscardsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/

gregory said...

Congratulations on nine years! I've only got about two months under my blogging belt so far, but it's been fun. Here's the link:

http://ninepockets.blogspot.com/

Bo said...

Congratulations and thanks for the contest! http://borosny.blogspot.com/

Corky said...

Congratulations on your 9-year blogiversary.

https://packwar.blogspot.com/

Josh D. said...

royalsandrandoms.blogspot.com

Thanks!

Sean said...

Congrats on 9 years!

My baby turns 6 this year:
https://baseballcardsinjapan.blogspot.com/

Reds Card Collector said...

Congrats on 9 years Fuji! Here's to the next 9!

http://redscardcollector.blogspot.com/

GCA said...

Your blogging is only approached in quality and volume by your commenting. If you ever find yourself on the opposite coast, we've gotta meet up!

https://thecollectivemind.blogspot.com/

Hackenbush said...

Thanks for nine years of sharing. I'm a big fan.
https://canthavetoomanycards.blogspot.com

bbcardz said...

Happy 9th anniversary! Kudos to you for your longevity with your teaching career and The Chronicles of Fuji. I went and pimped your contest in my blog's contest-roll in the right sidebar (Blog Contests Lineup).

http://stadiumfantasium.com/

Adam Kaningher said...

Thanks for putting such great stuff out there to keep me coming back.

https://infieldflyrulecards.blogspot.com

Nick said...

Congrats on 9 years, Mr. Fuji! Your blog is and will always be one of the best out there. Here's to nine more.

http://baseballdimebox.blogspot.com/

Chris said...

Congrats on 9 years of blogging! I don't know how you find time to maintain your own blog and comment on literally everyone else's when you're not molding young minds..but I always appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on mine.

Matt said...

Congratulations on 9 years of blogging AND 21 years of teaching! I for one appreciate all the comments you leave on my posts.

Diamond Jesters (https://diamond-jesters.blogspot.com/)

AdamE said...

Congrats on the Anniversary!!

Having taken whole years off myself it is truly impressive that you have been going for 8 years solid.

http://thoughtsandsox.blogspot.com/

TROLLSOLO said...

http://packwar.blogspot.com/2019/03/monday-question-day-i-hate-that-year.html

I really need to get into this card blogging , I have a blog page started from way back I should revive. But Corky's blog is awesome and I enjoy his and a lot of others.

Henry Blanchette said...

Congratulations on 9 years of blogging. That's truly an incredible accomplishment. Seeing Adrian Gonzalez reminds me of the 2011 Red Sox collapse. Brings back bad memories.

http://cardboardgreats.blogspot.com/

Fuji said...

Thanks for sharing your blog! I just added it to my reading list.

Fuji said...

wow. can't believe i hadn't heard of this blog. lots of great stuff on it. just added it to my reading list.

Fuji said...

Thank you for sharing your blog. I just added it to my reading list. I look forward to reading and commenting on future posts.

Brett Alan said...

Here's to many more years of Fuji!

I don't have a blog (yet?), but you can find my music lists at Digital Dream Door, such as Greatest Rock Songs https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songsddd.html (co-edited with two others) and Greatest Power Pop Songs https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists-Power-Pop.html (my labor of love). And you can find various things I write about baseball cards, music, politics, education, and whatever else I see interesting questions about at https://www.quora.com/profile/Brett-Pasternack.

Commishbob said...

Congrats on the blog-a-versary! I'm approaching 7 years but if you actually count time spent on posts it's about a month and a half. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Count me in, here's my blog:

My blog

acrackedbat said...

nine years! hey, i have nine posts this year alone. ;) congrats Fuji! you have a fantastic blog! you're an anchor in this community!