News box

I've put a news box over there --------------------------------------->

This is mainly for promoting contests, giveaways, group projects and the like moreso than actual card news.
You can get that stuff in the blog feeds.

If there's something you'd like to make me aware of that may be News box worthy please leave a comment in this post with the following things:

1. A link to your post
2. A brief description
3. How long it should be up
   

Rules for the News box:

• No sales links - this is not Craigslist
• I haven't decided on group breaks yet. Maybe as long as it doesn't get redonkulous
  
• I will add stuff I randomly stumble across often
  
• If you're not on the blogroll, post a comment here. I'll have you on within three business days.
• Gotta be a comment in this post - if it's in another post or you e-mail me, tough crunchies
  
• Not everyone's link will get on the News box
  
• No whining if it doesn't
• These rules subject to change at a moment's whim
• No whining about that either.
  

Let's try this out and see how it works. .

Quickie Early Morning Update

I have just enough time to write this while I'm copying some podcasts to my MP3 player, so I'll be brief.

The Hawaii trade conference is apparently in Florida for some reason. I'd love to go to something like that but at $550 a pop it's not really on my things to do list. Trade conference means promos though and the Topps promos are making me drool.

Baseball Boss sent me an e-mail about a Simpsons promotion earlier this week, but Cards in the Attic has described it much better than I would have.

And finally, Topps hasn't figured out yet that the election is over and we're all bloody well tired of stupid presidents.

A little news while I wake up

Sometimes after working late every day for a week and ending up on an all nighter page that weekend, you just need to crash and sleep in. Till about 5:30pm or so. Like I just did. The dreams are always better on a flop crash, I just dreamt that I was a on a lacrosse championship team and then I negotiated a treaty that helped the Lobster People of Zimbabwe achieve independence. Not the people people, mind you, just the lobsters. Needless to say, I need some caffeine to help break away the cobwebs and get ready for some bloggin' tonight. Here's a few news stories to tide you over 'till I get back to posting.

The Georgia Bulldogs are one win away from the College World Series Finals in Omaha after comeback wins over Miami and Stanford. Those two teams play an elimination game, and the winner has to win two straight over the Dawgs to save their season. The last time Georgia won the first two games of the Series, Bulldog head coach Dave Perno was playing on the 1990 team that won it all. A tip of the cap to Joe, who reminded me about this in time to watch the game yesterday.

Mike Gonzalez is off the DL and back with the team in Texas. Not a nanosecond too soon either.

Willie Randolph finally got fired by the New York Mets. During a road trip. In the middle of the night. After dragging him through the mud for weeks. The Metropolitans, classy as always. Silver linings: Jerry Manuel gets a second chance to manage a team and Ken Oberkfell is called up from Triple-A to replace one of the many coaches that got the axe the same time as Willie.

Ok that's enough for now, I'm off to find some grub. I'll post something good tonight, I promise. Oh yeah, I almost forgot...

HAPPY FIREFOX 3 DOWNLOAD DAY!!!