I was trying to come up with something special to write about for this post, as it is kind of a milestone for me. If I am counting correctly, this is the 1,000th post on The Raz Card Blog. I started this blog way back in July 2013, or nearly 3-1/2 years ago. Luckily, the mailbox had something pretty interesting in it today, so I've got something unique for my 1,000th post.
Lately I've been in the throes of my holiday funk. I'm not the only one, apparently, who goes through an annual crisis. Mine usually seems to come on in early November, as my birthday and Thanksgiving approach to kick off the holiday season. It's not a melancholy feeling specifically about hobbies, as the funk extends to every part of my life. Hobbies are a big part of my life, though, so they are affected by it. I am trying to counteract the doldrums by looking at the progress I've made during the last year and making some solid goals and plans for the next year. Most of it is real-life stuff, but I am also considering my hobbies and the areas where I want to expand or contract.
A couple of days ago I saw a Tweet from Mick Foley announcing that there was only an hour left to get an autographed Mr. Socko from Pro Wrestling Tees, with the proceeds going to veteran's charities. Now, Mick Foley's Mankind/Dude Love/Cactus Jack personas were popular right during the only time in my life when I watched wrestling regularly, and he was one of my favorites. This was kind of an impulse buy, but I was pretty excited to get a Mr. Socko of my own. I don't know that I'll giving anyone the Mandible Claw with it, though. The Mr. Socko face appears to be screen-printed onto the sock, and below that is the autograph. I don't know that a sock is the best surface for an autograph, but the signature is there.
I watched a lot of wrestling from this era, but then I went off to the military and missionary work and drifted away from it. I've never made it all the way back to the WWE, but I try to keep up a little bit with the major storylines and who is big at the moment.
The sock came with a certificate of authenticity, also autographed by Mick Foley, so I guess I got two autographs for the price of one. This is a pretty cool collectible that takes me right back to a memorable time in my life. I'm glad I saw that Tweet in time to grab an 'official' Mr. Socko.
Congrats on the milestone! You know blogger tells us how many posts we've made :) Christmas is my favorite time of year but for the last couple years I have just not been feeling it at all. The back to back years of being in the hospital myself in 2013 and then my mom being in for over a month in 2014 did a number on me, it hasn't quite been the same since. I love seeing the Christmas lights lit up...it's one of my favorite things. But the overall joy I once felt is not there and I don't know if it will return this year...if ever.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching my post count creep toward the 1000-post mark, but I just haven't felt like I had a really good angle to take as far as making it a special post. In the end, I guess it's just a number.
DeleteI can remember being excited about the holidays when I was younger, but at some point I lost that feeling. I need to find a way to get into the spirit of it, especially for my kids' sake, but I'm not there yet. It doesn't help that my birthday kind of kicks off the holiday season, just in time to make me contemplate the previous year and worry about how next year will go.
Wow, 1,000 posts in 3 1/2 years is really impressive! At the rate I'm going it will probably take 10 years to reach that amount.
ReplyDeleteThere are probably more productive things I could devote my time to, but I try to push out a few posts a week. It adds up pretty quickly when I stay consistent.
DeleteMy daughter is getting to the age where she likes the decorations and the idea of Santa so that helps me keep festive.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 1000!
My kids get pretty excited about the holidays. My wife is pretty good about managing the holidays and associated activities. I have a hard time getting into it all. I am prone to the Ebenezer Scrooge-like practice of thinking about availability of resources and the interruption of my daily routines.
DeleteVery cool. Foley was a huge part of my WWF fandom back in the late 90's/early 2000's era. Loved it when he teamed up with The Rock.
ReplyDeleteI was a big fan of his. I think of that as a pretty good era for wrestling, but my nostalgia bias could be a factor.
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