Opening Day

 

And no, I don't consider the Seoul Series between the Dodgers and Padres in South Korea to be opening day.  And no, I haven't started collecting baseball cards.  Not enough space, not enough money.  I walked to the store, this afternoon, and there were some baseball cards on the street, and since I grew up fifty miles from downtown Pittsburgh, and I'm a lifetime Pirates fan, I picked this one up.  So, Pittsburgh 6, Miami 5 in 12 innings.  Henry Davis, who plays both outfield and catcher and he caught today, went 1 for 6.  Go Bucs. 

The Strand

  

This is another one of those throw-in photos I get when I buy envelopes of old photographs.  There are always a few that I'd never buy as a stand-alone purchase, but I end up with them as part of a lot.  Anyway, I noticed that there is a piece of paper on the desk he's leaning against that is headlined, "STRAND."  I thought it might be a hotel room service menu, and there are a lot of Strand Hotels out there, so it's a possibility.  Far more Strand Hotels than I expected.  Dated "NOV 67."  

The Trps Album 3

 

As a rule, I don't publish text-only posts, but this is an exception.  Over time, I'll be putting up this entire album, and since the lady who put this album together typed out these four pages of reminiscences of her trip to Mexico, well here it is.  And by the way, I didn't crop out some of her text. There are a couple of lines where she typed beyond the edge of the page. Click on The Trips Collection in labels to see everything that has been posted and will be posted in the future.  That is if my scanner doesn't die again.  

Random Japanese Snapshots 6

  

I'm still having problems with the scanner, so when it started working again, I figured I should get something posted while I still could.  So, a photo plus what's written on the back from an envelope of photos I purchased from an eBay seller in Japan.  And once again, if anyone out there can translate what's written on the back of the print, please leave it as a comment.  Click on random Japanese snapshots collection in labels to see what's already been published.