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Well... you should always have some stamps to work on... it could rain tomorrow!
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It could...but since I live in Texas, it won't.
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Oh, I keep saying this too, and then I find a stamp I need online. 
I have SO many stamps to go through that I have put aside from trades--I am FINALLY starting to go through the backlog and..for every one stamp I did not have, there are at least 5 new duplicates 
(Oh well, more trading material--Hong Kong and Liechtenstein!)
Seriously, I think I am going to slow WAAAY down for a while re buying-at least until I can see what I have.
One thing I have gotten out of being here is to just enjoy the hobby a little more, and obsess a "little" less about replacing used copies with MNH ones.
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It could rain a month of Sundays and I'd still have a box full of "Someday Isle" stamps.
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Sounds familiar. I finally started organizing what I have and I'm actually making progress...of course I still get off track and buy things I see I would like to have on Ebay.
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Organizing is key! Back in 1990 I finally retired and found that I could actually work on my stamp stuff. Since I'm an accumulator there was quite a bit to go through and to get right. It turned out that I spent several hours each and every day for 1 full year getting my stuff into some kind of order. Looking back I spent as much time if not more at the hobby than I did at work!
Would you believe it, I'm still way behind fully organizing what I have added since then, although I no longer go at it like a crazy person! Somehow my kids and wife didn't desert me, and now my grandkids seem willing to allow me some playtime for myself as well.
I did discover that on many more than one occasion I duplicated high end stuff, which then brought me to selling on eBay. That lasted a bit, but I found a new club starting out and decided to spend my time with Jerry Aubern and haven't looked back since. That club was SOR, unnamed at the time, but a fun place to hang out.
I have no idea why I just rambled on so-who cares for this history? My apologies for taking up your time-somehow I thought it might be of interest-old age I guess!!
All good thoughts,
Dan C.
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Dan,
Thank God for old age, without it most of us wouldn't be here, enjoying our wonderful hobby.
Maybe, back then, you were the inspiration for the "Rambler"! 
Ramble on, my friend, ramble on!
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Merry Christmas ! Here i am off subject again...i was not going to logon today..we have not even exchanged one anothers present ye, but i was anxious to know if i won some Austria under Italian occupation stamps. Its good to know i am not alone...friends must think i am insane the hours i spend sorting minimum value stamps for some future collector. I guess its therapy for me !!
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Therapy indeed Phil, and Mike, we agree. Just remember that old age ain't for sissies!
Best to all,
Dan C.
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I am pleased that I got back into the hobby at 24 years of age... I'm now 48 years old.
Yes, it is therapy. It is also a tonic for the mind, education without going to school, and friendships around the world.
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Well said David. I couldn't agree more. Although I really don't "have time" for it, philately has been a necessity for me to keep sane in an insanely busy world!
Well, at least I think I'm still sane. 
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Doug, man-up and face the facts. You're just as much a loon as the rest of us.
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I dunno. I've met Doug - a couple of times. He seemed rather sane to me, but then again the backdrop was his family (parents and sisters) at the HeartWalk. Now one of his sisters is nigh on certifiable! (just kidding, Doug)!
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Michael, who are you calling a loon? I'M INVINCIBLE!
http://www.hark.com/clips/xrftjzkhkx-loony
Yes, great fun Lars! Don't make me bring out the pics from the Heartwalk! ;-)
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I have been for years an accumulator of stamps with the idea being to buy large lots, take out for my collection and sell or trade the rest. The accumulation got so large, I finally decided to take a table and then two tables at a few - now 8 shows to get rid of some of the excess. My wife,a good and patient woman, thought this was a great idea until the first couple of shows where I consistently came back with more than I took. She sat down with me and pointed out that I wasn't getting the concept of "bring back less than you take." She reminded me of this several times and then gave up. I am now up to 30 Rubbermaid bins in the basement plus all of the stuff I am working on in my office. I can not possibly sort all of it before I die( I'm 71 and doubt I have twenty more years which probably isn't enough anyway) and just before I wrote this I put in a dozen bids in our auction. I am headed for a show on February 17 in Cedar Rapids and a dealer friend of mine has already called to say "wait until you see what I've got for you." It is a lost cause but it sure is fun!!
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Hey Jack, you are not the only one in that situation..at least you have the guts to get tables at a show..my stuff which is not in collections is all over the place ..it would take so long to organize..i am 4 years older than you and in good health..but the years roll by ...
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To quit buying stamps would be harder for me than it was to quit smoking. Long live the buyers.
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I will not buy anymore stamps until I finish sorting the ones I have. I will not buy anymore stamps until ... Oh, I've been looking for that one! Hey, that's pretty nice, too! Let's see what else he's selling.
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Well... you should always have some stamps to work on... it could rain tomorrow!
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It could...but since I live in Texas, it won't.
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Oh, I keep saying this too, and then I find a stamp I need online.
I have SO many stamps to go through that I have put aside from trades--I am FINALLY starting to go through the backlog and..for every one stamp I did not have, there are at least 5 new duplicates (Oh well, more trading material--Hong Kong and Liechtenstein!)
Seriously, I think I am going to slow WAAAY down for a while re buying-at least until I can see what I have.
One thing I have gotten out of being here is to just enjoy the hobby a little more, and obsess a "little" less about replacing used copies with MNH ones.
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It could rain a month of Sundays and I'd still have a box full of "Someday Isle" stamps.
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11:26:51pm
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Sounds familiar. I finally started organizing what I have and I'm actually making progress...of course I still get off track and buy things I see I would like to have on Ebay.
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Organizing is key! Back in 1990 I finally retired and found that I could actually work on my stamp stuff. Since I'm an accumulator there was quite a bit to go through and to get right. It turned out that I spent several hours each and every day for 1 full year getting my stuff into some kind of order. Looking back I spent as much time if not more at the hobby than I did at work!
Would you believe it, I'm still way behind fully organizing what I have added since then, although I no longer go at it like a crazy person! Somehow my kids and wife didn't desert me, and now my grandkids seem willing to allow me some playtime for myself as well.
I did discover that on many more than one occasion I duplicated high end stuff, which then brought me to selling on eBay. That lasted a bit, but I found a new club starting out and decided to spend my time with Jerry Aubern and haven't looked back since. That club was SOR, unnamed at the time, but a fun place to hang out.
I have no idea why I just rambled on so-who cares for this history? My apologies for taking up your time-somehow I thought it might be of interest-old age I guess!!
All good thoughts,
Dan C.
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Dan,
Thank God for old age, without it most of us wouldn't be here, enjoying our wonderful hobby.
Maybe, back then, you were the inspiration for the "Rambler"! Ramble on, my friend, ramble on!
Mike
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Merry Christmas ! Here i am off subject again...i was not going to logon today..we have not even exchanged one anothers present ye, but i was anxious to know if i won some Austria under Italian occupation stamps. Its good to know i am not alone...friends must think i am insane the hours i spend sorting minimum value stamps for some future collector. I guess its therapy for me !!
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Therapy indeed Phil, and Mike, we agree. Just remember that old age ain't for sissies!
Best to all,
Dan C.
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I am pleased that I got back into the hobby at 24 years of age... I'm now 48 years old.
Yes, it is therapy. It is also a tonic for the mind, education without going to school, and friendships around the world.
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Well said David. I couldn't agree more. Although I really don't "have time" for it, philately has been a necessity for me to keep sane in an insanely busy world!
Well, at least I think I'm still sane.
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Doug, man-up and face the facts. You're just as much a loon as the rest of us.
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I dunno. I've met Doug - a couple of times. He seemed rather sane to me, but then again the backdrop was his family (parents and sisters) at the HeartWalk. Now one of his sisters is nigh on certifiable! (just kidding, Doug)!
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Michael, who are you calling a loon? I'M INVINCIBLE!
http://www.hark.com/clips/xrftjzkhkx-loony
Yes, great fun Lars! Don't make me bring out the pics from the Heartwalk! ;-)
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02:39:37am
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I have been for years an accumulator of stamps with the idea being to buy large lots, take out for my collection and sell or trade the rest. The accumulation got so large, I finally decided to take a table and then two tables at a few - now 8 shows to get rid of some of the excess. My wife,a good and patient woman, thought this was a great idea until the first couple of shows where I consistently came back with more than I took. She sat down with me and pointed out that I wasn't getting the concept of "bring back less than you take." She reminded me of this several times and then gave up. I am now up to 30 Rubbermaid bins in the basement plus all of the stuff I am working on in my office. I can not possibly sort all of it before I die( I'm 71 and doubt I have twenty more years which probably isn't enough anyway) and just before I wrote this I put in a dozen bids in our auction. I am headed for a show on February 17 in Cedar Rapids and a dealer friend of mine has already called to say "wait until you see what I've got for you." It is a lost cause but it sure is fun!!
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Hey Jack, you are not the only one in that situation..at least you have the guts to get tables at a show..my stuff which is not in collections is all over the place ..it would take so long to organize..i am 4 years older than you and in good health..but the years roll by ...
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To quit buying stamps would be harder for me than it was to quit smoking. Long live the buyers.
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