They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 16 May 2015 10:39:53am
When I was in my early teens, and completely enraptured by the "stamp collecting bug," my philatelic aspiration was simple: to own a Regent Stamp Album and obtain the mounted collection of 50,000 different worldwide offered by my dealer of choice, Raymond H. Weill of New Orleans. While I never did either one of these things (girls, college, beer, etc. took precedence), I still fondly remember that time and those long ago dreams of philatelic completion.
Even now I often peruse collections offered on eBay or elsewhere and have to frequently do a "reality check" ("do I really need this?" "can I fit this into my budget?" etc.). I believe stamp collectors as a whole are possessed of a certain memory prowess which enables us to associate aspects of our collecting experiences with our past. And when I go through these old collections and lots, I am reminded of those dreams of acquisition and fulfillment from my long ago past.
Just thinking out loud and meandering down memory lane...
Bobby
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"
notice the past tense "had" money for the beer. It's rough making those decisions, more beer or more stamps, beer, stamps. Oh heck, just cut back on eating so much, that will save a bundle alone for even more beer and stamps.
Mike
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"It's been three years now, since I joined a support group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet..."
Wanting to bring the joy of stamp collecting to younger generations 17 May 2015 01:04:54pm
re: Nostalgia of the stamp collecting kind
Hahaha! Well there is that verse about focusing on good and lovely things. I would assume clergy would just tell you that you are obeying the Good Lord
The same can be said for me too. However, I have to say that we still enjoy the occasional
beer. I might add, both my wife and I collect, so, we have the best of both worlds.
Chimo
Bujutsu
If it is full of holes, keep it, it might be a perfin.
I actually did play with a Barbie, a Swedish/Norwegian Blonde. Barbara and I hung out together
for a couple years, and altho I was her Ken doll we did not drive a pink Caddy.
They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin 17 May 2015 05:55:36pm
re: Nostalgia of the stamp collecting kind
Now that it is stuck in my head, I will put it in yours!
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke"