This is a post I knew was coming, but dreaded writing.
Let's take the band-aid off: I've decided to close up shop on "Dime Boxes" for the foreseeable future. While I'm proud to say we're nearing the 13th year of this blog's existence, it's felt like more of a limp to the finish line this time around. I haven't been as active on here as I'd like, but I didn't want to let the blog simply rot on the vine in silence.
It's no secret that my recent blogging output has been whisper of what it once was. There's a few reasons for this. I've already mentioned that I'm in the midst of a job/career change (my severance date at the bookstore got pushed back, but either way I'll be out of a job by the end of the year), and some other issues on the home front have shoved blogging even further down on my priorities list. Collecting is still a daily thrill, but I simply have less time/brainpower for ancillary card activities like blogging these days.
More than that, though, I've just lost the drive and passion for blogging that used to come easy to me. I don't get the same kick out of it. I think that kind of crystalized in the fact that I went to a card show a couple weeks ago, and didn't have much of a desire to write about it (despite finally landing a long-awaited '57 Koufax!). That realization, to me, was the final nail in the coffin - card show posts have always been my favorite to write, and if I couldn't muster up the oomph for one of those, then what was I going to enjoy blogging about?
I didn't have an answer, and thus here we are.
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The good news is that while I don't see myself coming back to blogging anytime soon, I also don't anticipate this becoming a permanent closure.
As things cool down a bit at Dime Box HQ, and the ship (hopefully) gets righted in time, I'm sure I'll return to the blogs at some point. It's been a part of my life for too long to completely leave stranded on the curb. I won't be a Wally Pipp, replaced by a young Lou Gehrig on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, and never heard from again. (Never thought I'd own a real, actually Wally Pipp baseball card by the way - another monumental find from the recent card show!)
I've deleted my Twitter account (partly due to the idiot who owns the company, and partly because the card content just isn't that good anymore), and while I don't use the trading/social aspect on TCDB much, you can find me at "nick219" over there if you want to follow the snail-like pace of my cataloging efforts.
Finally, make no mistake: I'll still be lurking on the blogs. I'll still read when I can, comment when I can, and send PWEs/packages to my trading buddies when I can. I won't have a blog of my own, but that doesn't mean I'll abandon yours. I'll be here. The posts on this blog have been fun to write, and the cards a pleasure to share, but it's the community that has meant the most to me.
See you around!
