A Dodger, a Bruin and a Cathedral

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter - Hometown Heroes insert #HH-37 featuring Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Have to admit, I'm not a fan at all of Allen & Ginter, to me it just seems like badly forced nostalgia. But Kershaw is one of only likely 2 or 3 baseball players whose cards I will always grab if they are reasonable which explains having this one. 

I currently own 55 Kershaw cards and 588 Los Angeles Dodgers cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 1999 Topps Stadium Club Hockey - Goalie Cam insert #GC3 featuring Byron Dafoe of the Boston Bruins.

You don't really think of Stadium Club as hockey brand, but they had a good run for about a decade. This is an interesting card because it actually folds open to show a larger photo printed on the inside. Kind of a precursor to the booklets of today, only just photography, no relic or autograph.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were:

• Anaheim Ducks player #82 - Simon Benoit
• Buffalo Sabres player #169 - Brett Murray
• Chicago Blackhawks player #172 - Isaak Phillips
• Columbus Blue Jackets player #94 - Gregory Hofmann
• New Jersey Devils player #159 - Mason Geertsen
• New Jersey Devils player #160 - Marian Studenic
• San Jose Sharks player #122 - Zachary Sawchenko

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,204 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from Velehrad, Czechia featuring the Basilica of St. Cyrillus and Metodius.

So Random.org keeps us in Czechia for the 2nd consecutive day. The church is the most important Christian pilgrimage site in Czechia. This card is unwritten and was received through a swap on an online postcard exchange forum. I currently have 295 catalogued postcards from Czechia/Czechoslovakia.

A Coyote, a Canuck and a Really Creepy Way to Spend Eternity

 Random.org chose the following as my random card of the day. This 2016 Upper Deck - UD Portraits #P-73 featuring Jacob Chychrun of the Arizona Coyotes.

I have no idea what to make of Chychrun as a player. Trying to figure out if defensemen on bad teams are the cause of them being a bad team, or a victim of being on a bad team is above my hockey IQ. If you want the answer to the question, ask a Buffalo Sabres fan, they should be experts at it by now.

I currently own 18 Chychrun cards and 293 Arizona Coyotes cards.

My favourite new card I added to my catalogue recently is this 1997 Upper Deck #375 featuring Kirk McLean of the Vancouver Canucks.

No special attachment to McLean, just thought it was an eye-catching card.

New additions to my all-time roster project catalogued yesterday were none.

My All-time roster project now stands at 15,196 combinations.

My random postcard of the day is this card from the Sedlec Abbey Ossuary in Kutna Hora, Czechia.

Yes, those are bones. The bones of an estimated 40 to 70,000 people are used for display in the church. The famous chandelier in the church contains one of every bone in the human body. This however is the coat of Arms of the Schwarzenberg who paid the the 19th century to 'organize' the church and its remains. This card is unwritten, and I bought it when visiting the church. I currently have 295 cards catalogued from Czechia/Czechoslovakia in my collection.