About Me

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Visit Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg, located on the banks of the Neckar River, is one of the most picturesque cities in the world. Around every corner is a scene worthy of a picture postcard. While a member of the U.S. military, I lived near the city for a little over two a...

How to Hunt Arrowheads and Other Indian Artifacts

I loved the outdoors when I was a kid. Since I lived in a rural area and I was outdoors as often as possible, I picked up the occasional arrowhead. I was lucky enough to find several, along with a bag full of pottery sherds, when land was being clear...

Visit Schwetzingen, Germany

Schwetzingen is located about midway between Heidelberg and Mannheim. A stay in Heidelberg would be incomplete without a day trip to Schwetzingen. One could easily spend several hours strolling through the castle grounds. The city of Schwetzingen has...

Vintage Professional Wrestling Collectibles

America's love for professional wrestling dates back many years before Wrestlemania, Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon. In 1916, fans actually paid to see Joe Stecher and Ed "Strangler" Lewis wrestle to a five hour draw and the finish was preplanned just...

Adventures in Autograph Collecting

I've always been a collector. If I found one of anything, I'd usually end up with at least a dozen, maybe hundreds. But the one collectible that not only didn't interest me, but I failed to see how anybody else would want them was autographs. Why wou...

Collecting Ephemera - Paper That Wasn't Meant To Survive

Ephemera are paper items that were originally meant to be discarded after use, but have since become collectibles. I was born a collector. When I was a little kid I picked up bird feathers, rocks - you named it. At Christmas time, I cut all the pict...

Autographs on Ebay - A Buyer's Market!

I've been collecting autographs for 14 years and eBay is by far by most productive source that I've found for quality autographs. Though it is true that eBay is riddled with fakes and forgeries, with a little caution, buying on eBay will add more aut...

Bessemer Alabama Indian Mounds

The Bessemer Mounds are located at a bend of Valley Creek, which flows into the Warrior River twenty-five miles downstream. The site is located in Jefferson County, within the city limits of Bessemer, Alabama near the site of Old Jonesboro. The Besse...