Thoughts as 2012 Comes To An End

Hurricane Sandy and Sandy Hook Elementary School don't just share a name. They share a call to our collective consciousness as 2012 comes to an end.

I don't often share my social and political views publicly, although those close to me will certainly tell you I am not afraid to discuss them privately. But I cannot close the year, and MeiGray will be closing today for the New Year holiday before reopening on Wednesday, January 2, without mentioning that I don't consider the two Sandys just a coincidence.

Our world is changing. Sometimes it changes by the whims of Mother Nature, sometimes it changes because of the work of our darkest and neediest souls, and sometimes it changes simply because nothing ever stays the same.

We need to be more unselfish. We need to be more vigilant. We need to be more compromising. We need to recognize that a polarized culture contributes to divisiveness, which more often than not leads to more pain. I don't profess to have the answers. I just know we have to start dealing more reasonably with the questions.

Our Game-Worn Hobby reflects much of the best of our society and provides parallels. It's a hobby that enjoys sports, that provides a diversion from life's every day stresses, that relies on us working together to properly authenticate and collectively .... collect.

Happy New Year, everybody.
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The charity auction to help Wheeling Nailers power forward Chris Kushneriuk with his medical bills while he battles cancer ended last night. Thanks so much to all of you who bid.

For Chris' two 2011-12 Wheeling Nailers jerseys, which had been available for nearly a year on our website at $295 each, we raised $1,337.

His black jersey sold for $797
His white jersey sold for $540.

MeiGray will be sending a check for $1,337, with heartfelt hope from the game-worn collecting community, to help with Chris' exorbitant medical bills.

This is what makes our game-worn community great.

Thanks again,