Hey Paul,

From one Giants fan to another: this is gold. I've been carrying around a Phil Simms signed photograph for over 15 years now. It has gone from home to university back to home and then to my own place. The wife says I should grow-up, but fuck that! Giants rule!

As for the Lawrence Taylor thing, I think you may be right. Either that or he was too busy sending hookers to running backs or doing some crack.

I have a vast sports memorabilia collection that has been growing since I was a kid, and still continues to grow. I move every few years so you can imagine what it is like to lug this shit around, but the movers who pack up my stuff are always fascinated by my goods. I occasionally give some of it away to people who appreciate it, or if the sport memory was more important to them then me. I know how sentimental some things can be.

My favorites:

1) Cal Ripken, Jr. Wheaties Box
2) Bully Cologne (put out only for one year in the early 80's by the Philadelphia Flyers. It is a cologne for men that smelled like ass, but it is in mint condition and never opened)
3) Mint condition Matt Geiger (retired from Sixers)college card and rookie card (God, I loved him. He was so yummy).
4) Michael Irving (former Dallas Cowboy pimp) personal business card. He gave it to me when he tried to pick me up in a Philly club a few years ago when he was in town to play the Eagles. My girlfriends and I drank his complimentary drinks, but I never called him. I love the Cowboys (always have) but he just got out of all of his legal trouble, he was married and just not my type. That night made for great stories to tell, though.

Recently, my parents cleaned out their attic and found boxes of mine and brother's baseball, football and hockey cards along with many childhood toys. The cards are still in the plastic protectors so they are in perfect condition. I found OJ Simpson cards in there too. I have so much shit that I could write about this all night.

"On my kitchen counter is a 13-year-old box of cereal that remains just as you could have bought it in 1991."

Paul,

Just a thought, but would you be tempted to eat that cereal if the Giants clinch a playoff spot next year or even go on to the Super Bowl?

Curious

My question is, what method of homicide would you choose if a lady friend ignorantly opened the box one morning before you had a chance to explain its significance? I guess the cereal itself might kill her, but man... that would suck.

My friends in college used to threaten to eat the cereal, but that was after it was only a year or two old. Whoever tried such a blasphemous act these days would suffer not only karma, but I imagine some huge intestinal problems.

Being a Buffalonian, it hurts every time you bring up Scott Nor-wide. Ugh.

I'm a Buffalonian too Cory, and I feel sorry for old Scotty. You know that's what's going to be in the headline of his obituary someday - "Scott Norwood, Former Pro Football Player, Lost 1991 Super Bowl for Buffalo Bills". Ouch.

It is also very difficult to watch Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Ray Finkle).