It seems like with every Oakland A’s game, there is an accompanying promotion - whether it be something like a “Fireworks Night” or some sort of giveaway. There is so much A’s crap lying around this house or gathering cobwebs in boxes - baseball caps, calendars, toy cars, jerseys, souvenir cups, baseballs, bats, statues, nose rings... if you only knew how much of this shhhhhtuff I’m buried under, it would literally make your head spin. A few years ago, when bobbleheads were the rage, the A’s jumped on this bandwagon and started giving away these items 2 or 3 times a year. With the addition of the Jack Cust bobblehead last Friday, 25 different Oakland A’s players now occupy a shelf spot in Kim’s bobblehead collection. If you do the math, since I usually attend these games with her, that would mean that there are 50 of these bouncing A’s heads in this house. Now, I’m sure that someone out there has a more prolific collection, but that’s their problem. My problem, right now, is to make better use of these “space-wasters”... in other words, put these things to work! So, with your help I hope, we’re 
going to use these bobbleheads in a more efficient manner - and not let them just sit around. Coincidentally, there are 25 more A’s games left this season, so it will be my intention is to put all 25 bobbleheads to good use before the season ends - and non-destructively to the greatest extent possible. Some of the ideas for these pieces of plaster and springs will be obvious, and some... not so. However, at this point, I can’t really think of 25 different peaceful uses for these, so, if you can help me out, it would be appreciated.Here are the first 2 uses that immediately came to mind. In the first picture, Miguel Tejada, acting as a sundial, accurately displays that it is 11:00 am when this picture was taken.
The last two pictures show Ramon Hernandez as a dependable doorstop - keeping the door open, as well as, providing enough distraction in keeping our strictly indoor cat inside the house.
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Okay, first of all- that is all I have baseball related. Two shelves of bobbleheads. The other half to these 25 are in boxes in the garage. You should all see what Eric has. Several shelves dedicated to the Yankees, yuck! But, thats not all. One half of the garage is completely full of baseball memorabilia stored in boxes that occupy one whole wall of the garage. He also has a closet in the guest bedroom that is completely full of baseball crap. So, don't let him fool you, I am the one you should feel sorry for. I think Bronxbombers can attest to this.
Uh oh, should I even go here?
Please let me set the record straight. I'm not asking for sympathy. (I'm the one who let this runaway train leave the station) I'll even admit it, I do have my share of stuff (of which 95%+ is boxed up). And yes, three ("spacious" dimension of 1' x 2.5' x 1') shelves can be interpreted as "several" shelves. So, go ahead and feel sorry for asfankim. (waah, waah, waah) She deserves all the sympathy that you can offer. (boo hoo hoo)
P.S. If you haven't been to our house, go ahead and check out the April 19th, 2008 post for a "sampling" of asfankim's collection.
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