Village Voices - We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks

I’ve always been a collector.

From models, to diecast cars, to coins, to stamps, to football cards, I’ve gathered a lot of favorites over the years. And with so many interests, that meant additional collections.

I went through the Hot Wheels phase back when I was young. And when my great aunt died and the family had to go through her house to help clean it out, both my brother and I got interested in stamp collecting after finding so many old issues in her desk.

When I turned ten, football became a passion, and together with my friends I’d ride my bike the fifteen miles into town b...