Tell No One - Guillaume Canet and Harlan Coben

Monday, 31 January 2011

Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne ), a brilliant 2006 film by French Director/Actor, Guillaume Canet. It is based upon Harlan Coben's New York Times Bestseller of the same name.The blending of American and French cultures creates wonderful things.The film won 4 Césars, including Best

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The Budget eBay Collector - January Results

Monday, 31 January 2011

In a couple of earlier posts I described the rules and the stats of this experiment. Well the final two cards arrived on the last day of the month, so far SUCCESS.  The results are shown below in order of purchase.1. 1979 Topps #251 Jack MorrisMorri

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Le Cimetière de Loyasse

Monday, 31 January 2011

I visited the coolest graveyard over the weekend. It is kind of like the famous Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, only smaller and much less ... famous. It holds all the renowned Lyonnais personalities and then some. It is absolutely gorgeous and, bi

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2009 Upper Deck Icons Blaster Break

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Well after my trade with Mike, I thought I might like to check out the 2009 Upper Deck Icons as a building set.  At my local Wally World, there was one lone blaster of that set in the discount card bin.  $11.98 for 10 packs and 1 guaranteed jer

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Les Bugnes!

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Bugnes season is upon us and there is a strong possibility that I might just go utterly mad.The closest thing I have ever found to American donuts. I am a big fan of American donuts.Sure, there are snack shacks that sell "donuts", but one bite of the gre

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RTP #4 - Special Guest Mike from BABenny's Baseball Card Buffet

Sunday, 30 January 2011

Welcome to episode #4 of The Rockie Trading Post.  Today's special guest is Mike from BABenny's Baseball Card Buffet (try saying that five times fast).  Most of you know Mike, but if you don't allow me to introduce him.  He collects Mets,

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