Possessions we once thought valuable and worth preserving sometimes end up in boxes that are ignored for years. I tell my wife that our kids will probably use a giant dumpster when we’re gone. Where else to put a leather-bound Encyclopedia Brittanica from the 1970s?

A couple of stored boxes recently had my attention. One contained hockey and baseball cards that my young sons hoped would make them rich. Of course, value depends on condition and scarcity. Card makers profited by keeping the printing presses running so scarcity is pretty scarce. The cards have now passed to 9-year-old grandson, a keen baseball and hockey player.

Another stored box contained old discs. One was ‘Live in Belfast’ by Rowan Atkinson, best known for television’s Blackadder in the 1980s and Mr. Bean in the 1990s. Atkinson was also a master of the stage and did some of my favourite standup performances. This CD I will digitize. Many of Rowan Atkinson’s performances are available on YouTube. Enjoy this example: