So what do you do when it's cold, windy and some flakes are flying around on a Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin? Sure, I did plant myself on the coach and watched some college football and basketball.

But aside from that, I started to sort through some of my sports collectibles and came across mounds and mounds of tickets, everything from Milwaukee Brewers tickets to tickets for the Marquette Golden Eagles, Milwaukee Bucks, Green Bay Packers and even some minor league games.

Why do I keep these? I have no clue. I'm even pretty sure I threw out a chunk a couple of years ago. It's not like I keep notes on them as to the score or some sort of significance to the game (and let's face it, with those teams, aside from the Packers in the mid-1990s which I don't have tix for, there's wasn't much significant going on). The only one of late that I made a notation about was the game last year when Prince Fielder hit his 50th home run.  

I guess I keep them to remind of just how games I've seen over the year, and some of them do rekindle some great memories. I have one ticket from a Marquette game against Wake Forest when Dwayne Wade was running the show. Both teams were highly ranked, with Wake Forest ahead of MU. I've never been in a louder arena in my life, as MU won. (I'm told the Louisville game a week later was even louder, though I find that hard to believe).

I also kept many of these tickets inside ballcaps, so some are a little stained with sweat, to the point some of the lettering is worn off. I've since learned to turn them the other way around or just keep them in my wallet.

I also kept some tickets for playoffs game that never took place, just because I had unrealistic hopes for my favorite team's success.

I'll keep hanging on to these tickets, even as another box filled up. If you have nothing to do some bad-weather day afternoon, open up some of your boxes of collectibles. It's fun to rekindle some good memories.