Internal accounting

Because of a dissolution of a friendship, the following items -- gifts that the unnamed sender believed were unreciprocated -- have been removed from Hound Central 3.0's collection and, with other items, will be returned to the source this week:

~ two Bobby Orr autographed pucks;

~ an autographed Wayne Gretzky Team Canada jersey;

~ an autographed Bruins helmet from Boston's Patrice Bergeron (a birthday gift to a 7 year old); and

~ a Boston Red Sox batting helmet autographed by David Ortiz (another birthday gift to a 7 year old).

Blog postings related to these items have also been deleted.

Granted, these are pretty significant items. Still, the relief that comes with this move far outweighs the burdens associated with retaining them.

I still believe, though, that we possess a respectable autographed sports memorabilia collection. Please know, too, that the autographed puck collection now stands at 1,538.

Addendum (July 28): The items have been sent. The image shows the postal service receipts. The smudges on the receipts are there to protect identities.