My change for $2.00 on a purchase of $1.98

The title of this, the first of what I hope will be regular posts on this site, was almost the name of my blog, but I figured, ehhh... that would be was pushing it from a shtick perspective.

Instead, I have gone to an old standby.

"My Two Cents" was the title of my column while sports editor of the Kean University student newspaper, "The Tower," and before that "The Independent." I wrote the column for nearly six years -- yes, I was on the six-and-a-half year plan in college.

While I enjoyed ranting and ripping on all topics sports while I pursued my degree, I intend to broaden my horizons here and hope to one day stir up as much shit in calling someone non-sports related "out to lunch" on this space, as I did with Muhammad Ali while at Kean.

It took until the mid-1990s for me to purchase my first CD -- I owned only cassettes and vinyl until then -- and I didn't become a regular Internet user until 1999.

I'm a bit slow to give into change.

So what finally prompted me to join the rest of the free-blogging world?

I have enjoyed the bloggings of other over the last few months -- see the side of this page for my favorites -- yet I limited my mental-vomit to my My Space page's blog (myspace.com/sjpsandman). Nothing hardcore, just random musings when the mood struck.

But when Todd started his blog, well, I refuse to be topped by a man who dwarfs me in stature, waist-size and hairline (that's me keeping it clean.. at least for now)

I am not going to type some long description of myself, my interests, my history, etc. If you are reading this, chances are you know what I'm pretty much about already. For those of you who don't, reading this blog should make it clear pretty quick -- no, this will not be a running account of what I hope will be the first championship season for the New York Mets in 20 years, though I'm sure the Orange and Blue will be discussed regularly.

I hope you enjoy what my sick, twisted mind has to offer.