Uh, hi?

BREAKING NEWS: Blogs are popular. Also, Paris Hilton is spoiled, Barry Bonds is a cheat and Nicolas Cage hasn't made a decent movie in years.

I know: I'm a little late jumping on the blogwagon. About five years late. In all fairness, blogs have just started to become journalistically acceptable. And by that I mean, newspapers are starting to realize that blogs are a way to drive readers to their Web site and boost advertising, so most beat writers and editors are blogging and live blogging to their modems' content.

I had my own Web site - www.AWasteOfWebSpace.com - for a couple years, but it took a lot more time than I had to update it, design it, maintain it and still find time to write a column every week or two. I couldn't find the time to come up with column ideas and execute them to the point where I didn't feel as if I humiliated myself or made a mockery of the subject. But with a blog, I can post what I want, when I want with little pressure.

So here I am.

I'm not sure where this blog will take me, but I want you to help me decide. Let me know what you think, and let's interact with comments and all that good stuff. I plan on using this space toshare stories - from my own experiences, or those I see on ESPN and can make snide remarks about. The focus will be sports because that's how I roll, but we'll see where it takes me. Hopefully I can keep this going for a while - until I get a full-time job after graduation next year, or until the NCAA makes me stop. Whichever comes first.