Il commence

Greetings mes amis! Welcome to chateau chez my musings, mutterings, and masterpieces.

As you may well have gathered by now, I am blogging, and this is my blog.

98 cents was created for various purposes, some of which may include chronicling my adventures in LA this summer, indulging myself in an exaggerated sense of self-importance, and entertaining you all with amusing yet intelligent prose. I flatter myself that you may, from time to time, enjoy looking at life through the peculiar goggles that metaphorically represent my worldview, and that you might care to stay abreast of all the exciting goings-on that are my life experiences.

If not, apologies for mistaking you for someone who cares a fig about me. Won’t happen again. **goes off and weeps in a corner**

But to those of you still reading blissfully along, my heartfelt gratitude. You are true friends.

But putting pathos aside, you may by now be wondering a bit about the title. “Wonder away,” a dislikable snob might say, in which case you would probably cease bothering to wonder. “I’ll tell you,” say I, because I am nice and likable. (Note: If by some rare chance you are not in fact wondering about the title as of yet, I suggest you do so immediately in order to enjoy the full mental and intellectual experience this blog provides.)

As most of you probably know (and some better than others) I am a person with many opinions. And most of these opinions are lengthy, elaborate edifices of thought, founded on intricate theoretical constructions, deep psychological analyses and random contextualizing bits of supporting evidence. As a result, finishing off a tirade about rude library workers, for example, with the expression “that’s just my two cents” often feels like a bit of an understatement.

As such, from now on (or at least within the safe confines of this blog) I will be giving my 98 cents. No more of this two cents nonsense for me! If you want two cents, you can provide it yourselves--- by posting comments, discoursing with me, and otherwise engaging in feedbacky activities. It will be fun for all, and a chance for us to engage in witty banter, silly jokes, and the general pleasure of each other’s virtual company.

I hope you garner some enjoyment from 98 cents. Come crack a smile, chuckle, giggle, or turn purple with painful fits of uncontrollable laughter as I am known to do occasionally.

Tune in next time when I will write: “we find ourselves enjoying the cool post-thunderstorm breeze that rolls through the lush spring-green branches of the ash trees”

Et maintenant, à la prochaine!