Joe P.

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Slow and Steady – Another "G" Down…

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 15, 2009, 10:30 am
Slowly (almost excruciatingly so), I’m reducing my student loan debt. It was just in October that I announced how my student loan debt was down to $98 thousand and change. Well, today I can an...
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The Rant Of The Week: Going Through Changes

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 15, 2009, 9:21 am
Greetings conversationalists all across the fruited plain it is I your personal Harvester of Sorrow, the one and only Phantom Lord and this is my Rant Of The Week. As always I am coming to you from my...
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The Two Sheds Review: UFC 107 Penn v Sanchez

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 5:52 pm
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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A Quick Joke About Sesame Street's Tickle Me Elmo…

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 10:30 am
One of my old fraternity advisors sent me this joke in the e-mail the other day and I got a kick out of it. I’m sure that it has a few different variations, butI thought that this variation was...
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Tons Of Backstage News On Sheamus' WWE Title Win Last Night, More

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 2:40 am
- As witnessed at WWE’s first-ever TLC pay-per-view, Sheamus went over John Cena to win his very first title belt, the WWE Championship. However, we have received word that just two hours before...
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Nominations For Tonight's WWE "Slammy Awards" Revealed

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 2:30 am
The following WWE Slammy 2009 Nominees were announced on WWE.com on Sunday night where Howard Finkel and Corey Clayton revealed the 2009 Slammy Award nominees in a live chat following the TLC PPV: Th...
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The Two Sheds Review: UFC The Ultimate Finale

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 13, 2009, 5:54 pm
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Monmouth Beats UPenn at the MAC Center, 80 – 75

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 13, 2009, 12:37 am
Last night in a Northeast Conference versus Ivy League competition the Monmouth University Hawks defeated the University of Pennsylvania in men’s basketball by a score of 80 – 75. The gam...
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Random, Unseen Updates to JerseySmarts.com…

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 9, 2009, 10:41 am
You may have noticed that the blog hasn’t had a frequent, daily update for some time. Instead, I’ve been updating every other day and sometimes a few days in a row (like the last few days...
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The Vin Sanity of Wrestling – The Dirty (half) Dozen…

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 4:03 pm
Ring of Honor has recently hired Jim Cornette, the Louisville Slugger himself, as the new executive producer of their weekly program on HDNet. Cornette is a former promoter, manager, commentator, on-...
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The Elk Candy Company Now Has Chocolate Covered Marizipan

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 10:30 am
For those of you that were wondering when the Elk Candy Company was going to begin producing their famous acorn-style pieces of marzipan, wait no more! I received an e-mail the other day that reporte...
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The $170 Million Guy Behind Mint.com

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 10:30 am
In previous entries I’ve commented on how the New York Times has the best website of any news organization that I frequent, bar none. One of the things that I like about their website is that y...
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Roxbury High School Beats East Orange Campus in State Championship Game

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 5, 2009, 3:09 pm
Congratulations to the Roxbury High School football team for beating East Orange Campus earlier today at Giants Stadium! The final score was 14 – 6 in a game that had some high points and low p...
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Of Course… THESE Guys Get the Money!

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 4, 2009, 6:36 pm
While I was browsing around USAToday.com earlier, I came across this news update, which made me shake my head and say, “Of course! These guys get the big bucks while the rest of us slave away t...
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Are You Getting Into the Holiday Spirit?

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 10:30 am
So, are you getting into the holiday spirit? Christmas is only a few weeks away with New Year’s Eve coming in close behind and we’ve already passed both Halloween and Thanksgiving. This ...
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Christmas Poem: The Real Meaning of Christmas

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 10:30 am
From time to time I receive some wonderful content from my readers. In the past, you’ve read poetry and other information written by Millburn’s Joseph P. Martino right here on JerseySmart...
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The Two Sheds Review: Timeline: The History of WWE 1983

Joe P. posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 11:34 am
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Scanning Through Search Engine Results… Weird…

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 9:11 pm
One of the great things about running a website (or, in this case, a blog) is seeing how your readers get to your site in the first place. I know that I have a lot of family and friends that read my ...
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The Two Sheds Review: MAPP UK The Champions 2

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 11:39 am
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Possible Plans For Maria's WWE Return, Orton Still Facing Cena, Morrison

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 4:02 am
- WWE Intercontinental Champion John Morrison will be appearing at World of Wheels in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Friday, January 8th from 6-8PM. - WWE Diva Maria made her return to WWE action this wee...
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Bischoff/Hogan News, Angelina Love's TNA Return, Foley's Book

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 3:51 am
- Eric Bischoff did ringside commentary for the first Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair match in Australia that will be released on DVD. Speaking of Bischoff, he is doing a new reality show on CMT called ̶...
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RAW Wrestler Frustrated With Position In WWE – Details

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 29, 2009, 3:46 am
Raw wrestler Eddie Colón (a.k.a. “Primo”) is said to be very “frustrated” with his current position in World Wrestling Entertainment. The second generation star has accomplis...
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A Brief Review of Black Friday 2009

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 2:32 pm
Another Black Friday has come and gone and I’m reminded of my previous comments about this shopping holiday: 2008, 2006, and 2004. Frankly, I think that these retailers aren’t trying any...
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Sign Up for a Chance to Win Total Nonstop Action DVDs!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 28, 2009, 10:18 am
Many of you know that as a part of my online “empire” I own a few wrestling websites. And many of you also know that I always have a major project for one (or all) of those websites in th...
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Sign Up For a Chance to Win FREE Total Nonstop Action DVDs!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 27, 2009, 11:01 pm
For the last few months, the owner of XHeadlines.com has been working to create a new wrestling website dedicated solely to Total Nonstop Action wrestling. The new website, TNAStars.com will be your ...
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It's Thanksgiving: End Childhood Hunger

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 2:41 pm
You can find another e-mail from the people at Food Democracy Now below. This one deals with Thanksgiving and childhood hunger, accordingly. Give it a read and if you are compelled to take some acti...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2009!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 10:15 am
From all of us at JerseySmarts.com (i.e. me) to all of the wonderful readers and frequent commenters, here’s wishing you a healthy and happy Thanksgiving holiday. Frankly, I feel like this coun...
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The Two Sheds Review: WWE Survivor Series

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 26, 2009, 6:47 am
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Submit Your Holiday Photos and Win a New Car from Palisades!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 8:46 am
Every once in a while I get some e-mails regarding great contests or giveaways for the readers of this blog. The other day I received information about a contest that might lead to one of you lucky f...
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This Week's RAW Rating Is In, New Wrestling Show?, Flair's Bachelor Party

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 9:05 pm
– Monday’s special 3-hour Thanksgiving edition of WWE Raw hosted by Jesse Ventura did a 3.23 overall rating. The final 2 hours of the show, Raw’s typical timeslot, did a strong 3.55 rating â...
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The Two Sheds Review: UFC 106 Ortiz v Griffin 2

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 6:34 pm
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Two More Black Friday Advertisement Websites

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 24, 2009, 7:55 am
Two more Black Friday advertisement websites for you to take a look at. First, I was contacted by some folks at Become.com regarding their Black Friday site. According to the nice woman who contacte...
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Book Review: The Eat-Clean Diet for Men

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 10:30 am
When you’re constantly trying to lose weight (or, in my case, trying to find the time in your day to just get to the gym), you come across a lot of different diet books, workout regimes, and ...
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When Will Comcast NJ Receive Spike HD?

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 10:30 am
Enough is enough already with waiting… I’ve been asking the folks at Comcast when we’re going to be able to receive Spike HD in the Monmouth/Ocean county area and they keep telling ...
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The Vin Sanity of Wrestling – Another level…

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 7:14 am
On May 10th, 2008 indy darling Ring of Honor debuted in the famous Manhattan Center in New York City for one of their biggest live events ever, aptly titled A New Level. This show was a landmark even...
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Congratulations to Roxbury High School Football!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 10:16 pm
Congratulations to the Roxbury High School football team for going back to the state championship game!Me with the 1998 State Title at Giants Stadium Earlier tonight, the Gaels decimated Fair Lawn by...
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One Teacher's Take on Obama's "Socialism"

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 11:08 am
Every once in a while I receive a forwarded e-mail that either makes me laugh out loud or makes me smile at the overall point of the message. I received one of those e-mails this morning from a frien...
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The Two Sheds Review: TNA Turning Point

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 8:26 am
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 10:30 am
First, I have to contradict something that I wrote a few days ago. If you read my entry from this past Sunday, I commented on how sometimes it takes me a year to get through a single book due to prob...
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No Longer Using LinkShare for Online Advertisements

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 10:30 am
Like I’ve been writing about lately, I’ve been deleting software programs and removing online services that are, essentially, unnecessary to me at this point. I’ve removed my MySpac...
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The Latest Software Get Removed: Microsoft Money Plus

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 10:30 am
This one should have hurt, but it didn’t. Since my Mom gave me this laptop in May 2006 as a present for graduating a graduate school, I’ve never been happier with a computer system. It&#...
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The Two Sheds Review: UFC 105 Couture v Vera

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 8:15 pm
THE TWO SHEDS REVIEW by Julian Radbourne E-mail: julian@twoshedsreview.com Website: www.twoshedsreview.com Blog: www.myspace.com/twosheds316 Facebook: www.facebook.com/twosheds316 – add me a...
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The Merger – One Year Later

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 9:30 am
Can you believe it was one year ago today that the merger was complete? Pretty amazing, huh? I mean, just to think that there used to be such duplication seems absolutely mind-boggling! Oh wait ...
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The Vin Sanity of Wrestling – Boom! It's over…

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 4:51 am
As fans of professional wrestling, we’ve been trained to expect a certain amount of action and give-and-take in a match before we believe the fight will come to an end. That’s why it’s tough to...
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Thoughts and Pictures from Monmouth University vs. Seton Hall University

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 7:40 pm
After a rousing victory against Florida International University on Friday night, the Monmouth University Hawks came up slightly short against the Seton Hall University Pirates. A little earlier toda...
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Book Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 8:10 am
Sometimes I buy a book and it takes me forever to read the thing. Not because it’s a bad book, but rather because I sometimes just don’t have the time to sit down and read! That’s ...
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Album Review: Oracular Spectacular by MGMT

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 9:30 am
Sometimes I hear a song that I like on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and I go home to find out more about the band who sings the song. Generally, I’ll then go to YouTube to hear some more of the...
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Pre-Black Friday Sale – TNAShop.com Offering Up to 80% Off Some Items!

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 12:11 am
Source: TNAWrestling.com TNA Wrestling would like to thank all of our fans that visited ShopTNA in the last 24 hours for the huge “Black Friday” sale, with everything up to 80% off! The ...
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Monmouth University Men's Basketball Team Wins Home Opener Against FIU

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 10:29 pm
Earlier tonight, the Monmouth University men’s basketball team won their home opener (and their first home game ever in the MAC Center) by beating Florida International University 99 – 70....
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100 Hilarious College Courses That Really Exist

Joe P. posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 9:30 am
The good folks over at OnlineUniversities.com sent me a link to a page on their site that chronicles hilarious college courses that actually exist. I took a look through some of these courses and it ...
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About Me

Hello everyone! My name is Joe. I'm 28 years old and I'm currently living in Tinton Falls, Monmouth County.

In 2003, I graduated with a BA in English and minors in History, Political Science, and Philosophy from Monmouth University. In 2006, I graduated with an MA in Public Policy and a concentration in community economic development and nonprofit management from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. When time and schedule permit, I'm an Adjunct Professor in Political Science at the local college (more on that below). My day job, though, is to help finance charter school facilities, smart affordable housing, commercial revitalization, and economic development in underserved communities around New Jersey and the northeast United States (both geographic and demographic). How many people can say that their job is to help build classrooms for school children? Not many.

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