So, here I sit, ready to write my first Odyssey article. Truthfully, I have thought about what I want to write for my next 10 articles or so, but I haven't given a lot of thought to this introductory piece.
So, what can I tell you about in my first article. That will make you want to read more from me. I can tell you that I graduated from Carroll University in 2008. However, I haven't left Carroll yet. I am cleverly disguised as a college student wearing a backpack and everything.
I can tell you some of the best experiences in my life happened in my college dorm room. Never again will I get a Mohawk from one of my floor mates at the time with a pair of paper scissors and someones electric shaver they used to shave their face with. I will also never again drink a quart of non-alcoholic eggnog at 3 am immediately after purchasing it from the local Pick and Save store, which was open 24/7 at that time. These were some of the wild oats that I sewed during my undergraduate year. I did all of these things while being completely sober! Life after college has been interesting, I did a lot of volunteering and was a professional journalist for the past five or six years. I did all of this while being totally blind from birth. I love talking about blindness and will do so in subsequent articles bug for now I will leave you with two fun facts about blindness.
First fun fact: Unlike many other people who are blind, I can sense the difference between light and dark. That means right now I can tell you that even though it is a cold Wisconsin day I can see the sun shining through the windows of the Carroll library.
Fun fact number two: although I am blind, I wrestled in Middle School and High School. I remember it very well. I only won one match. It was the easiest match ever. I simply had to go out to the middle of the mat and shake the hand of the referee, the other guy had to forfeit because he got a bloody nose during the previous round. I must point out that I did not give him said bloody nose.
I am also a disc jockey on the radio. I have been a DJ on 104.5 WCCX for the past 7 years. When I was young I knew all the name of the DJ's on the Milwaukee radio dial.
I am writing this article in a coffee shop. I love to spend time in different local coffee shops. Listening to music and talking with friends. You will find many of my articles will be written from coffee shops. I love to make jokes about my blindness, I even do a stand up comedy routine. With that said, "I will see you around".
