Silver lining for the Golden-voiced man

When I got into my bathrobe after a steaming shower tonight, I was extremely tired.  I think it may be simply the fact that when one takes a good, hot shower, especially after you work out hardcore at the gym, your body tends to get real tired and it just wants to lay down: clean and exhausted.  I have this odd tendency to sit on my big Queen size bed, grab my Macbook and just go on whatever website I feel like surfing, while having my hair wrapped in a towel and still in my bathrobe.  I wasn't even sure what to surf so I went to my homepage, MSN, the website I've been a dedicated follower of even before puberty hit me  hard.  Earlier, I had checked my twitter (follow me!) and read through a few tweets about a "homeless man with a golden voice." I didn't pay much attention to it until it was part of MSN's collage of Today's Talkers; along with the death of Gerry Rafferty (RIP) and the  firing of an ESPN announcer.  I immediately clicked on it and watched the video.

Let me tell you my friends: this 1:38 video was absolutely, positively FABULOUS.  This man was standing by the highway with a sign that said something about his voice and help that he needed instead of change.  He looked pretty worn out but had this enthusiastic appearance at the same time.  I thought he was going to sing but  this man, Ted Williams, has the most captivating and absolutely perfect to the T radio voice that any radio station would want!  He later talked about his voice, his past and what he hopes for now.  But, the bigger news here is that this (now former) homeless man from Ohio has landed an actual radio spot on a local radio show.  And that my dear, is just truly amazing.  I mean, why wouldn't he right? He has a perfect voice and it's clear that his reservation wage is a lot lower than other aspiring DJs, radio hosts.  My exhaustion went away and I was so delighted after watching and reading about this whole incident.  What I found amazing was 1) the person who recorded and put this video on YouTube, 2) the people who actually contacted this guy to give him a goddamn job and 3) how AMAZING the combination of technology and humanity can be. The fact of the matter is that times now are tough and they may be even tougher for the homeless; but after watching this video tonight, I am reminded that life can be so unusually pleasant and that everyone deserves a second chance and some truly get it.  I sit comfortably in my warm home with my luxuries and fail to realize that there are still people standing with cardboards, yearning for a second chance.  These people hope that someday, someone out there, comes and finds them and gives them the choice to fix things again.  Whatever went wrong is now in the past for Ted Williams because humanity has given him the hand that he has needed for so long.

HELLO WORLD!

I have assumed that the world has greeted me back with the same enthusiasm that I have greeted it with. Considering that this is supposed to be my first post (ever) on a legitimate blogging website, aside from the elementary love of Xanga, I was unsure what exactly to write about.  I followed the detailed tutorial that Wordpress provides you with on how to go from "zero to hero." And I must admit: I AM IMPRESSED.  Maybe because I am a rookie, but I was very appalled at how much help someone who wants to write can receive from the internet if they are unsure on what exactly to do.  I even checked out the Plinky page that Wordpress has set up if you really have not taken anything from the "brainstorming" exercises that the tutorials provide you with.  Needless to say, I did not need to use Plinky.com, just not yet.  Which makes me question exactly where I am going with this blog post. I could have simply chosen one of the numerous topics that I have written on my "napkin" as my first blog entry.  Yet, I have chosen to write about my experience pre-first post and exactly what I am doing at 1:30 in the morning.

Unfortunately, when one begins to question themselves in their own writing, things can become a bit complicated. But just a bit. Because although one of my teachers always told me to never mention or refer to your reader as "the reader,"  I must assure my reader that there is a conclusion to what you are reading.  There is a purpose and before you  move onto another entry or get up to answer nature's call, or perhaps tell someone in your home to lower the volume, I must tell you that you are the reason why I too have joined Wordpress.com. And have finally launched on my personal journey to the depths of literary devices and technology in a combination of what we refer to as "blogging."

I may be a late bloomer to this timeless trend but like they say, "Better late than never." And like, at the same time, a popular rapper says, " ... But never late is better."  Thus, before I launch my rocket of ideas, criticism, opinion and catharsis of writing, I must thank Wordpress for being one of the most popular blogging platforms mentioned in the search engines, and giving me the opportunity to attempt to discover what my niche truly is.  Before I dive into wonderful posts of blissful context, I must appreciate those who set the direction for such euphoria to even occur.  Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sudo

 

 

P.S. I can't seem to figure out that perfect way to placing images into the blog.