Introduction Biography
The following is the week one introductory assignment, a short personal biography, for Journalism 868: Information in Context.

The whole undecipherable phenomenon that is me began on Nov. 19, 1989, when I became the fourth of five children to James and Cynthia Schaller. I was raised near a town in rural Kansas smaller than most malls, but despite my disdain for large crowds and traffic have always eyed the city life. Lawrence wouldn’t qualify as a city to most people, but attending the University of Kansas gave me my first taste and I loved it. After graduating with bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and Journalism, got a job with Payless ShoeSource, married my beautiful wife Heather, bought a house in Topeka and, to complete this picture of the American dream, got a dog named Charlie. This is where things get interesting.
Having so much more freedom, free time and disposable
income than ever before taught me a lot about myself. Some of what I learned
includes:
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I love videogames, but hate the large expense
and playing games online;
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I love sports, playing games and staying in
shape, but am completely unathletic, non-competitive and I hate formal
exercise;
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I love large, spacious yards and rooms, but hate
cleaning and mowing the lawn; and
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I want to be an internet celebrity, but don’t
like promoting myself.
Now I’m getting my master’s degree (to take care of all
that pesky spare time and money) and am closing in on five years of
professional experience. While I haven’t completely figured myself out yet, I’m
looking forward to learning more during the next step of my life when I put all
this experience and education to good use.