tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55167742012-02-16T16:59:14.499-08:00More than you ever wanted to know about Bill, Jill, Gabriel, Christian, family, friends and anything else that strikes their fancyBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-78752524342946989002009-12-01T13:48:00.000-08:002009-12-01T13:54:13.478-08:00

So I haven't updated here in a LONG time.. Facebook has sorta antiquated this blog. But happy news must always replace sad news. We welcomed Christian Samuel to our family on February 27th of this year and it's been a whirl ever since.Merry Christmas!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-64211673605436926502008-12-01T14:11:00.000-08:002008-12-01T15:10:50.711-08:00

Grandpa George Reid passed away Sunday, November 23rd in Farmington, New Mexico. He was battling a bad case of pneumonia and other related complications. In his 87 years, he weathered many things that would have felled lesser men: farming in NE Colorado, veteran of the 3rd Marines in the South Pacific, specifically the Bougainville/Solomon Islands campaign, a return to farming in NE and SW

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-88354533752725568832008-06-02T10:54:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:56:13.555-07:00

The last of the photos needing to be added, or at least decent enough to add, can be found here.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-76352712709030395172008-05-30T13:27:00.001-07:002008-05-30T13:29:01.094-07:00

Okay, I managed to add quite a few photos with more on the way. Our trip to Sacramento and our recent trip to Los Angeles are largely featured. I still have to add Disneyland pics, though.Here's the link.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-76190222501448175522008-05-30T10:54:00.000-07:002008-05-30T10:57:25.838-07:00

He had a great time, though I think the Casey Jr. Circus Train won out as the favorite... even more than the Finding Nemo Submarine Ride or the Winnie the Pooh Ride. If I get these new, larger photos from our new camera figured out, I'll get more loaded onto our family photos page.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-11324111115034444472008-05-30T10:44:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:34:55.034-07:00

Judy Korynasz, Nana to one individual, flew to Washington D.C. at the invitation of Oregon's junior Senator, Gordon Smith (R). He's the ranking member on the Senate Special Subcommittee on Aging.On May 22nd, Judy provided testimony about the difficulties of Medicare for modest-income seniors, including her mother Charlotte (Great Gramma), as well as difficulties that she and John (Papa)

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-72854393651447577062008-05-30T10:34:00.000-07:002008-05-30T12:44:03.774-07:00

Uncle Tom is 33 today!I called to wish him a happy birthday and he mentioned all was well and that they will likely be going to dinner tonight to celebrate. Sounds like a plan.Below is a photo of (from right to left starting with Tom): Tom, Kate, Hayes, Jill and Gabriel from our trip a few weeks ago to Sacramento to visit.And, of course, the following photo is too good not to post from that same

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-78504207565359904792008-03-21T10:32:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:38:29.710-07:00

For those few who visit this website..."Any authenticity that we are going to have as persons of faith and any authority that we are going to have as witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ will come because of our exposure to bruises and scars. There is no other way to authenticity. There is a certain counterfeit pose that one may maintain, but as to an entrance into the full, the true authority

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Enjoy!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-56786931818468174542008-03-03T10:17:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:52:35.225-08:00

Wow, it's already March of 2008! What a dereliction of duties. I finally managed to sit down, as the scrolling Flickr! photos to the right indicate, and have added some new photos to view. Click the photo to the right or the Family Photos link (or that one right here) further down at the right to view.Nothing too crazy has been happening, so we're just waiting out the winter for Spring to arrive.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-62133806492121792642007-12-27T12:51:00.000-08:002007-12-27T13:15:53.569-08:00

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that Santa was extra generous this year. We had a great Christmas and even had snow! The odds of that happening in the Portland area are less than 1%, so it was quite a treat.Gabriel did quite alright at our house. Santa left him a Thomas & Friends toddler bicycle and a toddler digital camera. Both were hits, but the big hit was the Brio Aqueduct

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-22712346495902134062007-12-27T12:45:00.000-08:002007-12-27T13:20:50.865-08:00

Jill celebrated her birthday a couple of weeks ago and I've been rather remiss by not posting anything. Truth be told, it's been kinda difficult to grab the digital camera memory chip during all the holiday festivities this month. Excuses, excuses.I hope you had a happy birthday, Jill. It was sort of a two-day celebration with the company dinner at Andina on your birthday and then a family get

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-293842707817357102007-11-28T08:15:00.000-08:002007-11-28T08:20:02.885-08:00

Looks like everybody's favorite alcoholic moose in Anchorage is getting into the Christmas spirit. Buzzwinkle (doesn't get any better than that) apparently got drunk eating fermented crabapples again and got into a bit of a tangle with his antlers.The Anchorage Daily News article can be found here.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-45864749230283214702007-11-21T09:33:00.000-08:002007-11-21T09:53:30.191-08:00

At least there's going to be nice weather in Hillsboro for the rest of the week. We'll be spending Thanksgiving with Gramma and Grampa, the Sacramento Reids and four of the Gallup Proffitts. Gabriel's had a hoot playing with cousins. There is a Wachdorf gathering in Seattle this weekend that Jill and Gabriel might make for a day or two, but looks like he's beginning to feel kinda yucky.So a Happy

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-83491328724061875422007-11-21T09:01:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:14:35.534-08:00

You'll notice that in the right-hand margin, there are a couple of additions to the page. First, the obvious one is the new Flickr slideshow of our family photos. They change automatically, but you can pause on one you like, move forward or backward, or just click the photo and you'll be taken to the larger version at the Flickr website.Second, I've added a link under Family Links, to the

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-71791988110717387542007-11-19T11:37:00.001-08:002007-11-19T11:40:44.182-08:00

And Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet.But this time-waster is definitely worth a chuckle.Far more to also write about than there is time.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-46403716431184592532007-10-31T10:14:00.000-07:002007-10-31T10:16:46.963-07:00

Gabriel & Bali Hai at Tunnels Beach, October 2007I still plan to add a few more, but I uploaded a whole bundle today of shots that I like. Have a look at your convenience.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-89064012091235605192007-10-29T16:25:00.000-07:002007-10-29T16:33:26.325-07:00

Gabriel & Ina, Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii October 2007I've added quite a few new photos to our flickr.com photo album, mostly from this summer, New Orleans, and a few from Hawaii. More from the Hawaii trip will be added in the next couple of days.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-44807250744130200262007-10-21T19:43:00.000-07:002007-10-21T19:55:04.951-07:00

Gabriel at Waimanalo Beach, Oahu, Hawaii on October 3.More photos will be available in good time at our Flickr page soon enough. It's kinda hectic around here right now.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-25164290152884014532007-09-27T10:48:00.000-07:002007-09-27T10:51:38.908-07:00

Today is Jill's and my 10th anniversary. We're going to celebrate by going to Andina, an apparently great restaurant in Portland (one of the many) that we haven't yet gone to. We look forward to it.Happy anniversary, sweety! It's been a remarkable 10 years, we have an amazing little boy together, a wonderful home, and many more years to look forward to!I love you,Bill

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-5347990859070982052007-09-27T10:46:00.000-07:002007-09-27T10:52:04.150-07:00

Today is Gabriel's Gramma's birthday. She's celebrating in Colorado with Grandpa, so she's not in Oregon to share a happy birthday carrot cake with Gabriel.We hope you're having a great day!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-24211853687389122482007-09-18T06:56:00.000-07:002007-09-18T08:02:32.733-07:00

Grandma Reid passed away early Monday morning in Farmington, New Mexico, where she lived for as long as I can remember. Her health took its course as it does with folks who live to be over 85 years old. She had been receiving care in and out of her own home as her health declined. We last saw her in person a couple of years ago when we were able to take Gabriel and enjoy a visit in her own home.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-82000582255111904062007-09-15T13:17:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:19:38.869-07:00

We hope Kate is having a wonderful time celebrating the first anniversary of her 29th birthday. Here's to many, many more anniversaries!Kate recently updated her blog related to her birthday and Baby Hayes' progress. Go check it out at itsareid.blogspot.com. With recent Hayes photos!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-91414826368711588782007-09-15T13:10:00.000-07:002007-09-15T13:30:00.245-07:00

We returned from our trip to New Orleans late Wednesday night. There are photos and stories galore and I hope to write about what I saw, and the adventures Gabriel and Jill had while I was working and eating at the Commander's Palace. Wow.And another Wow for the hotel we stayed at: Hotel Monteleone, the fabled birthplace of Truman Capote and hotel home of Tennessee Williams when he wrote A

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-84703590255978897012007-08-15T16:18:00.001-07:002007-08-15T16:21:34.184-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bill Simpsonized, originally uploaded by korynasz. Hmm.. this character must be Montgomery Burns' land use consultant. Try it out for yourself.. you have to have a headshot to upload to that website. Maybe I can use this on

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-82896500499564576912007-08-15T10:21:00.000-07:002007-08-15T10:48:38.146-07:00

This past birthday was a rite of passage: I'm now part of the significantly less-important 35-44 age demographic. Far fewer television shows, movies, music, etc. will be (fruitlessly) geared towards me because I'm almost certainly socking away more money for retirement and children than the spendthrift 25-34 cohort.The problem is that advertisers also care WAY too much about what Gabriel thinks..

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-26718002876111942562007-08-07T16:54:00.001-07:002007-08-07T17:16:44.054-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blowing Out Candles, originally uploaded by korynasz. Gabriel turned 3 and I turned 35 yesterday, capping a three-day birthday celebration for the both of us. Here we are blowing out the birthday candles on our family party

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-32865078421500806522007-08-04T22:05:00.000-07:002007-08-04T22:09:48.789-07:00

"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people He has given it to."-Audrey fforbes-Hamilton

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-49378335326751758082007-07-10T17:59:00.000-07:002007-07-10T18:07:31.642-07:00

But where, exactly, did he stow the BB gun? Or all of his bottled water, for that matter?Maybe he's on to an alternative way to get to Boise. But unlike Horizon Air, no one served him complementary beer or wine during his flight (with photos). I'm guessing he might have had a little of either one - or both - before he lifted off. And his wife is clearly an incredible sport.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-90185268793144713532007-07-10T17:20:00.000-07:002007-07-10T17:51:55.591-07:00

So I missed my flight back to Portland and I'm stuck at the airport. Ugh.I guess this is some sort of consolation.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-78613695707247941892007-07-02T10:01:00.000-07:002007-07-02T10:05:03.462-07:00

"Upside Down" by North Shore Oahu's Jack Johnson - Hawaii, swimming, and Curious George. What's not to like?!There's much to update about, but I won't do that until I get all of the photos put online. Until then, it was great visiting with Uncle Tom, Aunt Kate, Baby Hayes and Grampa while they were in town.Check out Baby Hayes photos and updates over at ItsaReid! when you get a chance.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-44498158490056260772007-06-18T12:12:00.000-07:002007-06-18T12:13:14.299-07:00

Here it is....

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-41426216198713961112007-06-15T07:29:00.000-07:002007-06-15T08:35:15.829-07:00

So last night I checked in to see how many times Google could find citations of my 1999 Journal of Urban Economics study "Do States Play Welfare Games?" (yes, they do) with David Figlio, PhD of the University of Florida and Van Kolpin, PhD of the University of Oregon.What surprised me was that Google alone could find 142 citations by economists, political scientists and policy wonks around the

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-38643244774194895332007-06-14T07:54:00.000-07:002007-06-14T08:04:59.060-07:00

I just realized I hadn't posted to here in a while. It's been a incredibly busy few weeks.But the topic of this post is a Thomas & Friends wooden railway toy recall announced yesterday. Apparently, a whole line of wooden train toys, largely with the color red, has been identified by the Federal Government as having lead paint risk.We are not unaffected. My Easter gift to Gabriel, the Deluxe Fire

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-64041458082801945662007-05-18T06:08:00.000-07:002007-05-18T06:24:50.918-07:00

News about a police shooting the other day in Hillsboro right near where Gabriel's grandma lives turned slightly personal when we learned that the person shot and killed was our auto mechanic, Song.When one thinks of unstable individuals, Song wouldn't have been at the top of my list. He was a gentle older Laotian man and did good, affordable work on our cars. So it was a shock to say the least

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-68298282902354120812007-05-18T06:01:00.000-07:002007-05-18T06:08:45.089-07:00

Her stay at Tuality Hospital has been comfortable while recovering from a slight bit of pneumonia. Gabriel certainly enjoyed visiting. He climbed up into the hospital bed while Me-ma was eating dinner and, well, the rest of the visit wasupdownupdownupdownupdownupdownupdown.Me-ma should be out soon.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-19695989527382648522007-05-15T06:52:00.000-07:002007-05-15T06:55:35.752-07:00

Gabriel got his award last night - a big slice of carrot cake with birthday candles - for accomplishing something rather important and he was very proud of himself.If you recognize what this is a reward for, then you know what he did. Enough said.Congratulations, Gabriel! A big boy indeed.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-76791276691965692712007-05-08T06:56:00.000-07:002007-05-08T07:19:58.051-07:00

Portland band (formerly of the town settled by Mr. Albert B. Kerkee) that made it big - The Shins - and their "Australia" video. Clearly filmed in Oregon during the winter. And clearly a page taken from The Smiths play book (link SFG - Safe for Gabriel).Incidentally, Johnny Marr, the lead guitarist for The Smiths way back when, is now the guitarist for Modest Mouse, an Issaquah, Washington band

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-73251120699131229702007-05-07T05:49:00.000-07:002007-05-07T05:51:49.272-07:00

[courtesy of Busted Tees]

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-88951400790905468892007-05-01T10:04:00.001-07:002007-05-01T10:08:26.206-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Another Kiss for Baby Hayes, originally uploaded by korynasz. It can't be said Gabriel didn't love on Baby Hayes. There's a fresh bunch of new photos, including more from the Sacramento trip, at our flickr.com site.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-47387892148269667062007-04-30T08:01:00.000-07:002007-04-30T08:05:00.645-07:00

We returned from Sacramento yesterday after our visit with Tom, Kate and Baby Hayes. It was a great visit, Hayes was remarkably mellow and content, Gabriel couldn't kiss him enough, and we visited what must be one of the best choo-choo museums in the world.Lots of photos, lots of info I hope to get to soon. Check back regularly.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-78587555581236273632007-04-20T12:15:00.000-07:002007-04-20T12:20:14.574-07:00

Yikes - someone in Fair Oaks, CA is reporting on Who is Sick? a scary combination of symptoms include burning sensations in the eyes. Specifically, a 16 year-old girl is reporting:Runny nose Stuffy nose Sneeze,Head ache Dizzy Muscle ache Body ache Tired itchy burning eyesNot only that, but Folsom looks like a hotbed of flu symptoms/illness right now! Quick: Tom get Kate and Hayes out of there!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-15893160814467651032007-04-20T12:01:00.000-07:002007-04-20T12:13:04.869-07:00

With Gabriel battling a cold, we're not going to be able to go to Sacramento until after this weekend sometime unfortunately. There's no sense in others, particularly the baby, catching what he's dealing with right now.But today, I stumbled upon what looks to be a promising website for parents of little ones and other germaphobes.Who is Sick? utilizes Google Maps functionality and lets the user

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-67248354976375774352007-04-20T11:59:00.000-07:002007-04-20T12:01:19.532-07:00

Jill and I had the chance to visit with Kate & Tom on the phone yesterday. All are doing well and Kate should be home today (Friday).Tom sent out a great photo of Hayes yesterday; he looked very healthy and content. I'll let them post photos of him over at Its A Reid! if and when they choose to.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-25913634515823336102007-04-19T05:46:00.000-07:002007-04-19T08:02:09.952-07:00

The world welcomed Hayes Tyler Reid at 8:10pm, April 18, 2007 in Folsom, California.Congratulations Kate & Tom!We look forward to heading down to Sacramento ASAP, but Gabriel's nose started running last night. We'll have to monitor him - we don't want to drag a sick little boy down to expose the baby and recovering mommy.The official first announcement at Kate's website It's A Reid!, posted by

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-11924721900481793042007-04-18T16:02:00.000-07:002007-04-18T16:15:19.248-07:00

Apparently Kate's labor has taken a turn for the better and she may be able to deliver tonight or early tomorrow AM.She's comfortable and doing well (she's not had any problems to report apparently), so things are looking good!

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-60271764122079684082007-04-18T15:50:00.000-07:002007-04-18T16:02:15.196-07:00

Listening to the music will just have to do.I don't listen all the time, but traditional Hawaiian music has a special place in my heart. Like mariachi, little else transports me to travel memories like Hawaiian music.So today, I've been listening to AM 940 based out of Honolulu. All Traditional Hawaiian, All The Time!I distinctly remember listening to AM 940 when driving at night on Kaua'i. On

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-23508266527196534102007-04-17T14:14:00.001-07:002007-04-17T14:14:40.263-07:00

But they apparently have checked into the hospital and have begun the process of inducing labor.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-54794294951828814722007-04-17T10:44:00.000-07:002007-04-17T10:45:36.866-07:00

But I don't yet have any proof.

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-34231575933283615862007-04-17T09:43:00.000-07:002007-04-17T10:47:58.082-07:00

So which quarter-dollar design should Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin officially select? The choices, courtesy of the Anchorage Daily News, are below.As a native (not Native) member of the Sourdough Diaspora, I can't help but prefer AK-2. I think the other choices are not distinct enough to represent Alaska.AK-1: "Land of the Midnight Sun" or some variation commonly refers to Siberia and parts of

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-1015839411278322112007-04-16T11:33:00.000-07:002007-04-16T11:45:05.854-07:00

Well, we've decided - and have started the preparation - for putting a privacy fence in the back yard where our neighbor has chain link.We are tired of their dog running up at the chain link and barking at everything.We're hoping that a solid fence will help reduce some of the weed pollen that floats over from the elementary school field nearby.Blocking the view of the neighbor's back yard will

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Yesterday, Gabriel spent the morning with me downtown. After singing his little heart out to his favorite Raffi CD, we got into my office and watched Wallace & Gromit for a little while. I set up the big screen and hooked the movie up to the projector, so the picture was pretty big ("Big TV, DADA!) And he thoroughly enjoyed a Starbucks berry/yogurt parfait while he watched.After that, we walked

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Nothing breaking on the Baby Reid front this morning. Kate even took the time to make a shrewd observational comment on one of my posts the other day, so things must be somewhat relaxed over there for now.Word on the street, however, is that the birth will occur sometime early next week. We shall see; Gabriel is ready to go visit the baby.

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Happy Friday the 13th, Everyone.It isn't lucky for radio veteran Don Imus, however. As many of you know, he was recently fired by CBS Radio for some sort of racial slur he made over the radio, apparently reading what was on his new coffee mug the other morning.If you care to buy a mug just like this, or any number of other related in-bad-taste merchandise, follow this link to Cafe Press.

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I finally got around to updating and cleaning up this blog.I started it in 2003 and it has somehow managed to survive all this time, despite stretches without updates, boredom, and obvious major life changes. So here it is.ImprovementsGabriel Photo: I now have a static photo once again, located at the top of the left-hand margin.Video(s): Right below Gabriel's static photo is a video library,

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-19431549214515381392007-04-10T09:27:00.001-07:002007-04-11T13:35:20.475-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Super Shopper, originally uploaded by korynasz. Here's the super shopper sporting his sun glasses. I have uploaded some new, recent photos. Click on the photo above or the Easter Dinner photo in the previous post (or click

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Easter Dinner, originally uploaded by korynasz. Here's a shot of Easter dinner with Gabriel working on eating all of the crust off the bread. Jack Nemeth is in the red shirt, Memo and Grandma on the left, Papa and Nana on

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Kate has updated all sorts of information about the delivery hospital in Folsom, visiting hours, and everything else one needs to know if going to visit when Gabriel's cousin is born.Check out the Its A Reid! website for all the details.I told Tom this morning that April 15 was my bet, and I think Kate would be okay with that as long as the birth wasn't Friday April 13th.

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Hopefully everyone had a great Easter. Ours was quite nice, if not a little unusual.We're quite proud of Gabriel as he figured out the meaning of Easter. We told him that after he woke up from his nap, we were having a party - we barely hosted Easter dinner for the family.On his own, he said it would be a Jesus Party. And that's basically right!Jack Nemeth, Jill's uncle, drove down from Seattle

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Gabriel's Aunt Kate is reporting at her blog It's A Reid! that she may be delivering early because of blood pressure/Preeclampsia symptoms.She's been prescribed lots of bed rest and will likely have to return to the hospital for more blood pressure/symptom monitoring. And, apparently, the baby's size is consistent with 40 weeks already! Looks like early delivery is growing more probable by the

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Because they're shellfish.Yes, indeed, I'm getting as much mileage out of this clean but cornier-than-Iowa joke as I possibly can.

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Kate has issued a warning of eviction for a certain short-term tenant at her blog Its a Reid!I have to warn her that a judge will order the eviction, but with some rather tough conditions: the tenant be granted a new, 18-year lease with option of a 4-year renewal after that. There is no reversion of the value of improvements when the leasehold is up.The lease is full-service, not triple-net.

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Being an Alaskan got a bit less distinctive last week. Here's a link to remarkable obituary for her remarkable life.

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She starts blowing the competition out of the water at 3:48 if you want to fast forward.I think the Chairman of the Board would have agreed.

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I don't think I've posted about it before, but since July of 2005 I've served as Consulting Economist to Ada County, Idaho (Boise metro area). I'm in town today on assignment as a matter of fact. And every time I come, I get a new assignment. Consulting gold, basically.Anyway, I've been asked to begin assisting the Ada County Paramedics service provider figure out exactly how much new

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So I'm sitting at the airport waiting for my 11:40 Boise flight and who should also be waiting not 20 feet from me?Jerome Kersey, former star of the Portland Trailblazers.I hope I don't sit next to him; Horizon airplanes have only so much room for people over 6'3".

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Click on this link for a nice interview video with Zach Steer just after he crossed the finish line of the Iditarod in Nome.

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Did this happen to you this morning?You woke up an hour too late for a 6am flight?-and-In your rush to get to the airport anyway after only eight hours of sleep in the previous two days, hoping the flight will be delayed, you hit a seemingly invisible freeway off-ramp divider curb at about 50 mph and burst your front driver-side (and, therefore, freeway side) tire at about the location in the

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I've uploaded a few new photos to our Flickr photo album. Click on the photo of Gabriel in the previous post or click this link and you can view them.Cheers.

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.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Gabriel's New Friends, originally uploaded by korynasz. Yesterday, Gabriel and Mama went to Gresham and brought back four new friends for Gabriel - and a solution to Gabriel's insatiable appetite for eggs!No names yet, but

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The Anchorage Daily News is reporting this morning that fellow Service High alum Zach Steer surged into Nome past four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser to take third place in the Iditarod.Wow. Congratulations!He'll take home $57,000 in prize winnings, likely to help train next year's team. I doubt there'd be much left to invest in his Sheep Mountain Lodge in Sutton.In a way, this doesn't

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Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-77023374562478509382007-03-07T10:33:00.001-08:002007-04-11T13:40:09.504-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Christmas Joy, originally uploaded by korynasz. Indeed, particularly on Gabriel's mommy's face. This must clearly have been the end of the Grotto's Festival of Lights tour.Gabriel was 16 months in this photo and clearly a

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I went to the Anchorage Daily News website this morning and was delighted to learn that Zach Steer, a fellow Service High School alum (Class of '91 - a year after me) is currently in the lead in the Iditarod. He apparently pulled into Ophir first early this morning. Looks like they're taking the Southern Route this year.adn.com | Sheep Mountain's Steer leading heavyweightsWhich reminds me of a

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I feel awkwardly bad that this letter is written too late for you to read it. But I thought it a good idea to express how maybe, just maybe, hanging on for another week might have been helpful to you. Or maybe not; small gestures are usually just that.You see, tomorrow at my follow-up appointment with you to look at my left knee I was planning some good natured banter about the fact that I

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You don't really see it anymore, but there was a time when TV transcended itself and could be intelligent, poetic and even inspirational.Take for example an hour-long, character-driven television show featuring a large cast, won Emmy awards, took place in an exotic location, and featured the following characters:-A young, talented but stubborn doctor stranded in a remote location-A beautiful,

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A conversation with Jerry at work about a book of U.S./Latin America foreign policy reminded me of William Walker, who in pre-Civil War years led more than one war of conquest in Mexico and Central America. At one point, Walker declared himself the Ruler of Honduras, fatally crossed Vanderbilt family business contracts there, and tried in earnest to make Central America a slave-state confederacy

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-85796394224402840612007-02-05T09:05:00.001-08:002007-04-13T12:29:10.239-07:00

Well, not really that big or a truck, but Gabriel is now a happy passenger in a 2002 Toyota Highlander we bought on Friday evening. We got it used on Craigslist and it was quite a find for us.Below is a photo from the listing. So far we've taken it out to see the horse and back, went to the park to see geese and throw rocks, and done a few odd chores. It's great fun to drive and Gabriel loves the

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GABRIEL FRANCIS - that's what Gabriel began to declare over and over again last night after seeing his reflection in our bedroom window. It was a surprising and funny moment of self-discovery as he has pretty much avoided saying his own name or any part of it.Now, all of a sudden with great pride, he will happily tell you his name is GABRIEL FRANCIS and that he's "2".It was very cute, very

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Aunt Mo Myrtle Cash (Hays) passed away around midnight, January 10, 2007. Her condition immediately prior had worsened to the extent that her physicians recommended she be taken off all but her pain medication for comfort purposes.For anyone wanting or needing the information: they are cremating her and placing her next to Glennda Sprouse in Okolona, Arkansas. A memorial service for her is being

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than to speak and remove all doubt. -Sam Clemens Having said that, there are some major family and personal developments I haven't been documenting. Luckily, someone has: Kate Reid.Kate and Tom are expecting their first child in April. Kate has admirably begun blogging about her experience at itsareid.blogspot.com. I strongly encourage a visit and a greeting to Kate and Tom at their site.Beyond

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-1165936882887156882006-12-12T07:21:00.000-08:002007-04-11T13:43:02.383-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Gabriel at Princeville 3, originally uploaded by korynasz. Wow! And here he is enjoying the reflecting pool at the Princeville Hotel while Dada enjoys the view

Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11864978018023004086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516774.post-1165936733856953962006-12-12T07:18:00.000-08:002007-04-11T13:45:13.403-07:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Gabriel at Princeville 1, originally uploaded by korynasz. Wow! Here's Gabriel enjoying the view of Hanalei Bay at the Princeville Hotel

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Sunday was Gabriel's 2nd birthday and my own 34th birthday, so we threw a party in the back yard. Not allowed to eat much sugar, Gabriel definitely enjoyed the cake, ice cream and fruit sodas that were served. The shot below is right after Gabriel blew out his candle.Several cousins of Gabriel's appear in the photo and I had to refer to the following webpage for guidance as to how Gabriel is

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The Anchorage Daily News reported yesterday that Susan Butcher, four-time Iditarod champion, lost her long battle with cancer in Seattle late Saturday night. She was 51.I had followed her story in that paper over the past few months. It was just a week ago that her doctors at Fred Hutchison Cancer Center in Seattle helped her to fight a further complication of her body rejecting her tissue

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As you can see, I'm working on a major overhaul of the appearance of this blog. I don't know if I like the colors, but I like the layout and the versatility with what goes where.I plan on modifying significantly, so we'll see what happens.

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This link will take you to the Post Falls Recumbant Active Unofficial Group (PFRAUG - guess what the animal mascot is!) website. There you can find various photos of the groups's bicycle journey from Seattle to Portland a couple of weekends ago. Here's a shot I took at the finish line along with some action shots of Gramma Dianne, Andrea and Jim Ed. Congratulations Again!

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Part IThis past weekend was rather eventful for Hillsboro, Oregon and/or its residents.. at least the ones that get press on this website.First, Mom and Jim Ed completed, and Andrea went over half way on, the Seattle to Portland (STP) Bike Classic. It's a two-day bicycle ride (over 100 miles each leg) from the University of Washington in north Seattle to the Lloyd District in Portland.I don't

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There are now a couple of photos I promised showing Gabriel's grand day at Cannon Beach, to the left and below. Enjoy.. but not as much as he enjoyed the water! Yes, that's his mussel shell he's throwing in the water.We returned to the beach on Saturday with the rental car I had: a Sebring Touring. It was a grand drive to the coast on a sunny day. But Gabriel didn't so much like the wind in his

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Today marks a noteworthy first in my professional career: being quoted in the headline story of the front page of a major newspaper. I'll probably view this as a nuisance later in life, but for today, I'm delighted.Today's Oregonian features a headline story about how land prices in the Portland metro area have increased dramatically over the last several years, with availability on the decline.

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IN THE NEWS AGAINI did a study recently for the Central Oregon Home Builders Assocation and the Association of Central Oregon Realtors about their contribution to the regional economy. The story with some other information got a good write-up in Bend's The Bulletin newspaper.Take a look.. The article is called "The ripple effect"

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UPDATE: I'M A WAL-MART SHILL!The Comments section in The Olympian article (reached by clicking "Comments" near the top of that webpage - ironically below the Safeway ad!) are priceless.I take exception to one particular discription there: someone calls me "some stooge from Seattle..." But I'm not even from Seattle.

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IN THE NEWSHere's a link to a story in the Olympia, Washington newspaper The Olympian about the economic analysis I did about a proposed Wal-Mart in Tumwater. Tumwater is south of Olympia. Recall I did a study and provided public testimony about a store in nearby Yelm, Washington as well.I get to answer public questions about my findings in a couple of weeks in Tumwater.

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BAD BLOGGER, BETTER PHOTOGRAPHERAfter Kate shamed me into updating the blog, I'm here to put up a new post with plans to add during the day when possible.I'll start off with the following photo:This is the view out of my window at my office in downtown Portland, taken yesterday right before I headed home from work. Andrew Sullivan, a writer that I regularly read and admire for contrarian

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MATTHEW GARDNER MAKES NATIONAL NEWSThe Seattle City Council recently voted to reverse a building height limit in the downtown core of the city. Our company's Seattle Principal, Matthew Gardner, has been a part of the process through coordination with the Downtown Seattle Association. (I had a small part with a white paper I wrote some months back about the tax benefits of taller buildings).But

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LOOKING FORWARD TO A LUAUJill and I will be attending a huge luau in Forest Grove on Saturday, April 8. The thing is apparently quite a deal, with over 2,200 people attending annually. Here's a link to the press release about the luau. Here's even more startling information about the size of it, particularly the freight of food and goods from the islands involved:Luau of Hawaiian Club at Pacific

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TIMELY MOVIE - GREAT NOVELI did some googling and found out that The Tortilla Curtain, a novel by T.C. Boyle that I read some years ago, is now being filmed and will star Kevin Costner and Meg Ryan.Now before anybody rolls their eyes, the novel is a well-done story (I have no idea how the Hollywood-ization will turn out) about a "latte liberal" Southern California couple that crosses paths

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TWO RECENT BIRTHSFirst up is the birth of Savanna Holmes, granddaughter of the "Other" Grampa George Reid, Jr. It looks like I have a new second cousin. She was born March 14th in Farmington or Bloomfield, NM. Congratulations!Second, my old college friend Bryan Moore and his wife Renee had their second child on March 11th. Connor Austin Moore was born 8 lbs. 15 oz. 21 inches - WOW - buy that kid

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A TRIP TO THE COASTWe spent Sunday, Sunday night, and Monday at the coast this past weekend. The goal was to take Gabriel to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, which we did. But playing in the sand was, by far, the best part of the trip. Well, except the staircase at Mo's in Lincoln City.But among all the displays of sharks, fish, otters, puffins, seals and sea lions, Gabriel liked the simulated tidepool

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