Greetings friends...and welcome to a little insight into my life. I will apologize now, because it is probably extremely boring and uneventful. If it isn't good enough for you...bite me.

Well, I was born Gordon Bruce Reid on October 15, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. My dysfunctional family consists of my father Bruce, mother Rae and sisters Holly and Janice. I had lived in southern Manitoba -- in Winnipeg and in a small town named Stonewall -- all of my life, or at least until June 2001. At present, my wife and I have set up shop in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.

I am currently completing the final year of my degree at the University of Texas at Arlington, working towards a B.Sc. (Geology). Previously, I attended the University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I'm looking to focus on petroleum geology, with plans to find a job with a major oil company. God bless high oil prices.

Here are some other things that are important in my life...

I happen to be married to one of the most wonderful and attractive people I have ever set eyes upon. For some reason or another, she's put up with me for over five years now (since January 1998). One of the stipulations set by my beloved, Karen, was that no picture of her would appear on this Web site. Pooh. For now, I'll adhere to her wishes

In July 1999, I popped the question, with good results. And, amazingly without problem, tragedy or incident of note -- rare for ANY wedding -- we were wed on June 30, 2001.

Since moving to the DFW area in 2001, I have worked for AT&T Broadband (the cable company, since gobbled up by Comcast), JCPenney, the Shorthorn and RaceTrac. Nothing too glamorous, surely, but it (usually) paid the bills. Presently, I toil for the Blue Oval, tracking down deadbeats.

In the more distant past, I worked a number of mutually unrelated and...er...odd jobs. Some examples: gas jockey, bingo caller, infantry soldier, journalist, advertising writer, convenience store clerk, short-order cook and Internet tech support agent.

I have always been involved with the student media. This fetish started with a stint at the U of M's student newspaper, The Manitoban. In total, I spent 2 1/2 years on staff, occupying the positions of News Reporter, Asst. News Editor and Features Editor. I also wrote a semi-famous, weekly humour column,"Duh, okay Knuckles," as well as various articles in the other sections, depending on how ambitious I was. Eventually, they fired me, with good reason.

I have published several of my Toban articles here.

I also hosted a show on the campus radio station, 101.5 UMFM. I hosted the Friday slot (later the Wednesday slot) of "Off the Cuff," a current events panel discussion show. If you're in the Winnipeg area, tune in to the station, especially if you like obscure/independent music.

Recently, I returned to print journalism for a one-sememster stint, joining the staff of The Shorthorn, UTA's student newspaper. Like before, I'm a tough writer to work with -- not because my writing is bad, but because I'm horrible with deadlines. And I smell.

A guy I used to work with convinced me to attend a college football game one September. This guy, Matt Lane, was the president of a fraternity chapter and I, however unwitting I was, was being rushed. Two months later, I initiated as a member of the Manitoba Chapter of Delta Upsilon Fraternity on November 5, 1994.

In my time with DU, I have held several executive offices with the chapter: Vice President (Rush), Vice President (Public Relations) and finally, as part of my bid for global domination, President. In addition, I held the official and semi-official posts of Chapter Beligerent, head of the Small Angry Mob and chairman of the By-Laws Committee.

During my tenure, through the combined work of all my brothers, we grew from six men to over thirty. We have played important roles in student politics and campus life. We lined the pockets of Canada's two major breweries (as well as a few minor and micro-breweries). Not bloody bad.

I may not be an active member, but I still hold the Chapter close to my heart. The Web site for the active chapter is located here. If you so desire, visit the page for the Fraternity's International Headquarters (IHQ) at www.deltau.org.

When I was attending high school in Stonewall, I was persuaded to try out for the fledgling varsity rugby squad by a Phys. Ed. teacher there, Tom Johnson. At the end of the season, I moved back into Winnipeg, and accepted an invitation to play for the Sturgeon Creek Rowdies RFC. As my new high school did not have a team, I took the bus to another nearby high school, Sisler High, to play for three other coaches from the Rowdies, Stu Nixon, Leo Arrigo and Brian Chrupalo. I played with Sturgeon on an off-and-on basis until 1999.

After moving to Texas, I wanted to get in better shape and to make friends, so I joined the Fort Worth RFC. Given the pseudonym "Phlash," I propped on the B-side team for a season, until my work obligations got in the way. I hope to make my return to the pitch soon.

Gord looooooooooves to get email...please send him some -- blandscotsman@hotmail.com