My name is Tim Reid, and I’m a middle-aged gay guy living, learning, and lapping up life, in the cultural mecca of Lewiston, Idaho. Except for a couple of extended vacations in Portland, Oregon, and Denver, Colorado, I’ve pretty much lived my whole life here in North Idaho. To be more specific, I live in a little town 50 miles south of Lewiston, called Craigmont. Craigmont, in ten words or less, is nothing more than a wide spot in the road between the Canadian border and Boise, Idaho, which is the closest thing to a “city” that you’ll find in Idaho. Unlike Craigmont, Boise even has gay people in it, believe it or not.
The “Tim Can’t Reid” monicker was the creation of a couple of young friends I went to college with, and the name just kinda stuck. Although it sounds somewhat derogatory, it really isn’t. And by the way, I actually can read, just to clear up any confusion you might have. The first time I heard it, “Tim Can’t Reid”, I thought it would be a great name for a web site. As you can see, its finally come to be. Thanks to Derek and Harrison, a.k.a. “the Twinz”, for coming up with the name. Bless their little hearts.
As for this blog/vlog, I’m not really sure where I’m going with it. I have high hopes that it will become a regular repository for my stellar video blogs and other multimedia works of wonder. I feel like I’m part of a growing demographic — the 40-plus gay generation — that, either by choice or by chance, doesn’t seem to be very visible these days. At least, not on the internet, not in a good way. I hope I can change that, without making an ass of myself. I love doing videos.
Like so many others, I’ve grown tired of having my news force fed to me by the mainstream television and radio. News, that for the most part, is biased, lacks credibility, and is only reporting part of the story — and WAY out of context. I mean seriously, have you ever watched FOX News? Puh-LEASE! In the last year though, the blogging, podcasting, and videoblogging communities have replaced the mainstream news content with real news, reported in a much more palatable, personal way, from a whole new perspective. It’s raw, uncensored, real news, not the watered down, “we wouldn’t want to offend” bullshit you see on TV. Best of all, all you need is an iPod and a fast inter-web connection to have access to it. Actually, you probably don’t need the iPod, but it’s a nice option. If you don’t feel like watching me on your iPod, you can always load all your pr0n on it and get some real use out of it.
What else? Hmmm. I guess I should mention that I’ve been a college student for the last two and a half years. It was one of those midlife change things, I suppose. After being an over-the-road truck driver for eight years, followed by fourteen years (with the same company) of hauling wood chips and sawdust to the local paper mill for another trucking company, I decided to exchange the view through the windshield for the view of a computer screen. I’ll graduate this May (2006) with an Associates Degree in Web Development, assuming I don’t fuck up any of this semester’s classes. After graduation, I’m not sure what I want to do. Any ideas?
Okay, I guess that’s about it. Ya like me so far?
