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I know...I know...in the world of social networking like twitter, blogs just aren't cool anymore, right? Well every once and a while I want to share something that exceeds 144 characters, so I created SolamenteNiel, my blog. While I'm at it, I'm also going old school with a cheesy picture of myself on my blog. In this picture I'm pertending to be an IndyCar driver.
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My dad passed away a couple months ago, and this evening I was reading through a document he created a few years ago called the "Eyde Side". It was interesting for two reasons. First of all ot was a brief history of his side of the family. At the same time it was simply a joy to read his words. My dad was very thoughfull in his selection of words. I know this because when I lived in Ecuador after high school I was his pseudo-assistant, and I helped him with a fair amount of his documentation.
I orignally thought about sharing the entire document on my blog, but I wasn't completely comfortable with that. There's a lot of personal information, so I decided against it.
There is however a brief passage regarding the origination of the Eyde name that I thought I'd share. Eyde is certainly not a common name, so this will help explain where it came from:
"The Eyde name, according to the historical references I have consulted, is not even that common in Northern Ireland, from whence the immigration to the United States began for the Eyde’s. According to one etymologist, Eyde was originally a Norwegian last name and spelling was Eide, a common family name in Norway. When the Norwegians immigrated to Ireland, the name was somewhat anglicized to Eyde." - Albert Eyde
As fatherhood looms in my very near future, my web surfing habits are changing a bit. From rebeldad.com I learned about a movie called The Evolution of Dad which looks interesting. It's due to come out on Father's Day 2010, and the trailer looks pretty good. The reality of fatherhood is certainly starting set in.
Okay....I still have about 3 months to go before my boy is born. Last week my wife and I did have a 4D ultrasound done, and we got a bunch of video and pictures. It blew my mind to see the little fellow for the first time.
