The Rules

Since you already know it's a boy, we figured the official arrival of our son would be rather anti-climactic if you knew the name as well. Thus, we've chosen to keep it a secret.

Of course, I've never been good at keeping secrets. So, with Silas I devised this little guessing game. I actually thought it would be fun to offer a prize to the first person to guess the name correctly, but my stingy entrepreneur husband :-) thinks it would be better if you pay us.

Just like last time, all payments can be made in the form of [Oregon-income-tax-deductible] contributions to our kids' 529 (college savings) fund.

Here are the official rules for the 2008 "Name that Kid!" game:

1. For $5, we will confirm or deny any name guess.

2. For $50, we will narrow the list of possibilities down to 5 names for you (but you must keep it a secret!). You are also then ineligible for Rule #1.

3. For $500, we will just tell you the name (again, you must keep it a secret!)

4. For $5,000, you can personally name our kid! Of course, we reserve the right to turn down any offers. For instance, using "Indiana" could cause marital strife for certain members of our immediate family.

Finally, I will be posting several free hints between now and the due date of September 14. You are free to speculate by leaving comments on the blog, but only guesses backed up by $ will be answered.
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