Some Arbitrary Pics from My Poetic Journey

I thought since I've had a seriously varied writing career encompassing five whole decades, it might be fun to post a few random photos (zany, crazy, wacky?) with no real agenda in mind. Just whatever I find, and perhaps a brief blurb on a couple to explain...

Leaving LinkedIn. Hopefully Some New & Diverse Blog Posts Here…

I am coming to the conclusion I may finally terminate my LinkedIn account after 15 years there. There are a number of reasons and it both pains and saddens me, but I see no viable alternative. I've worked hard over 15 years to build the largest very high-quality network on the platform, and by most …

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Some Blog Site Changes

While I'm having a hard time finding the strength, energy, time, etc., to write many blogs, to write any articles, book reviews or much of anything, as well as rare new difficulties doing things I've always done and taken for granted my whole life, such as simply reading, playing computer games, watching shows or films, …

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A New Music Blog Post Today!

Hi! I wrote a blog post on Scott's Music Shak today. It's about buying online music from independent dealers vs. Big Box sites like Amazon, eBay, and the like. I think I make some good points, but I'm biased. If you get a chance, go read it. And please, feel free to leave a comment. …

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My New Website

I'd like to announce the arrival of my new website, Scott's House. It can be found at scottholstad.com. It has a Pittsburgh Penguins fan site complete with Stanley Cup information, pictures, and videos, a number of archived technical articles I've written over the years, a page devoted to my 13 years as a college student …

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My Fifth WordPress Anniversary

WordPress was kind enough to notify me a few days ago, on the 20th, that it was my my fifth anniversary with them, blogging away the whole time. It's hard to believe. I had come over from Xanga, a blogging site I had been on since 2004 and one I loved desperately. It's just that …

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