The Nerve of Some!

In hospital long time. Surgeries, tests, pain, more surgeries coming. If you think you can Call Me & BULLSHIT me now, saying I just called your church/precinct/whatever, FUCK YOU, LYING SCAMMERS! I will rip your fucking head off with the same holiday spirit you're showing me!— Scott C. Holstad (@tangledscott) December 9, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Note from the Hospital last Thursday while awaiting Emergency Surgery

Have been in the hospital. Helluva week. Am awaiting emergency surgery in 2 hours. Hoping not to lose a thumb of all things. They claim they’re keeping me here into next week, which doesn’t make for happy campers. Awesome ending to a POS year. Well, cheers to all of you! pic.twitter.com/IRckdFdT5y — Scott C. Holstad …

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Surprising Health News

It's been a second consecutive bad, weird year for too many reasons. But in a year of absurd firsts, I recently got one that was totally out of the blue in a way different from most other unwanted surprises of 2025. Recent weeks have involved exams and consultations with various doctors, specialists and surgeons for …

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Nancy Elizabeth Lipscomb Holstad Obit - Knoxville News-Sentinel - 08-06-24

One Year Anniversary Today. RIP Mom.

My mother, Nancy Elizabeth Page Lipscomb Holstad, died one year ago today on August 5, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her funeral took place on August 11, several days later. Despite being nearly a century old, it was a bit of a shock as she lived alone in her own condo, had been slowing down but …

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Running Behind! Some Short, Quick Posts Coming Up.

Hi y'all! Sorry posts have been sparse lately. Those of you who have been with me for awhile know I've been living with severe health problems for a long time and these have really been worsening in many ways over the past year and a half, made complicated by injuries and emergency surgeries. I've also …

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