Sporting Mad Swirl Merch

Last month I posted that a story of mine was just published in Mad Swirl magazine. (To go straight to the story, click on this link.) I meant to add, and forgot until now, that they've got cool merch. My post today is a collage of me sporting a Mad Swirl shirt. If you've read …

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The Halloween Cats

Ace, the reluctant Halloween kitty Halloween Henry, the Holiday Cat Scott Holstad's 2023 Halloween Quote -- a Tribute to our Halloween Cats When you’re lying in bed fighting off the urge to scream, it’s not the memories that keep you going. Instead, it’s the dreams and the cats blaring evil and godlike into the blackness... …

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Scott’s Explosion of Color in Bored Self-Experiments

The title speaks for itself. These five collages will likely speak for themselves, or at least ideally so once their captions are read. As for the pool from which these photos were chosen, I was quite bored over several nights and the supply seemed endless. I don't know if these are the best -- probably …

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Catching a ballgame at Camden Yards

I haven't been to a baseball game in about eight years. Here we are yesterday... Scott and Gretchen at Camden Yards in Baltimore (officially Oriole Park at Camden Yards) watching the Orioles beat the Texas Rangers. Gorgeous ballpark. Gorgeous day. May 28, 2023.

My Discogs List of Bands I’ve Seen in Concert

How many bands/artists have you seen live in concert? Since I'm "old" now, I've seen a few dating back to about 1981, actually the 1970s, but while I've seen a decent number, I pale in comparison to many other people I know. That said, not only have I seen obscure, unknown bands, but I've seen some legendary ones too, and everything in between. What about you?