Because I Can… the random thoughts of Marc Scott

I took some time off from the blog.  It was partially intentional, and partially not, though I suspect one lead to, or, perhaps fed into, the other.  Yet, all the while this blog was sitting idle people continued to find it courtesy of my good friends at Google.  Part of me hopes they found what they were looking for.  Then again, with some of the keywords that lead them here… part of me hopes they didn’t!

Search Term: marc scott on 60 minutes
Search Engine: Google Norway
Blog Post: Blog Home Page
My thoughts: I’ve done a lot of things in my career.  I’ve hosted TV shows, I’ve done live radio, syndicated radio and I’ve done quite a bit of voice work as well.  I don’t ever recall appearing on 60 minutes though.  I’ll be really ticked off if I missed out on that.  I think it would be pretty cool.

Search Term: spoon in the butt
Search Engine: Google US
Blog Post: Ode To A Wooden Spoon (View It)
My Thoughts: So this particular blog post was about being spanked with a wooden spoon.  But nowhere in it do I recall talking about having said spoon inserted into the butt.  That’s uncomfortable to even think about.  What’s of even greater concern to me is what in the world somebody could possibly be looking for – and why – by performing such a keyword search!

Search Term: donation “World Vision”
Search Engine: Google US
Blog Post: Me (View It)
My Thoughts: I always used to be one of those guys that thought nice thoughts.  Good intentioned, I suppose would be the best way to describe it.  But my good intentions only took me so far.  We need to be people of action.  I tossed around the idea of sponsoring a child for years.  In the end it always came back to “I can’t afford it.”  Then one day I took a step of faith, and since that day a little over a year ago, I’ve never looked back.  More than that, I’ve never once struggled to make my $30/month sponsorship pledge. James 2:14-25

Search Term: texting and driving accident pictures
Search Engine: Google Canada
Blog Post: Texting & Driving (View It)
My Thoughts: I shared a video on this particular blog.  It was a very graphic public service announcement from the UK.  Shortly after I posted it, I noticed it popping up all over the internet in true viral video fashion.  Each and every person, teenagers and adults alike, that owns a cellphone and a drivers license should watch this video.

Search Term: “joshua p warren” “money making kit”
Search Engine: Yahoo US
Blog Post: Thoughts On The Throne (View It)
My Thoughts: I have to tell you, when I first saw this keyword I was quite confused.  I had no idea who Joshua P Warren was, and I sure as heck didn’t know anything about his money making kit.  I clicked on the blog post this search lead to and was quickly reminded.  ”Put this by your toilet and make money being a psychic in two weeks!”  If that’s not enough to make you want to read this blog, I don’t know what is!

Search Term: parents find out about car accident posted on facebook
Search Engine: Google US
Blog Post: Thursday June 26 2003 (View It)
My Thoughts: This keyword search made me laugh.  Sounds to me like somebody has something to hide!  I wonder what they thought when they read the blog post their search lead them to?  This one was definitely one of my more emotionally charged and personal posts.

Search Term: firefigher save cat
Search Engine: Google Latvia
Blog Post: No Glove No Love (View It)
My Thoughts: Yes I am a firefighter.  Yes I’ve saved a cat.  No it was not in a true.  Yes this is a true story!

Search Term: socks (in various keyword forms)
Search Engine: Google (several countries)
Blog Post: One Of The Toughest Things About Being A Firefighter (View It)
My Thoughts: In the last month there has been no less than 2 dozen people that have found my blog by searching for different terms involving the word socks.  ”Putting on socks” “Pulling up socks” “socks” “wearing socks” and the list goes on.  Each one of those crazy searches lead to this post.  I can’t believe how many people Google the word socks!

And finally…

Search Term: grandma was a firefighter
Search Engine: Google US
Blog Post: A Fireman’s Prayer (View It)
My Thoughts: How in the world this search ever lead somebody to my blog is beyond me, but it did.  This post is actually one that I didn’t write.  I printed a prayer that was shared with me years ago.  I think it’s cool though that somebody’s Grandma was a firefighter.