Ian Scott – Who I Am Not!

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It is humorous for me to find out that someone has “googled” my name, and have mentioned about all the different “Ian Scott’s” they have come across.  There certainly are plenty of us – it seems to be quite a common name. More common than I had ever thought. I thought it might be a good idea to point out who I am not!

Perhaps one of the most infamous is some porn star in France. No, I am not Ian Scott, the porn star. Never was, never will be, although I have had a few people joke about it.

Years ago, there was an Attorney-General of Ontario named Ian Scott. At the time, I worked in a law enforcement position and that used to garner a few chuckles.  That particular Ian Scott and I certainly did not share the same philosophy or politics however. Today in Ontario, a high profile Ian Scott is the head of the SIU – Special Investigations Unit, which is responsible for investigating incidents with police officers where serious injury or death has resulted in interactions of citizens with the police.

When I was younger, I did spend some time at Sick Children’s hospital and for a time, wanted to become a Doctor. Today, there is a Dr. Ian Scott at that hospital. I am not he! Although I regret that I did not have more ambition in my later high school years and decided against medical school.

I do very much enjoy photography, but I am not the Ian Scott that does wedding photography. My photos are more of outdoor scenes and usually include a lot  of fish like rainbow trout.

When I was in high school, another dream of mine was to become a professional footballer. Well, in North America we call it soccer. I really enjoyed playing and had the honour of playing on a highly skilled team (although for me, it wasn’t skill – just a bit of luck and determination). Today, there is an American Footballer named Ian Scott. Not me. (Josef) Ian Scott was born the year before I graduated highschool and during my first year on that senior soccer team. As well, this guy has a size 16 foot. Mine are either 12 or 13, depending on the brand of the shoe.

Other Ian Scott’s include the head of a property management firm, as well as a Tom Jones/Neil Diamond tribute singer artist. I can’t sing worth beans. Everyone that knows me definitely knows there would be no confusion between us! And interestingly enough, there is an Ian Scott who represents the Dubai Tourist Board.

Another Ian Scott I have come across is from PEI and we share a common interest in that we are both members of the Scott Family association, the Clan Scott Society. Mr. Scott of PEI is also the Society’s “Commissioner” for the Canadian Atlantic provinces.

So, these are many of the Ian Scott’s of whom I am not. For those that are interested, perhaps in a day or so, I’ll post about who I am! I am not sure it will be all that interesting reading, however.

 

 

 

Ian Scott – MIA For Four Years?

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No not really missing in action for four years, just been away from Ianism. It’s been an interesting four years to say the least – experience wise, personally and from a business point of view.

I thought I would resurrect the old domain, but I’m still not totally certain what I will do with it. For the time being, I’ll likely stay away from subjects of politics, liberty and religion. Having said that, I still have all the old posts and comments and I’ve been asked by a few people that I respect to put them back up. I may… or may not. I have not decided.

Due to some commitments I was making back in November of 2007, took Ianism down. I felt I did not have the time to devote to this blog and was rather looking forward to spending some time in other ways.  There have been quite a few changes in that time, including an additional 4 years of wrinkles, poorer eyesight and stronger glasses, and quite a bit of traveling.  My “wee man” is growing into an awesome son – and my older three sons are all doing things I’m very proud of them for.

When I get a chance, I’ll get my links back up and running to my favorite bloggers – and I’ve found some new ones since 2007 as well. Interestingly, I recall Marcel over at Stageleft (his blog is now invite only?) taking bets that I’d be back blogging with Ianism in less than a year. Well… he would have lost that one!

Do to some changes, my business has changed a bit with quite a bit of emphasis on Canadian SEO as well as assisting American clients. Local Search is also now a big thing with the huge popularity of smart phones. With the proliferation of review sites, online reputation management is another service I’ve been helping some with.

What’s The Same:

Still continue to have my interests with our fly fishing site as well as the one devoted to the book publishing industry.  Home Wine Making continues to be an interest although I have not made much wine in the past couple of years.

What’s New:

Beans, the Boston Terrier Puppy! I’ll post photos soon. After much research though, I’m convinced that a raw meat diet for dogs is best.  After switching Beans over to that, and then discovering that the so-called “premium” brand of food I had been feeding him was subject to a recall due to poisonous levels of a carcinogenic fungi, I was very happy I had switched him.

Well, enough for now. More on the new interests and hobbies as we go along here. I have no clue how regularly I will post here; it may be quite random but we’ll see.