I normally ignore the Internet meme games I see on Facebook, LiveJournal and Twitter that ask me to do such and such a task and pass it on, but for some reason, this one about Googling your name and seeing what images come up appealed to me. (Chalk it up to ego, I guess.)

Anyway, here’s the first page of pics you get when you do an image search on my name. I’m happy to see that 18 of the 21 images are either of or about me—which means all those other guys out there named Scott Edelman (two of whom are pictured) are slacking off!

As you can see, 14 of the images show me attending various conventions at various weights. And one thing is immediately obvious—I’m spending far too much time hanging around David Louis Edelman. We’re shown together in three of the photos!

Also visible with me in the pics are Jack Williamson, Harlan Ellison, Peter David, Howard Waldrop, Ellen Datlow, Michael Bishop, Paul Di FIlippo, Michael Dirda, and Peter Atkins. You can also see a pic of Irene and me taking Marie Severin out for her 80th birthday. All of which tells me I’ve had the good luck of getting to meet some amazing people in my life.

And if you’re wondering about that comics panel in the center—I cut it out from a 1970s’ British romance comic and carried it in my wallet for several decades until it began to crumble.

OK, so that was interesting. But don’t worry—I don’t plan on succumbing to any more Internet meme games any time soon.