Posts under ‘News’

How many times have you done your resume? Redone it? Done different versions of it for different situations? Put it into different formats, from Word to PDF to plain text to LinkedIn to Monster to individual employers’ recruitment websites and however many others? I’ve done all this too many times for my taste. It’s gotten [...]

Over time, somehow some things had been getting a little quirky and error-prone here, plus I’d been thinking that a cleaner theme might be nice for the site.
Today, I upgraded to WordPress 2.6.1 and switched to the PrimePress theme designed by Ravi Varma.
Things should run faster, and content should be easier to read. Hope you [...]

I think I’ve been too precious about this site.
Actually, I know I have.
It’s time for a change. Instead of being oh so careful about what I post and how I post it, I’m going to start taking advantage of this site more regularly and more casually. Plenty of opportunity still to put “finer” things, but [...]

At long last, finally, Potluck Creative Arts has a proper home on the web!
http://potluckcreativearts.com

Along with the site comes a number of new and unique music, arts and creativity services offered by Mark S. Meritt. Many involve opportunities for you to participate, collaborate and learn, some from anywhere in the world. Several are based on the [...]

After several months of development, and just in time for the third birthday of the site, a new Potluck.com is finished — and yet just begun.
We’ve completed the transition to the WordPress publishing platform, making it easier to run the site while also providing you with all sorts of ways to get to our content.
Speaking [...]

Potluck.com was officially launched on May 27, 2004, and now it gets an early third birthday present. We’ve completed the transition to the WordPress publishing platform, making it easier for us to run the site while also providing you with all sorts of ways to get to our content. In the process, we’ve [...]

Jen is a beading fool! You can check out her online website at : planbead.etsy.com. She will also be selling her wares at Apple Blossom Day, May 12, in Red Hook, NY. Thanks for all the support!

Howard Ditkoff and Emergent Associates, LLC, the company he co-founded with Mark S. Meritt, were featured in the Detroit News today. Reprinted here is a copy of one of Howard’s announcements of the article.
Friends,
As many of you know, about a year and a half ago, I started a company called Emergent Associates, LLC along with [...]

RED HOOK, New York, October 25, 2006 — Beginning November 9, Thursday is Singalong Night at the Red Hook Inn. Mark S. Meritt will perform songs on the keyboard, taking requests from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday in the inn’s tap room. The weekly event promises to be a great way for a [...]

We are in the process of transitioning the site to be run off WordPress software. Bit by bit, things will change, and more and more WordPress features will actually begin to work. In the meantime, use the “Menu” at left to access remaining non-WordPress content. Thanks for bearing with us!