This morning, I was given the option of covering a story about early childhood education, about the importance of giving young children a chance to explore their world and interact with each other and the topics they were studying instead of just shoving a book or worksheet in front of them. Or I could attend the retirement ceremony for a…
As we settle into the new year, I’ve had a chance to get some rest. I got to head home to Ohio for Christmas, had a good time at Texas Live [exclamation point] on New Year’s Eve, and I’m currently burning some comp time for working New Year’s Day and taking the holiday for Martin Luther…
Dr Pepper has started a campaign to be named the Official Soft Drink of Texas.While this campaign gains steam at change.org [I believe when I tweeted about it earlier this week, it only had a few thousand signatures], an associate notified me about this picture.Facebook, you see, had notified him that this picture was taken seven years…
Loyal Scaiaholics know I enjoy telling everyone I don’t blog about politics right before I blog about politics.But seriously, this is not a blog about politics. It’s a blog about tortillas.A lot of us feel ways about the Southern border. Both sides are understandable. I have my own rich history along the Rio Grande.Back In…
To celebrate the new year, I spent time at Texas Live [exclamation point] this week. They were having their first New Year’s Eve celebration, and I made a point of emailing our web team to explain how pleased I was with myself for the framing of this picture, insisting they use it on the web story, or I’d…
There are no *degrees* of full.I’m wrapping up a week with the family in Ohio, waiting for my flight back to DFW. The flights between Dayton and DFW are not, typically, on a 747, so the gate agent will occasionally ask people to check their carry-ons.”We have a very full flight,” the agent said on the…
I was happy to arrive home from College Station last weekend to attend several Christmas parties. I could use a pick-me-up, and this is the time of year when we celebrate the birth of the son of God by drinkin’ eggnog and watchin’ TV.The Year Without a Santa Claus came on the other day. Sure, I needed…