Several associates and I are celebrating birthdays over the next couple of weeks.Loyal Scaiaholics know a trip to one of the casinos in Oklahoma is a tradition. But this year, the celebrations started early.One associate’s parents threw a party on Fort Worth’s iconic Near Southside. At one point, I suggested he do birthday shots of tequila…
In an unprecedented sequence of events (hashtag: breaking … hashtag: in case you missed it), Texas has become hot.I’ve now lived in Texas for ten years, so I’m happy to share some strategies for everyone struggling with this heat wave:Problem: At the Ol’ Scaia Place, the air conditioner has started struggling to stay below 78 degrees in…
This week, I covered a story at MedStar, the ambulance provider in Fort Worth. A woman who had been in a car crash wanted to celebrate her birthday with the first responders who saved her.I always volunteer to cover a story at MedStar. Their headquarters is near my house. But MedStar also usually sends you home with a gift…
Loyal Scaiaholics understand that I honor the birth of this great nation at a solemn and dignified eating contest.Curly’s Frozen Custard in Fort Worth is the only location outside of Coney Island with the blessing of Nathan himself to hold a hot dog eating competition.Each year, Denise Harris and I, as the most influential members of this…
Across the country today, Toys [Backwards R] Us stores opened their doors for the last time.I went to a store near White Rock Lake, where passing cyclists wouldn’t stop yelling expetives at me to explain what was coming downstream, to talk to people who were doing some last minute shopping.People were lining up outside the store about…
Highway message boards in Texas have started displaying different messages.Since, approximately, the Middle Ages, police and transportation offices across the country have been warning us to “Click it or ticket.” I believe that slogan was one of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses.I vaguely remember a slogan in Oregon reading, “Crashes are not accidents!” But that wasn’t as…
This summer, a man from Alabama is travelling across the country, mowing people’s lawns for some reason.Rodney Smith Jr pulled into the Metroplex from Oklahoma the other night. He stayed at a hotel, then went out and started mowing lawns. I interviewed Smith while outside a Wal-Mart while he was getting ready to start a-mowin’.Never…