Around 2 o’clock this morning, the end of days started outside my house. I always figured I’d have a hand in it. The storms that would spawn a couple of tornadoes were passing overhead. Naturally, I went back to sleep, turning up the white noise app on my phone so the thunderstorm sounds would drown out the thunderstorm…
Over the weekend, the Holy Trinity was out bowling at an alley in Heaven, and the Holy Ghost says, he says, “Hey, you know who we haven’t inconvenienced in a while? Alan Scaia!”So naturally, I get a call from my credit card company this morning asking if I had spent $753.26 at Tom Thumb.Listen: sometimes I…
Part of my job involves eating lunch. It’s not a major part of my job, but I do it, like, every day.The mayor of Fort Worth recently delivered her “State of the City” address. Spoilers: The State of Fort Worth is very, very strong.Frankly, that doesn’t seem newsworthy to me. Every mayor says that. What would…
This morning, my interview topic with affiliates is NASA setting up a contest to name newly discovered planets.I should mention that I’m writing in fits and starts in between interviews, so this blog may seem a bit disjoi–Hey, it’s Alan Scaia, calling for a 7:13 interview. Oh, wait, make sure you don’t write that…
My role as a journalist recently took me to the new WinCo Foods distribution center in Denton. This is where the food you buy at nine WinCos in Texas and Oklahoma will come from.This is WinCo’s first distribution center that combines perishable food and non-perishable items like toys and books under one roof.We also learned that…
I spent a few days over the weekend covering Super Bowl LI. Loyal Scaiaholics know I have a rich history in Houston and, if we’re being honest with each other, this visit wasn’t entirely unpleasant.Covering a Super Bowl is a lot of work, though. I didn’t stay at the official media hotel (I believe I exclaimed…
Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, media outlets across the country are setting up “Secure drop services” for people with news tips who might feel intimidatedWhile alanscaia.com may not have 170 years of experience (It just feels like I’ve been bombarding you with blogs that long, right Scaiaholics?!), its founder has won…