This week, our morning anchor reserved a spot for me at media day for Six Flags Over Texas. It’s an annual event where reporters get to ride the new rides. It would be an incredibly exciting assignment if I weren’t afraid of heights.Listen, I’ve addressed my fear of heights before in some hilarious ways since joining…
This morning, in the interest of journalism, I was called to Far North Fort Worth to cover the opening of the Metroplex’ first Buc-ee’s.You might think that it was unnecessary to report on the opening of a convenience store, but someone had to investigate the difficult issue of how many Beaver Nuggets is enough Beaver Nuggets.Sure…
I’ve just returned from several days in New Orleans for an associate’s wedding. Loyal Scaiaholics will recall his bachelor party in San Antonio.First, it’s a bachelor party in San Antonio. Then, a wedding in New Orleans. In that other blog, I wrote about how Jesus would stand up and object because my associate chose Easter weekend…
This week, President Obama went to Flint, Michigan to try to assuage people’s fear about the water supply. And, in the least majestic photo opportunity in presidential history, he was captured on film taking a sip.In my line of work, I’ve actually spent a fair amount of time around presidents. In fact, I’ve met each living…
This weekend, my colleague, JFK Assassination Fanatic Eric Bushman, invited me to the opening of the opera, JFK, in Ft. Worth.After a lengthy discussion with our morning anchor about whether it was okay for two bros to hit the opera together on a Saturday night, Bushman and I decided it would be perfectly normal to take in the show…
Each Spring, the Texas Rangers host a media day so reporters can try their new concessions (for the good of journalism, you know, transparency) and to show off improvements to the ballpark. They put a lot of work into this event. I mean, they forged freakin’ souvenir bats for all of the new dishes!Imagine Josh Hamilton going through a…
I spent this past weekend in San Antonio for an associate’s bachelor party. I have no idea why he chose Easter weekend. I feel like a bachelor party during the holiest weekend of the year may take away from the holiday’s significance.Now, I’m worried that during the wedding, the priest will ask if anyone has…