This weekend marks the anniversary of my car crash.At least, that’s what I’m told. I still have no recollection of the crash or the following three months. A lot of people have been willing to fill me in. They’ve also helped remind me what I was doing right before the crash. For instance, I had a…
I was at the grocery store the other day to buy some chili and, for all you know, Hawaiian Punch for some reason. I saw this stacked on one of the shelves:Yes, I shop at Wal-Mart sometimes. And I am not ashamed!But that’s not the point. The point is everyone’s selling pumpkin spice stuff now…
Loyal Scaiaholics are surely furious at the lack of activity on this blog. I understand. I’ve been busy at work. Even as I’m writing this, I’m sitting at Globe Life Park, saddled with the hassle of covering playoff baseball.The Toronto Blue Jays have a commanding lead, though, and that has given me some free time to…
I recently turned 34 years old. That’s not a milestone age, but an associate from college sent me a text to say, “Happy birthday” and we wound up in a discussion about how we could no longer describe ourselves as being in our “early thirties.” It was now, sadly, more accurate to say “mid-thirties.”Another drawback: I only…
Last week, I spent time in Laredo for a presidential campaign event with Donald Trump.No matter how you feel about politics, Donald Trump’s hat earned a lot of attention, perhaps more than Trump himself. The reporters spent quite a bit of time discussing the hat with each other (and tweeting about it).It might seem strange that he…
Hola, amigos. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, but things have been crazy for your ol’ pal Scaia.It started, as craziness often does, in the Houston area. I was sent to cover the arrival of Tropical Storm Bill. The last time I spent the night along the Galveston sea wall was for…
I’m sorry for being so verbose about this car crash, but it’s been a main theme in my life lately. I know all of you have expectations about what appears in this space. This time of year, for instance, I would normally be blogging about my dislike for lawn care.But I’d like to start by thanking…