I think most people would agree that last week was a grind.Everyone’s tired of hearing about the chaos all over the place. My co-worker, Eric, pointed out that a justice of the peace and his wife were charged with capital murder and likely to face the death penalty for killing the district attorney in Kaufman County and…
Loyal Scaiaholics will know that I’ve been somewhat rudderless since losing the Montreal Expos back in 2004.I know what you’re thinking: “How can you be somewhat rudderless?! There’s no degree of having a rudder. Either a boat has a rudder or it doesn’t! It’s like a lamp. There can’t be somewhat of a…
I’ve got some concerns about the future of Dallas. And Dallas.First, a warning: this blog contains spoilers.Listen, I knew we were going to lose JR. That, at this point, probably wasn’t a spoiler. But the show seems to be getting sloppier.I’ve let a lot of things slide. For instance, I’ve been willing to…
Have you guys heard about these prison inmates from Idaho who are suing beer and wine companies on the grounds that alcohol made them criminals?My first instinct was to think, “Oh, here we go again with another frivolous lawsuit.”Already this year, we’ve had a dude sue Subway because his sandwich wasn’t 12 inches long and a…
I’d like to start by taking a moment to once again thank Kroger for its swift action to rectify an issue I had back in 2010 (typically, there would be a link to an older blog there, but the WBAP website was recently redesigned and the old blogs disappeared. You have to click on this google cache, instead).Having…
Have you heard about this outfit in Wisconsin that’s staging a sequel to A Christmas Carol?I’m not sure how Ebenezer Scrooge plans to collect on any judgment involving defendants from the afterlife, but I appreciate the effort to bring a classic story into our modern, increasingly litigious society.The holidays sure have changed since we were kids…
I’ve been working the morning shift for the past few weeks. The producer of the morning news on our sister station, KLIF, apparently managed to suffer some sort of on-the-job injury that allows her to type, but only between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm, so I’ve been filling in.The other day, I…