A couple days ago, a Facebook memory popped up in my feed. I had posted a press release sent by Texas DPS in July of 2013. DPS was notifying people of bag inspections before you could walk into the Texas Capitol:During these inspections, DPS officers have thus far discovered one jar suspected to contain urine, 18 jars suspected to…
Define irony: At the job where I’ve started questioning my future, I’ve now had two separate incidents in which I’ve had a health issue entirely connected to work. I’m still not convinced the first one happened, but I had another li’l situation this week.I was covering the ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of…
If you’re thinking this pandemic was just cooked up in a darkened room by my opponents in the celebrity hot dog eating contest in Fort Worth each Independence Day, you might be right.For the second straight year, Curly’s Frozen Custard has canceled its Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating contest. In a tragedy of sadness, their public…
Have I ever told you I used to live in Oregon? The saga started out in SuperOregon. Then I moved on to the big city, living in Portland about three years. Fun fact about both Standard and SuperOregon: They sometimes get hot in the summer.But not this hot.During my first summer, when we’d read the weather report…
One Scaiaholic tweets incessantly about hashtag: transit alternatives. I’m sure he’s a thorn in the side of the T, but listen, I’m sure I’m a thorn in their side, too, because I still call them, “The T.”In my defense, “Trinity Metro” does contain three Ts, and calling them the T reminds me of the family…
I’ve been visiting home back in Ohio the past few days. Has anything, say, has anything interesting been happening back in Texas?This post will incorporate two things Loyal Scaiaholics have become quite familiar with:1.) I frequently blog about Ohio even though I’ve lived in Texas ten years and Oregon before that.2.) Mama Scaia showed up…
Last year, air travel dropped 60%. Apparently, the International Civil Aviation Organization did not take into account the DFW to Dayton, Ohio route. I flew home for a bit last summer on a plane that was full enough to cause me to take a picture.”I can’t believe this many people are trying to get to Dayton,” I thought…