“It’s sunny out today,” I thought to myself. “Great weather for microphone shovin’.”Loyal Scaiaholics will recall my rich history as an Arlington resident. [An aside: There simply aren’t enough blogs that compare new traffic lights to good men becoming evil by using any means to fight evil.]But today, three people were killed at an apartment complex…
As the only millennial who still has cable, I found myself at the house after work this afternoon, flipping back and forth between two timely epics programs: M*A*S*H and Big.Continuing a series of reviews of Tom Hanks movies that are several decades old, I started watching Big.This film would look much different today.When Josh…
This week, I met the only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Woody Williams earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Iwo Jima.From his bio on the Department of Defense website:”Williams had initially been one of several demolition sergeants, but by Feb. 23, 1945, he was the only one left. So, he bravely…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I am, in addition to my tremendous modesty, one of the smartest people on Earth. Each week, Mensa sends a newsletter titled, “Weekly Brainwave.”You might think this newsletter would contain academic journal articles about theoretical physics or cutting edge technology that could someday cure cancer while simultaneously giving your clothes that “fresh from the laundry…
“Where will we go to get DVDs and ignore the thousands and thousands of books our tax dollars pay for?!” Dallas residents cried out in March of 2020 when the libraries shut down because of the pandemic.This week, the libraries reopened.”I’ll just make this about myself,” I explained to no one in particular. I discussed the reopening…
“Good weather for microphone shovin’,” I thought to myself as I woke up Thursday morning.When that batch of thunderstorms moved in Wednesday night, I had just left dinner in the Mid-Cities. When I first moved to DFW, I was the afternoon anchor at WBAP. When we had a tornado warning, I’d go back and forth with our…
This week, Texas got about two million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Despite the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, local health departments have not paused efforts to improve distribution.I have also not paused writing blogs. That’s my pledge to you, the dozens of people who read this blog every week.A couple weeks ago, before…