Back at Ball State, I had a professor who proudly declared he would fail anyone who used the term “tragic” in a news script. We called him Professor Carlin because he looked somewhat like George Carlin.If you have to tell people something is tragic, he explained, it wasn’t really tragic. The tragic-itude (It’s possible he did…
Around the world, people are using technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time and make sure the next generation can receive its education.My associates and I are using technology to discuss 1990s sitcoms.Listen, we’ve felt ways about politics over the past couple weeks with the political conventions, with all of your Facebook friends explaining…
There’s a good chance things are going to get worse before they get better.A Facebook memory popped up today to remind me that three years ago, I was covering Hurricane Harvey. The wind blew out the windows of the news car.Luckily, I was stopped at the time. I was, however, on the phone with another reporter who…
This week, the li’l munchkins of TCU are moving into their dorms. TCU has taken steps to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. They’ll isolate students who test positive and set them up with care coordinators to set up virtual classwork. And students are not moving in like they would in a normal year. To prevent…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I spent much of last week in Dayton, Ohio, where television’s Bronson Pinchot starred in my birthday celebration.Little did I know this trip to my beloved hometown would turn into a learning experience for how most of the major events surrounding the development of the atomic bomb were centered on the street next to…
Loyal Scaiaholics know two things about me:1.) I am a celebrity goat milking champion.2.) I am a connoisseur of sitcoms of the 1980s.These two items came together in remarkable fashion this week.I recently celebrated a birthday. And by “celebrated,” I mean, “flipped out just a li’l bit because I’ll be 40 soon.” But just…
This weekend, the 2020 MLB season is getting underway.To honor the Montreal Expos’ title last year on the 25th anniversary of the World Series being canceled, Major League Baseball nearly canceled this season as well. Instead of canceling the season entirely, though, they decided to hold a shortened season with about as many fans as would attend Expos’ games…