Continuing an occasional series of blogs about SuperOregon, a blog last week that mentioned StandardOregon has resulted in a chain of texts with a group of associates.We started plotting a road trip to SuperOregon for the Pendleton Round-Up this fall. Planning road trips through the western United States is where I’m a viking!When Bob Barker announced…
One of my hobbies is wandering onto highways.This morning, severe weather elected to push through the Metroplex right at the height of morning drive-time. The National Weather Service has an incredibly helpful chat program, so I was able to get reports on where the storm was the worst. One of those areas was Irving, where heavy rain had…
I may never have mentioned this before, but I was in a bit of a car crash about five years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUIOCGftNUI bring this up because after the crash, I felt like I should give something back to the medical community after taking so, so much.I started donating blood. After seeing articles…
I’ve spent much of the past week in Houston.Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the past week and a half covering protests over the death of George Floyd.I was in Houston for his funeral. While we spend time arguing with each other on Facebook, Floyd may wind up leaving an…
A Scaiaholic recently asked what I think of the protests that have been ongoing across the country. I haven’t blogged about the case in Minneapolis because George Floyd’s death and the response are not funny. I understand both sides. The police force protects us; you might have police officers as neighbors. Protesters are upset because they feel they…
Tonight, Fort Worth ISD will host a city-wide graduation celebration for the class of 2020. As a man who graduated in the elite top 75 percent of his high school class, I can understand the importance of a celebration like this.The Fort Worth superintendent explained that kids can benefit from a hootenanny [it’s possible he did not…
Back in aught-five, I had settled into Hermiston, SuperOregon. Recent College Graduate Scaia was longing for a new adventure. Growing up in the heart of the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor and visiting family in New York and New England as a young’n, I was ready to get away from it all.Ironically, I got restless being away from it…