Doctors and nurses are too good to call us idiots. That’s how we got the phrase, “COVID fatigue,” so they can gently inform us that wearing a mask without your nose tucked in doesn’t, technically, perform the functions of a “mask.”Today, the Dallas COVID czar, a position that really exists, explained that doctors and nurses love and…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how my associates and I had plotted out an epic road trip to take in this year’s Pendleton Round-Up in SuperOregon.My first boss and I have made a tradition of attending the Round-Up with a round robin of folks, once with a classmate from high school (who once recorded a promo for…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how I’ve covered the Palace Theater’s stalwart light bulb vigorously. And by “vigorously,” I mean, “once.”But today was the light bulb’s 112th birthday.And what a day to celebrate! Today, museums, restaurants, stores and more could open at 75% capacity, but the head of the museum says she wasn’t even filling…
At the risk of editorializing, I think many of us would agree 2020 has been a borderline grind.Which brings us to the anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I’ve felt ways about trying to teach punk kids about the attacks as a history lesson.Kids entering college now don’t know a pre-9…
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…
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…
My apologies, everyone. I’m pretty sure I’m responsible for this whole COVID-19 situation. I didn’t realize it until this week.At the company Christmas party, I won tickets to the Texas Rangers’ home opener at the new ballpark. My brothers and I were planning to take Mama Scaia to Italy this spring, which, obviously, would have…