Headed into Holy Week, the pope is urging us to look to the real heroes.He presents a strong point: In Fort Worth, the ambulance provider, MedStar [which has declared me a media hero on two separate occasions. But this isn’t about me.] is responding to dozens of potential COVID-19 calls every day.Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I…
Last weekend, the death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others in a helicopter crash came as a shock to so many people. The death of a celebrity hits close for a lot of us. Even if you didn’t know the person, that celebrity had become a part of your life.Phil Hartman, for instance, came into my…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how I enjoy writing blogs on the plane back to DFW from Christmas in Ohio. This year, I’m writing while we wait out some storms. I’m a nervous flier, so I’m glad they’re taking these precautions to ensure our safet–come on! You’re delaying it again!? It’s a couple of…
One of my associates is about to get married, and us hot-heads, us devil-may-care millennials recently started planning to hit the town the weekend of his wedding.This led to a group text [the same group involved in a previous blog about us not being old men] about our disdain for time passing. We’re still not…
Marty Brennaman has been the radio play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Reds since before I existed. He retired after Thursday’s game against the Brewers.How can you not be romantic about baseball? ❤️ (Sound 🆙)#ThanksMarty 🎙️ pic.twitter.com/wW2Xpdb1Pg— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) September 26, 2019Everyone loves the radio play-by-play guy in their town. That’s…
This week, hundreds of people lost their home and a woman was killed when the storms blew through and knocked a crane into an apartment building. Naturally, a bunch of reporters showed up to shove microphones into people’s faces and ask them how this made them feel.Loyal Scaiaholics will recall this ranks near the bottom of my favorite…
As my transition into becoming an old man continues, I was disappointed to learn Helio Castroneves says he’s a celebrity because of his appearance on Dancing with the Stars and not because of his Indy 500 titles. The Indy 500 is running right now, so excuse me if I seem distrac–come on, Castroneves, how do you clip…