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…
Loyal Scaiaholics know how contemplative I get around anniversaries [We still don’t have those jetpacks]. The other day, some Facebook memories were presented to me of an affair some associates threw to celebrate my move from Houston to DFW.A move that took place way back in aught-nine. Ten years ago this week.Barack Obama was president. The…
A major market newsroom is a hectic place. During breaking news, reporters, producers and editors will be hollerin’ at each other, hectically making phone calls or rushing out the door.Having said that, I was discussing Smokey and the Bandit the other day with a co-worker in the newsroom because I have my finger on the pulse of pop…
Apparently, there are degrees of full.I bring this up because I’ve spent a fair amount of time at airports the past few days. Flying to Montreal last week, the agent at the gate got on the intercom and asked people to check their carry-ons. The flight from DFW to Montreal was on a smaller plane, so they…
Now that Alex Trebek has announced his anti-retirement, I’ve gained a new respect for the man. A Message from Alex Trebek: pic.twitter.com/LbxcIyeTCF— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) March 6, 2019Trebek and I haven’t always gotten along. This dates back to my time at Ball State. My hot-head associates and I would gather ’round the…
Dallas/Fort Worth has been setting records for rainfall. This week, another round of storms came through, prompting the governor to increase the State Operations Center’s level of readiness from Normal Conditions, to Increased Readiness.”This is getting serious,” I can hear you murmuring to your computer screen.It did get serious. A construction worker died when the storms…