I’m no square, but I was texting with some associates during the State of the Union address earlier this week. One had previously lamented he hadn’t voted in ten years but was excited to cast his ballot in the primary Tuesday…
One of my college professors was Steve Bell, the first news anchor of Good Morning America. I’m not an old man, but at the time, he talked about how partisan news shows were starting to gain popularity.Until then, people could choose from a few news outlets that would tell you what was happening in the world. His position…
A couple days ago, a Facebook memory popped up in my feed. I had posted a press release sent by Texas DPS in July of 2013. DPS was notifying people of bag inspections before you could walk into the Texas Capitol:During these inspections, DPS officers have thus far discovered one jar suspected to contain urine, 18 jars suspected to…
Rush Limbaugh may have been divisive, but regardless of your position on his politics he was a pioneer…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall my complicated history with Alex Trebek. All accounts are that Trebek [I’ll still really hit the “T,” but do so in a more somber fashion] was a wonderful man who established a genuine connection with fans and contestants.https://twitter.com/KenJennings/status/1325495244784168960https://twitter.com/BoyerMichel/status/1326003182271664129And he’s still helping…
This is a period of great political strife, and by “political strife,” I mean, “We were all looking forward to seeing fewer political posts on Facebook.”I understand why people are upset. All of our Facebook associates are posting about politics even more. And totally changing each other’s minds. And, to a lesser extent, we still don’t know…