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…
This COVID-19 situation is wearing on everyone. Some of us have reacted by wandering into Dealey Plaza [I don’t understand why people thought that was questionable. It’s not as though anything bad has happened there before].An associate texted the other day. Earlier this year, I got this handsome wedding invitation.The text was less handsome. He…
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…
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how I’ve said Texas feels like home. Oregon was lovely, but it just didn’t feel enough like Ohio.UT-Austin, the University of Helsinki and Cambridge got together and said, “Hey, let’s research why he feels more comfortable in Texas.”The picture above is from their personality study. Texas matches my home state…
Loyal Scaiaholics know I don’t like to fly.Having said that, I’ve spent quite a bit of time on airplanes the past couple weeks. An associate was having his bachelor party in Nashville over Labor Day a few weeks ago.We attended, naturally, a fiddlin’ contest and also saw Webb Pierce’s cadillac. When I moved to Texas…
I’m writing on a plane back to Texas, having spent the weekend at the Pendleton Round-Up. Loyal Scaiaholics recall my origin story includes Oregon, and each September, I look forward to returning for the rodeo.I had never been to a rodeo until I moved to Oregon, which may not sound like the place you’d expect one…