This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for humanity. Sure, society and I have had our disagreements, but this week is making us all focus on what we have to be thankful for.I was at an affair Tuesday night in Dallas. While driving home, I noticed some thunderclouds lighting up. Thinking nothing of it, I went to sleep as the line…
This morning, the ambulance provider, MedStar, reported they had a spike in calls about crashes in the rain Monday and cold weather.In addition to a reporter asking, reporters can also look things up. Last Tuesday, the high temperature at DFW Airport was 88 degrees. When I called MedStar, the temperature was 39.Because Texas is a land of contrast…
Continuing a series of blogs where I write about shoving a microphone in people’s faces, I found myself at a gas station yesterday morning to report on the mayhem that ensued when icy roads nearly hit the Metroplex.The Lord saw fit to ruin reporters’ plans, though, by keeping it above freezing close to the DFW area. Some of…
Continuing an occasional series of blogs involving Rocky quotes, North Texas is abuzz [abuzz!] with the excitement of the first freeze of the year:Tonight: blustery and COLD! There will be a strong northwest wind at 20-25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. You’ll want to bundle up before you leave the house in the morning… wind…
The National Weather Service has now confirmed ten tornadoes hit the area last Sunday night.This has led to reporters from across the country showing up in the Preston Hollow neighborhood to shove a microphone into the face of people whose homes were damaged. In fact, that’s become a standard line to introduce myself.”Hi, I’m Alan with…
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…
I woke up this morning to a notification on Facebook about all my associates who marked themselves safe from the “Western Ohio Tornadoes.” I had gone to bed early and didn’t know what had happened.”Where am I, 1974 Xenia?!” I asked myself. People who grew up in Western Ohio totally get that.Loyal Scaiaholics know I grew up…