It’s been cold back home in the Midwest lately. A little too cold, if you ask the US Postal Service. It’s been more than 20 years since Seinfeld first took up the issue of whether letter carriers were really up to the task.This weather is serious, though. Not Al Roker serious, but serious enough to prompt warnings…
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…
In an unprecedented sequence of events (hashtag: breaking … hashtag: in case you missed it), Texas has become hot.I’ve now lived in Texas for ten years, so I’m happy to share some strategies for everyone struggling with this heat wave:Problem: At the Ol’ Scaia Place, the air conditioner has started struggling to stay below 78 degrees in…
Around 2 o’clock this morning, the end of days started outside my house. I always figured I’d have a hand in it. The storms that would spawn a couple of tornadoes were passing overhead. Naturally, I went back to sleep, turning up the white noise app on my phone so the thunderstorm sounds would drown out the thunderstorm…
I’m spending a few days in Baton Rouge to cover the flooding. I’ve talked to people who were wandering around outside their flooded neighborhood, waiting to go home to survey the damage. Several would remark that last month, three Baton Rouge officers were killed. An additional flood seemed like a bit much to them.Despite the serious nature…
Hola, amigos. I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya, but things have been crazy for your ol’ pal Scaia.It started, as craziness often does, in the Houston area. I was sent to cover the arrival of Tropical Storm Bill. The last time I spent the night along the Galveston sea wall was for…
The other day, I was riding to a party at my boss’ house with my colleagues, Eric and Emil.“Maybe we should stop and pick up some beer,” I said. In one sense, I wanted to be a polite guest. In another more accurate sense, we were running late and I was afraid the beer would be gone.”Good idea…