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Loyal Scaiaholics understand my controversialposition that we're all mammals. Perhaps this idea is more important than ever as we approach the 2020 election.

This morning, the ambulance provider, MedStar, reported they had a spike in calls about crashes in the rain Monday and cold weather.

The phrase, "In these uncertain times," is thrown around all too often right now, mainly by corporations who want to assure you that spending money with them can return you to a sense of normalcy. But in these uncertain times, we could stand to see something positive.

This weekend, the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show is taking place, giving us all a chance to stop posting diatribes about politics online for a few minutes and watch some airplanes.

Loyal Scaiaholics will recall last week, when I explained how my pick-up truck, 15 years old and a stalwart representative of American know-how, logged its 200,000 mile.

Earlier this year, I learned many of my Facebook associates are epidemiologists who specialize in the study of coronaviruses, posting articles and commenting on other people's posts with strongly worded opinions about how viruses work.

The Dallas Cowboys can only open AT&T Stadium to 25% capacity. Their first home game was last weekend against Atlanta, and the Cowboys launched a program with their food vendor to deliver concessions stand items to people's homes.

Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how I've covered the Palace Theater's stalwart light bulb vigorously. And by "vigorously," I mean, "once."

At the risk of editorializing, I think many of us would agree 2020 has been a borderline grind.

Years ago, before society was discontinued, I made a tragically brief run at becoming a Major League umpire.

Back at Ball State, I had a professor who proudly declared he would fail anyone who used the term "tragic" in a news script. We called him Professor Carlin because he looked somewhat like George Carlin.

Around the world, people are using technology to develop a COVID-19 vaccine in record time and make sure the next generation can receive its education.

There's a good chance things are going to get worse before they get better. A Facebook memory popped up today to remind me that three years ago, I was covering Hurricane Harvey. The wind blew out the windows of the news car.

This week, the li'l munchkins of TCU are moving into their dorms. TCU has taken steps to try to slow the spread of COVID-19. They'll isolate students who test positive and set them up with care coordinators to set up virtual classwork.

Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I spent much of last week in Dayton, Ohio, where television's Bronson Pinchot starred in my birthday celebration.

Loyal Scaiaholics know two things about me: 1.) I am a celebrity goat milking champion. 2.) I am a connoisseur of sitcoms of the 1980s.These two items came together in remarkable fashion this week.

This weekend, the 2020 MLB season is getting underway.

Fellow reporters and academics and a bunch of people I didn't verify have been complaining on Twitter that they had lost the ability to tweet.

My apologies, everyone. I'm pretty sure I'm responsible for this whole COVID-19 situation. I didn't realize it until this week.

One of my hobbies is wandering onto highways.