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Murder is wrong. That's an unusually #HotTake from the editorial board here at 1 Scaianalysis Esplanade, but we feel strongly about it.

"We've had a tough week. You know what everyone would like to see?" the Netflix algorithm surmised. "A TV show about an airplane flying into a wormhole."

There hasn't been much going on in the news the past few days, so I decided to catch up on Perfect Strangers.

We're all getting to work just fine today. We just won't get home tonight.

I met Jimmy Carter in 2014. He had come to Fort Worth to work on a Habitat for Humanity build. He worked on several houses in the same neighborhood, and when I say, "worked," I mean, "He was actually working."

Each year, I head to Grapevine when the mayor pardons a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Each year, I drop in Arlington's Interlochen neighborhood to see their holiday displays.

"Wait, Scaia was in a car crash?" you might be thinking to yourself. "Because he, like, never talks about it."

We all know the history of the first Thanksgiving... allegedly. Our schools have been glossing over the fact Texas had a bigger Thanksgiving led by the Catholics [so you can be sure it was more rootin' and tootin' than the event in New England] a full 23 years before the pilgrims.

Leading up to the election, pundits and wags confidently explained to us who would win. They do this every four years to provide us all with information, of course, not sensationalize a story to fill hours upon hours of airtime with space for commercials.

My past week has mainly consisted of me stumbling out of bed in the morning, loading the Texas Secretary of State's website and telling people how many of us voted the day before.

In just a few weeks, we'll choose our next president of the United States. This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in our nation's government, which is an opportunity many people around the world don't have.

When you check into a hotel on vacation, you might not think the clerk has an interesting story to tell.

I understand, Oakland fans.

"How often should we post about politics on Facebook?" you might have asked as the election draws closer.

I've wrecked news car after news car. Just news car after news car. But the pick-up truck I own in real life has remained consistent.

Sure, the Dallas Cowboys haven't enjoyed the Cincinnati Bengals' level of success these past few years, but few have. Still, fans have been frustrated, calling out, "Scaia wasn't even talkin' about his precious hometown team until a couple years ago. The term, 'bandwagon jumper,' is thrown around all too often these days, but in this case..."

Back in 2015, I was covering a Veterans Day event in Fort Worth. During an interview, someone took the time to come up, loop an American flag through my belt and take a picture.

Have you ever thought, "Sure, I've got $15 million burnin' a hole in my pocket, but what's the right piece of baseball memorabilia for me?!"

In order to make you feel inadequate about your life's work, I recently met an 11 year old girl who has published a series of books.