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Even as I become older, I am not an old man
I've always been a trendsetter. For instance, I started telling people about how I'm getting old before it was cool to start telling people about getting old.
Jun 5, 20232 min read


An homage to the helpers
I wonder if the shooting in Allen might lead to people arguing about politics on Facebook. That never happens, but this one stands out.
May 8, 20233 min read


I also hope we go back to patriotism
Some day, I'll meet a World War II veterans who's boring. Today was not that day.
Apr 28, 20232 min read


Don't Let Bad News Clog the Drain of Life
The people of Nashville must have overlooked my missive expressing displeasure with my role as a strange man wandering up to families outside schools. You're right to think the world is just awful, but #ScaiaBlog is about hope.
Mar 27, 20232 min read


How TCU can properly prepare for the Fiesta Bowl
The Federal Highway Administration has determined New Jersey should not be telling motorists to hold on to their butts.
Dec 6, 20222 min read


My pitches for "The Walking Dead" spinoffs
Rick Grimes and I have accompanied each other on our journeys. His journey took him through the zombie apocalypse. My journey, just as heroically, was getting to know the people of Texas.
Nov 21, 20222 min read
More people are complaining about politics than voting
My legion of subscribers [and by “legion,” I mean, “ Potentially fewer than what you might picture when you think of a Roman legion “]...
Oct 25, 20224 min read


Taking more risks can give you hand
A new school year is starting. Perhaps you'd think a man who does not, to his knowledge, have any children should avoid wandering up to parents with small kids outside a school. Perhaps you are a fool.
Aug 16, 20224 min read


Mongo only pawn in annual inspection of life
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I've never had an at-fault crash in a news car. I have been fired for a crash. Maybe they did the right thing, though. I was wrong to order that hurricane.
Aug 11, 20223 min read


Midway shows Facebook arguments aren't important atoll
The past couple weeks have been tough on all of us. We all came together after the shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and Tulsa... briefly.
Jun 4, 20222 min read


You only get so much time
It is hysterical when I point out that hoarding toilet paper and hand sanitizer [but not hand soap] is where we are as a society. But since we, as a society, now feel like Michael Clarke Duncan from The Green Mile, it's increasingly important to find the good in the world.
May 31, 20223 min read


Like Antonin Scalia, I am also a handsome man but not a king
According to the Texas Secretary of State, 95.16% of you should not be arguing about politics on Facebook.
May 6, 20222 min read


It might not look great at the moment...
Back in the olden days, before I chose to become a middle-aged man , my associates and I would enjoy time in Downtown Fort Worth, which...
Apr 8, 20223 min read


That fighting spirit doesn't go away
It appears Vladimir Putin did not read last week's blog. To protest that decision, groups of demonstrators gathered outside the Texas Capitol and in the streets of Dallas, Fort Worth and The Colony this weekend.
Feb 28, 20222 min read


It's not a drip; it's a trickle
Everything went great the last time Texas had a cold snap. In anticipation of freezing temperatures this week, we were all gently encouraged to plan ahead, including ERCOT.
Feb 4, 20222 min read


In Fort Worth, you are free to bring all salsas together
d with these supply chain shortages. We've all struggled with being told to stay at home. But #ScaiaBlog strives to provide an optimistic look toward the future. Which brings us to salsa.
Jan 7, 20223 min read


That was the year that was but probably shouldn't have been
Continuing a comprehensive series of "year in review" posts [and by “comprehensive”, the Scaianalysis Editorial Board means, “We can now...
Dec 31, 20214 min read


The bell has stopped ringing for all of us
I'm nothing if not a connoisseur of American cinema. #ScaiaBlog has covered such hard-hitting issues as why the DeLorean went back to an...
Dec 22, 20212 min read


Sage advice from the Mouth of the South
I'm sorry to say I never did follow through on my plan to become the Ric Flair of AM radio. Here's the conundrum: I understand many of the "bad guys" in the WWE universe are often the most engaging and charming in real life. Which brings us to the Mouth of the South, Jimmy Hart.
Nov 10, 20213 min read


ScaiaBlog's personal journey is never finished
Maybe I've been too hard on Atlanta. Listen, no one in Texas has a positive memory of any Game Sixes, but this week, we learned maybe, just maybe, the Atlanta Braves had changed.
Nov 4, 20212 min read
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