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Carrier pigeons would hold an advantage with electric cars
Ford has joined the growing list of automakers who plan to phase out AM radio in their cars.
Apr 14, 20233 min read


The romance of the giant cheeseburger
Normally, Loyal Scaiaholics would turn to me in search of a review of the newest food available at professional sporting events. This year, I stopped at Globe Life Field just before Opening Day but then had to make an unexpected trip to Ohio, then I nearly made an even more unexpected trip to Oklahoma City.
Apr 9, 20234 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


An homage to the party sub as a unifying force
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall I long for a simpler time when kids could stumble into school a minute before 1st period started and still get to class on time. An era when we snuck out to pick up party subs during school.
Mar 23, 20232 min read


We can all learn from the steak
I have a brother who lives in California for some reason. He doesn't seem any happier about it than the rest of us, so he recently spent some time visiting Texas.
Mar 6, 20233 min read


Family, flavors and food ARE bigger in Texas
Every time a sports team has me show up to test their new menu, I think, "They'll never find another place to hide cheese!" And every time, I'm wrong.
Feb 24, 20234 min read


These surveys are good fer nothin'
Preply reports Americans like seven accents better than Texas. Seven! I question these results.
Feb 16, 20233 min read


Martin Luther King and I struggled in speech class for different reasons
Hot take: Martin Luther King Jr was an inspirational figure. He was an activist who used nonviolent action to advance civil rights for people who'd been discriminated against for generations.
Jan 18, 20233 min read


We should all be trying to win the game of life
Damar Hamlin's story has become a rallying point for a world that's been borderline stressed out the past few years. He's recovering and has been transferred to a hospital in Buffalo.
Jan 10, 20233 min read


You'd have a better chance of finding a three legged ballerina than your luggage
"So, you want to come to the airport and shove your microphone into face after face after face of my passengers, eh? Just face after face for a full week," the CEOs of airlines around the world muttered under their breath in unison before Christmas. "I guess the foot's on the other hand, now."
Jan 2, 20235 min read


The penitent man shall read this blog
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall an auction house in Dallas put George Clooney's nipple costume up for bid earlier this year. Not to rest on its laurels, Heritage Auctions has taken the process a step further.
Dec 14, 20223 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


"Their hands met over a vat of mac & cheese"
A couple times a year, Jerry Jones demands I come by AT&T Stadium and feast from his cornucopia of new dishes. And by "Jerry Jones," I mean, "Legends, the concessions company he and the New York Yankees own," and by "demands," I mean, "allows."
Nov 23, 20223 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


A mortician's advice on how to live
We've had a rough couple years. I've been vocal about my disdain for people using their free time to argue about politics and science on Facebook, but allow me to bring something positive to the internet: the tale of a mortician.
Nov 10, 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


The Alan Scaia brand will be smooth and mellow
Jim Cantore excels at injecting himself into weather stories. I've developed a complex relationship with hurricanes over my time in Texas, and he and I wound up staying in the same hotel once when I worked in Houston.
Sep 29, 20223 min read


We pledge to ship watermelons and do the other things
During my trip to SuperOregon this month, several associates reminded me I have not followed through on any of my get-rich-quick schemes. Specifically, they yearn to shop at Big Scai's Beer Frontier.
Sep 27, 20223 min read


North Texans ARE super nice
I was excited to return home from the rodeo last weekend in time to catch the end of the Bengals/Cowboys game. I was less excited to see the Bengals lose.
Sep 23, 20222 min read


A positive message from a spilled drink
Each year, I relax a bit in Super Oregon. Loyal Scaiaholics will recall my penchant for returning for the rodeo.
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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