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How to take a 4,000 mile road trip with the check engine light on
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.
Sep 17, 20243 min read


The salmon can get a bit bawdy
The governor of Oregon has spent her first year in office touring the state's counties to learn more about an issue we've discussed at length here at #ScaiaBlog: SuperOregon.
Sep 20, 20232 min read


A lot of things can happen in a hurry
After Labor Day, it’s only natural for a young man’s mind to turn to SuperOregon, but to ensure we don’t get too far ahead of ourselves, Texas Motor Speedway and PBR’s Ariat Texas Rattlers have partnered to show us, no matter our background or profession, we all share things in common.
Sep 7, 20232 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


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


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


The Shoat Webster of blogs
I decided I should get to the bottom of this Portland-Texas feud. Loyal Scaiaholics know I travel to SuperOregon each year for the Pendleton Round-Up.
Sep 20, 20213 min read


I'm ragged, but I'm right
We all feel beaten down by the pandemic and politics. And by "beaten down by the pandemic and politics," I mean, "beaten down by everyone you know yammering on about the vaccine and/or Afghanistan whether you wanted to hear from them or not."
Sep 7, 20212 min read


The pandemic of love is a curious thing
I've now been blogging about COVID-19 for about a year and a half. As a society, we've used that time to argue constantly, and totally...
Aug 10, 20213 min read


Hot days and cool nights do lead to delicious watermelon
Have I ever told you I used to live in Oregon? The saga started out in SuperOregon. Then I moved on to the big city, living in Portland about three years. Fun fact about both Standard and SuperOregon: They sometimes get hot in the summer.
Jun 29, 20213 min read


2020 HAS been a race for the ages
Loyal Scaiaholics will recall how my associates and I had plotted out an epic road trip to take in this year's Pendleton Round-Up in SuperOregon.
Nov 13, 20202 min read


A Tutorial for Wandering onto Highways
One of my hobbies is wandering onto highways.
Jun 23, 20203 min read


The Manifesto Industry's Golden Age
Back in aught-five, I had settled into Hermiston, SuperOregon. Recent College Graduate Scaia was longing for a new adventure. Growing up in the heart of the Cincinnati-Dayton corridor and visiting family in New York and New England as a young'n, I was ready to get away from it all.
May 20, 20202 min read


The Biggest Rodeo in SuperOregon
I'm writing on a plane back to Texas, having spent the weekend at the Pendleton Round-Up. Loyal Scaiaholics recall my origin story includes Oregon, and each September, I look forward to returning for the rodeo.
Sep 17, 20182 min read


The Alan Scaia Chorus
My first boss from my days back in Oregon texted me the other day. He was asking, quite understandably, if I was eating at a Rocco's Pizza location in Pasco, Washington.
Apr 9, 20185 min read
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