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Things I’ve Learned on the Road
Things I’ve learned on the road: 1. Drink lots of water. 2. Pink Grapefruit Airborne is where it’s at. 3. Don’t overpack. 4. Using the in-house hotel dry cleaning service will eat your life savings...
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Big-D
I have about a week left on my rip-roaring, crazy book trip, which has taken me north and west and south…and, very soon, east. And then, one week from Sunday, I’ll be home on the ranch forever,...
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The Saddest Two Photos in History
Over the next four days, in the days preceding my triumphal return home back to our beloved and manure-speckled ranch, you’re going to see a lot of content on this website. And generally speaking,...
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Speaking in Front of People 101
Just kidding. You won’t be finding any public speaking tips here. This is because I am a blogger, which is the opposite of a public speaker. And if it is a continuum we’re talking about, I’m on the...
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Homegirls
These were my companions in Atlanta. They made me eat sushi with them. I didn’t want to be rude, so I obliged. One of the homegirls you see above has a blog about baking. One of the homegirls you see...
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Houston Babies…and Other Matters
I have asked repeatedly that people not bring babies to my book signings. People are not listening. I guess I don’t have much pull around here. People are cruel. Why must they plunge me...
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I Cracked the Case
First: A few things. I had my last book signing of all time in Oklahoma City yesterday. Marlboro Man met me there. It was lots and lots of fun. After the signing, Marlboro Man took me out to eat. I...
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Memories of Atlanta
My Griswold-style cookbook trip of 2009 is over, and I’m back on the ranch where I belong. I’m taking care of my four children, who are now in their thirties, and I’m starting the process of breaking...
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Chowhound
The thing about a book tour—well, there are so many things about a book tour; this is just one thing—is that you really don’t eat that much. Before I embarked upon my 23-city book trip at the end of...
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My Hometown Signing
First, is it my hometown if I live there now but didn’t grow up there? Because I also call the town where I grew up “my hometown.” But this town—this town nearest our ranch—this is my hometown, too....
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