Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising. Tom Bodett advertiseamountbodett share on social
There's a lot of people around Alaska now who are actually running the place who claim to just have gone there for the summer once 30 years ago. And that seems to be what happens. Tom Bodett agoalaskaclaim Change image and share on social
What you hear is southern Michigan, not a drawl, but a halting kind of speech where you leave spaces when there shouldn't be any. We take a breath anywhere. Tom Bodett breathdrawlhalt Change image and share on social
It's not like Alaska isn't wilderness - it mostly is. But most Alaskans don't live in the wild. They live on the edge of the wild in towns with schools and cable TV and stores and dentists and roller rinks sometimes. It's just like anyplace else, only with mountains and moose. Tom Bodett alaskaalaskananyplace share on social
Thirty-two is the age we turn into actual adults. Tom Bodett actualadultage Change image and share on social
Tom Kizzia hasn't just observed and written about Alaska for three-plus decades, he's lived it. 'Pilgrim's Wilderness' is a story that needed to be told by the only man who could tell it. Tom Bodett alaskadecadekizzia Change image and share on social
I'm happy to report you still get nothing you don't need at Motel 6, and, therefore, you don't have to pay for it. I don't need valet parking. If I can drive the old crate 300 miles to the hotel all by myself, I can certainly handle the last nine feet to the parking space. Tom Bodett cratedrivefoot share on social
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson. Tom Bodett lessonlifeschool Change image and share on social
Americans are generally very self-sufficient and I think generally averse to pretension, just as I am. Tom Bodett americanaversegenerally Change image and share on social
I originated my own cliches, but I'm finding that's not working for me anymore. Tom Bodett anymoreclichefind Change image and share on social
