Kids in Alaska don't know they're growing up on the Last Frontier. It's just what they see on the license plates, and it's something tourists like to say a lot because they've never been around so many mountains and moose before. Tom Bodett alaskafrontiergrow share on social
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
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
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for. Tom Bodett happyhopelove Change image and 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
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 come from very common stock, and I've always been uncomfortable with pretension and all the forms it can take, including disingenuous broadcasting. Tom Bodett broadcastcommondisingenuous 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
