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09/22/2026 · Columbus

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Hico, Texas: Chicken-Fried Steak, Billy the Kid, and a Good Empty Road

Hico is the kind of Texas town you reach by taking the road that looks like it’s going nowhere. Park downtown, order the chicken-fried steak, and let the town’s very strange Billy the Kid story entertain you.

09/22/2026

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Move It Monday

The Suitcase Carry: The One-Dumbbell Workout That Trains Your Whole Trunk

Carrying one weight at your side looks almost too simple to count as exercise. That is exactly why it works: your trunk has to fight being pulled sideways while your hips, shoulders, grip, and legs keep you moving.

09/22/2026

From Scratch

The Cast-Iron Cornbread That Deserves the Last Pat of Butter

Good cornbread is not supposed to be sweet cake in a yellow disguise. It should have crisp, dark edges, a tender middle, and enough corn flavor to make a pot of beans feel like a complete dinner.

09/22/2026

The Workshop

Cut Your First Dovetail Box With a $15 Saw

Hand-cut dovetails look like furniture-magazine sorcery, but the first small box is within reach this weekend. The trick is not superhuman accuracy—it’s knowing which lines to protect.

09/22/2026

On the Scene

Stop Paying $18 for a Movie When the Park Has a Projector

Outdoor movie season is back, and I have a controversial opinion: the worse the speakers, the more memorable the night. Here are five low-stakes, high-reward events worth leaving the house for this week.

09/22/2026

News of the Weird

Alligators, Bears, and One Man’s Legal Opposition

This week, wildlife entered customer-service territory, an HOA discovered that a vegetable garden can become a constitutional crisis, and one litigant found an opponent he could finally understand.

09/22/2026