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09/22/2026 · Vass
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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