A member of my James Gang took these awesome pictures of the John Lopez buffalo sculpture in front of the Dakotah Steakhouse (one of my favorite restaurants in Rapid City). Not only is John is an amazing sculptor and a great guy, he’s the embodiment of a South Dakota rancher and a genuine cowboy. I…

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Here’s the info for today’s booksigning in Nashville — which I lazily copied from the sidebar — and umm…no, if you haven’t met me before…don’t look for the me to be wearing a black hat at the signing like in my author photo!

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A crusty old biker out on a long summer ride in the country pulls up to a tavern in the middle of nowhere, parks his bike, and walks inside. As he passes through the swinging doors, he sees a sign hanging over the bar: COLD BEER : $2.00 HAMBURGER : $2.25 CHEESEBURGER : $2.50 CHICKEN…

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WAHOO!! I’m headed to the PBR in Nashville tomorrow for two nights of watching bull riding with some of my fab James Gang members and my wild women twitter pals! I’m hoping the notorious bull, Bushwhacker will be there to strut his stuff. I came across this jello shot, ironically enough, named Bushwhacker, and thought…

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My daughter took this pic outside the Sugar Shack, a burger joint just up the road from Pactola Lake, after we’d spent the late afternoon motorboatin’ on the lake. This is a perfect example of a gorgeous, fiery South Dakota summer sunset and a cool configuration of clouds.

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