I arrived at KWGN Channel 5 at six this morning, made up and ready to talk books. It’s always fun to visit a news room–I get a particular kick out of the weather person standing in front of a blank blue or green screen, showing where the high-pressure areas are, and so forth. It took me a long time to realize that the commentator can see the temperatures, etc., on the monitor. Duh.

I chatted with Ann Lauricello, who has interviewed me before. She’s a gracious professional and makes the whole experience very easy.

After the interview, my friend Debbie

This is not only the first chance I’ve had to write this blog, my friends, it is the first chance I’ve had to get online. I wanted to send off a few words to you about my experiences before getting back to work on “Tate”.

I attended the rodeo yesterday–it is one of the most famous in the world–“The Daddy of Them All”–and a lot of the riders’ names I heard were names I recognized from the National Finals in Vegas.

The weather was perfect–at least in the morning. Partly cloudly, partly sunny, and not too hot.

In the early