Mother Superior. Katherine Bedinger-Hoople tries to manage an Advertising Agency and an advancing pregnancy with some shred of dignity. Ed's Orchard. A Fourth of July accident crushes more of Ed's reality than his truck. Lloyd and the Cowboy. Lloyd and Evelyn, adrift in Montana, find direction from a whiskey soaked ranch hand. Webster's Uncles. Webster heads cautiously to Alaska to meet the only people who even knew his father and mother. Ladies in Waiting. Buddy Bedinger gets a glimpse into his future through the visitations of three guests at the luxurious Merrimont Hotel. Norman's Big Day. Norman pursues his study of the real world at the School of Hard Knocks in Seattle. Webster and Ed. Total strangers barely treading water in the same gene pool, Webster and Ed spend a night around the campfire. Peach Picking. Deirdre Decker turns up the heat on Ed's peach harvest.
Tom Bodett is an American author, voice actor and radio host. He is also the current spokesman for the hotel chain Motel 6 and is famous for popularizing the phrase, "We'll leave the light on for you". A native of Sturgis, Michigan, Bodett had previously provided commentary for National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and was a regular columnist for the webzine Mr. Showbiz. He also did the voiceover for "Mime Time" and the "Good Idea/Bad Idea" segments on Animaniacs. As a broadcaster, Bodett hosted two radio programs. The End of the Road from 1988 to 1990 and Bodett & Company in 1993. He also hosted the public television program, Travels on America’s Historic Trails. He is currently a regular contributor to The Bob Edwards Show on XMPR and a member of the stable of panelists on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, a National Public Radio news quiz show. A former resident of Seattle, Washington and Homer, Alaska, he now lives in Vermont.
As always Tom Bodett's story telling is entertaining and enjoyable. I received this as a gift and it was fun to listen to along the lines of Garrison Keilor just substitute Alaska for Minnesota.