CENTRAL TEXAS TOURING I I had no idea. I’ve been coming to Texas half my life – but until yesterday – I did not know about the meticulously-groomed, lush countryside of Central Texas, which is filled with rolling hills, grand ranches, warm people,...
SPREADIN’ THE WORD It took a one-ton diesel truck and one tenacious David Berry to drag Leroi from Conroe to College Station, Texas, where the professors of the Texas A&M Meat Sciences Department gave Jack’s new beloved 13,500-pound steel off-set smoker...
NOT A RESTAURANT I attended my first barbecue class yesterday at Texas A&M Meat Sciences Department. Because who’s a brisket bitch? I’M A BRISKET BITCH! Now, I always thought that BBQ was when you flip meat stuff on a grill in your back yard while you drink beer...
THE SHINING TWINS GROW UP
I TELL YOU WHAT Jack’s childhood friend David Berry is hosting us while we’re in Conroe, Texas. Hailing from a family of 11 children who grew up in White Rock Lake behind Jack’s home, David shares just about every Texas memory Jack has since he grew up playing with...
Deirdre Timmons
An accomplished writer and filmmaker, Deirdre Timmons is a native Northwesterner who leads a busy life between working and spending time with her family. In the spring of 2013, Deirdre was caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s in addition to her normal routine. So when she began feeling tired and forgetful, she chalked it up to her busy schedule, age, and possible early symptoms of Alzheimer’s. It wasn’t long after that she began experiencing regular dizziness, lack of concentration, unexplained weight loss, and extensive bruising. This combination of symptoms seemed odd, so Deirdre sought the advice of her doctor and subsequently began physical therapy for dizziness. When the symptoms worsened, she pursued further investigation.
After MRIs, x-rays, blood tests, a CAT scan, and a brain biopsy, her brain surgeon diagnosed Deirdre with a malignant medulloblastoma brain tumor. Her prognosis: one month to live. That was five years ago.
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