Kinky's obesession

Kinky Friedman, the legendary country singer turned whodunnit novelist turned political satirist, is preparing for his fourth and most improbable career move to date: becoming governor of Texas. Over a Jameson and well-gnawed Cuban cigar, he’s contemplating the reforms he’ll bring to the governor’s mansion in Austin, should he wake up on Wednesday morning as the newly-elected governor of Texas.

For starters, the hours of business might require some adjustment; he speculates that ...