Jumped gaddies out of a couple ditches this weekend... which is why i dont dine on early season gadwall. When they eat that ditch slime, they can stink the house up. By dec 15th or so, not much finer table fare flys. Everyone is waiting with anticpation on the first batch of gadwall fajitas of the year!
Im doing great rick. Had a little medical set back in sept, had a tia, which is basically a temporary stroke. Apprently, a big glob o bacon grease broke loose and cut the o2 off to some important parts of my brain. things like my eyes focusing and talking and what not. Anyway, the tests where done, and I dont have any brain, artery, or hart damage. Its like when I turned 18 and my criminal record was expunged... all that, and I aint done anything permanet. So their aint no pill, its just I got to do it. Since the last week of sept, i have lost 22 pounds, have not smoked (still dipping tho, cant do everything at once), barely drank, and gave up pork and red meat completely. I wanted to cut back on red meat, but its easier to just not do it, than try to do moderation. Im healthier and feel great. Tj just turned 15, and hes still my constant companion. He ran his first Grand with me in tulsa last month.. he went out early a little late on a whistle in a big big wind, but he did something 99% of the dog people in this world never have, ran his dog in a national event. Da Juice passed for the second time, making it him a Grand champion. Dog season is finally over, and getting ready for duciks, but my little training group had 3 new hrch dogs, and a Grand dog this fall, all that work was worth it. Still got one till opening day, and 1 to place, but its fixing to be just our dogs there... and aint said that since febuary! We're ahead on our duck season prep, really we could shoot in the morning if we had bought bullets yet... still got sunday and next friday to finish everything up. we're like everyone, waiting on some rain and cold to make our dreams come true! hope your doing well, and our paths cross again soon. travis
