David's Adventures

I first became a reluctant Santa in December 1969 while working for a Sears store in Fort Worth, Texas.   The store’s Santa had called in si...

The Matilija is a small stream.   Very small.   I believe I’ve caused more erosion than the Matilija just by spilling a glass of water.   ...

I have memories of eating at my “Uncle” Joe’s place, but they are vague memories from the early years of my life.   My grandfather would som...

Hector and I were sent to Spain on a business trip during the time General Franco was still ruling the country.   I don’t really know or c...

My hunting days are over.   The years have taken their toll on this old body.   I still fish whenever I can, and I can still get to some m...

Pavement Pie, Road Pizza, Center-Line Roast, Flat Meat, Ground Meat, Speed Bump Chili, Slow-Rabbit Fricassee, Headlight Steaks with Gravel G...

Another Annual Wild Game Feed at Irvine Lake has made it into the history books.   As usual it was a great success, and the organizers are t...

I tried many times to have a dog, but for various reasons it never worked out.   One failure that still hurts over 40 years later was Hubi...

When one thinks of Texas (I like to think everyone does), many things come to mind.   It is both a state and a state of mind, and it is bi...

Yes, I said what I said.   In “Barbeque” I expressed my opinion of my favorite form of barbeque and now I’m hearing back about it.   The res...

Crappie fishing can be big fun.   My Uncle Sam loved to fish and crappie was his “go to” fish when nothing else were biting.   He shared wi...

There are many categories, but in Texas the word ‘category’ usually (usually) refers to food.   And sometimes these categories are known as ...