DrakeNews #129 December 20, 2022
Dear people,
Life hasn’t changed a lot for me personally since #128. I continue to be much less smart than I used to be. I can no longer hold a complete idea in my head. I don’t want to write crap, which turning out inferior stories would be in my opinion.
I haven’t managed to figure out how to get smarter, though I continue to take geneaire rebuilder. Maybe it helps.
Strength training definitely works. I’m getting stronger though, I’m not what I ought to be. My balance is still off and I have to be driven by somebody else. My wife (and main driver) doesn’t think that matters, as I didn’t like driving anyway. It matters.
We had a quiet and very nice thanksgiving with old friends and walked around the 20 acre yard before dessert but Jonathan and family were in Norfolk with her family. We’ll see them another time.
Chicks in Tank Tops came out with a sequel to Airborne All the Way. The story is a good
job but it’s very hard for me to write without being sure of my typing. My brain works well, but I no longer can hold a whole work in my head before I start working. It was and remains a considerable loss to me. I have enough money, but I liked to write.
Several years ago my wife told me she wanted a pond on the lower west end of the property and that our yard man could build it. I told her I knew nothing on the subject but if she would plan it I would pay for the construction.
This turned out to be a very bad idea. I should have refused unless she got it professionally planned first. We got a big pond but it didn’t hold water. Jo said it was “shit!” Recently we connected with a neighbor whose nephew is a contractor. He is now reworking the pond starting with clearing the saplings that had sprouted. He plans to rebuild it with a proper core. I still don’t know squat about pond design and construction, but it seems to be in good hands. I’ll hope.
Incidently I’m not complaining about the yard man. He worked hard for long hours, and dug a nice hole in the ground. He just didn’t know how to make it hold water
Have a great holiday people. It hasn’t been an easy year and I’ve lost friends, but people are really great and supportive in general
Be nice to other folks, people.
–Dave Drake
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