October 28, 2014
10 TOUGH THINGS I THINK ABOUT DURING MY FIRST WEEK OF FEDERAL PRISON:
- KNOWING THAT MY FAMILY IS SUFFERING EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!
- MISSING MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS!
- MISSING MY DOGS AND OUR EVENING WALK RITUAL. ( Chaser died and we had to give Mac to a friend when we moved out of our home)
- BEING ASSIGNED TO A LOW SECURITY PRISON AS OPPOSED TO A MINIMUM SECURITY PRISON CAMP.
- STRUGGLING WITH THE VOICE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON THE PHONE SYSTEM WHICH SOMETIMES REQUIRES ME TO DIAL THE SAME NUMBER NINE TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH.
- WAITING IN LINE FOR EVERYTHING, FOOD, PHONE, EMAIL, SHOWER, BATHROOM, ETC.
- TRYING TO SLEEP IN A HIGH NOISE LEVEL ENVIRONMENT CONSISTING OF LOUD CONVERSATIONS, FLUSHING TOILETS NOISY ICE MACHINE AND AN EXHAUST FAN THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SMALL JET IS LANDING.
- SLEEPING IN A STOCKING HAT AND A SWEATSHIRT WITH A TEE- SHIRT FOR A SCARF UNDER A HUGH AIR-CONDITIONING VENT LOCATED 36 INCHES FROM MY HEAD.
- FINDING OUT I HAVE TO IMPROVE MY TYPING SKILLS AS THE LETTERS ON THE KEYBOARDS IN THE PRISON LIBRARY ARE WORN OFF WHICH MAKES SENDING A SIMPLE EMAIL A DIFFICULT TASK FOR ME.
- THE FOOD IS INCREDIBLY UNAPPEALING AND HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATES.
You can avoid all of this by making good decisions!
KEN FLASKA
