Thanks Einstein
Many thanks to the kind sender of "The Economist" magazine from my Amazon Wish List. I love the British un-politicized view of the US and eagerly read it each week here at Bastrop FSC, just like I did before I came. The most recent week was certainly no exception....
Thanks
Since I arrived at Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp on August 26th, many people have sent books and magazines from my Amazon Wish List (listed under cjones@cjones.com). Unfortunately, by the time I receive them, the packages have been opened, inspected and the sender's...
Amen
Although my memory is not infallible, I believe I have spent the last 36 Thanksgivings with my in-laws. I was blessed to have married into a wonderful family. One generation from our Thanksgiving gatherings has left this earth, but it now includes three generations of...
Joyful Noise
This will no doubt be the most difficult post I have attempted to write. I am reluctant to broach this painful subject for fear that my words will be inadequate to express just how BAD the music is at the Christian Chapel services at Bastrop FSC. We have song books,...
Freedom
Americans have tossed around the word freedom for almost 240 years. Freedom was one of the reasons for our country's birth. We're supposed to be “the land of the free..." Freedom is so important that good people die for it. How does that translate to my current...
Fashion and Justice
Let's face it. I have often embraced my own superficial side. For instance, I have always had a keen awareness of clothes, both good and bad. As long as I can remember, I've known what was in and out of style. I remember as early as elementary school, my mother...
Dirty Mike
One of the good guys at Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp left on November 2nd, after serving an 18 month sentence. He had been a banker in his former life, was an excellent spades player and I liked him very much. He was the "barista" in the Chow Hall making what some,...
Scabies
Scabies is a contagious itch or mange caused by a parasite. I don't want it, but some unfortunate inmate brought it to Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp last summer. He was gone before I arrived on August 26th, but left this deposit as a parting gift. His bunk mate came...
Solitude
My first introduction to solitude was driving a tractor when I was in high school. While my primary gift was destroying farm equipment, quiet hours did become days, which became weeks in detached and precise pasture shredding. There was something Zen-like in spending...
Happy Birthday
Thirty-four years ago on this date, I looked into the face of a baby girl and melted. From that point on, she has had me wrapped around her little finger. She always will--my oldest daughter--my first baby chick. In a small way to honor her on her birthday, here are...
