by Charles Jones | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
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...
by David Foley | Nov 26, 2015 | Blog, David Foley
THANKSGIVING It is the time of year when the days are getting shorter, and the air colder. With this year’s Thanksgiving I want to take a moment and reflect on all that I am thankful for. Certainly this year has been the most difficult and trying of my life, but I...
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Thanksgiving I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Enjoy your family, your friends and your holiday traditions. This is my second Thanksgiving in prison. Last Thanksgiving, I did not believe that I had very much to be thankful for. I was lost in...
by David Applegate | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
November 24, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving to my family and to all my friends and colleagues as well as those of you whom I have never met! I wanted to share with everyone how truly thankful I am for so many things in my life. This is an easy post for me to write because...
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Saturday November 21, 2015 I am surprised that I have not heard back from Mr. Trump. Oh well, I guess He is too busy to respond? Today is my bride’s birthday! The second one I have missed over the past 31 years! I hope and pray that I only miss one more. The...
by Roxanne Jackson | Nov 21, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
How we perceive our individual situations is all in our minds. We must learn to program our minds with the right thoughts. Sometimes it is hard to program positivity, hope and happiness when we are in dire straits. However, it can be learned with a little practice. I...
by Charles Jones | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
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,...
by David Applegate | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Is It Time for Christmas? Yes, I know it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet. In my previous life, I used to be the “Christmas Music Nazi” insisting that Kenny had to wait until after Thanksgiving every year to get out his 200+ Christmas CDs and start...
by Inside Out | Nov 17, 2015 | Blog, Inside Out
Fit is the New Black With each day that passes, I continue to become more established into a routine. Despite my fairly smoothe adjustment into my new surroundings, the emotional fluctuations are limitless. Within any given hour, I can go from being so happy having...
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Here I am, at camp Fed on Thanksgiving of 2015, and I’m not serving dinner in the soup kitchen I’m serving time in a federal Jail. If asked the question, “Where do you see yourself next Thanksgiving?” last turkey day the answer would never...
