by Steven Dybvad | Dec 16, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 16, 2014 I’m getting close to finishing my Christmas cards, this year I have 24 cards to make and mail out to family and friends, keeping me plenty busy for the duration of my cell isolation. If I wasn’t sentenced to cell isolation there’s a...
by David Applegate | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
December 15, 2014 Yes, there is news! Otherwise I would not post two days in a row! When I arrived at work this morning in Orange County after driving in from Palm Springs, I glanced down at my phone and saw several emails from my attorneys. Experience has taught me...
by Kenneth Flaska | Dec 15, 2014 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
December 15, 2014 EULOGY If you knew Me in my prior life, You know that I had the burden and the honor of presenting the Eulogy at the funerals of many family members and friends. I do not know how that came to pass, but it is a position I have assumed. My...
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 15, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 15, 2014 Something as simple as not receiving any mail or emails from family or friends in a while can cause the mind to wander and worry. Over the years these kinds of worries and concerns get easier, but sometimes I just get a strange, eerie feeling, I...
by David Applegate | Dec 14, 2014 | Blog, David Applegate
December 14, 2014 The song by the Divine Miss M has been playing in my head the past few days – and for good reason! Yep – my friends came through! After my last blog post, several of my friends stepped up and offered to help Ken and me find a home for our IRAs. (You...
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 13, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 13, 2014 Today is one of those crazy popular novelty dates, 12/13/14. I bet a lot of couples are getting married today as a way of remembering such a special date. There won’t be another special date like this for another 89 years, on 01/02/2103. Just wait,...
by Brian Jorgenson | Dec 12, 2014 | Blog, Brian Jorgenson
December 12, 2014 Preventing Fraud & Other White Collar Crimes The next three on the “list” that I’ll touch upon are: Strong sense of rationalizing away the wrongfulness of their actions and quick to justify the activity No prior run-ins with the...
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 12, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 12, 2014 Not too long ago two students in my horticulture class had to be expelled for breaking the rules. These two students who are also on cell isolation in my unit were apparently having sex in the school bathroom that’s designated for the students....
by Steven Dybvad | Dec 11, 2014 | Steven Dybvad
December 11, 2014 Counting the days and marking them off. It’s weird because it almost feels like I’m waiting to be released from prison, and in a sense I am waiting to be released. Inmates call cell isolation and the whole ‘jail’ here in...
by Justin Paperny | Dec 10, 2014 | Blog
December 10, 2014 The transfer from Etika to Federal Prison Advice continues. I am working on the new site, content, videos, and more. Below is a draft of a brochure my friend Michael Santos and I worked on. There might be some edits left to do, but this is a good...