Pay Day in Federal Prison

December 10, 2014 Pay Day in Federal Prison Today, I received my first “Pay Check” in Prison. The amount deposited to my account was $ 13.50, which included a performance bonus for extraordinary work effort. The check covered the month of November for my...

New information about the bad urine screening

December 10, 2014 I have more new information about the bad urine screening that resulted in this three month cell isolation punishment and a mark on my once untarnished record. As I said about a week ago, there are five other men that take the same medication as me...

Doing Time

December 9, 2014 Doing Time The Prisoner in front of me in the chow line asks ” How long You been down (in prison)?” I reply, “2 months”. He replies, ” Hell, You just a rookie at Doing Time” Unfortunately, He is correct. I am just...

I just wish I knew back then what I know now.

December 09, 2014 Every day I think about my future after release, not in a way that is daydreaming or obsessing, but in a healthy way, a way that’s productive in preparations for my future success. I have so many ideas and aspirations about my options for...

It’s a healthy fear

December 09, 2014   12/09/14 – PRISON INFO./UPDATES/ADVICE: Every day I think about my future after release, not in a way that is daydreaming or obsessing, but in a healthy way, a way that’s productive in preparations for y future success. I have so...

Careless activities

December 08, 2014 Over the years I’ve come to have several bad back and neck problems due to careless activities, lifting heavy things improperly, bad posture and sleeping in poor positions. My five year stay in prison has only amplified these problems. Having...

Giving Thanks From Federal Prison

Giving Thanks From Federal Prison Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now I await my first (and only, thank God) Christmas in prison. Despite the fact I was away from family and friends for Thanksgiving, it was far less depressing than I anticipated....

Things I miss

December 07, 2014 Yesterday I watched the skiing and snowboarding competition on television, noticing that it was being held at Beavercreek in Vail Colorado where I’ve been skiing with my family a few times, many years ago. Since then my family has been back to...

OWNING MY SLIPPERS

OWNING MY SLIPPERS I am currently reading a very interesting book “Cutting for Stone”. (Thanks for the book, Claudia!) I have not finished the book but it has presented many situations that have touched a note with Me. One of the main characters in the...

Louis Zamperini

December 06, 2014 About two years ago, during my stay at Lebanon penitentiary a friend of the family sent me a book about the life story of Louis Zamperini. I remember every detail of this book, the stories about all of his experiences growing up and all of the...

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