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A DAY AT PENSACOLA FEDERAL PRISON CAMP
A DAY AT PENSACOLA FEDERAL PRISON CAMP I have only been at Pensacola Federal Prison Camp for three weeks. I have not yet settled into a routine. To me, a routine is essential to help the prison time pass as quickly as possible and to maintain my physical and emotional...
Health – Wealth – Happiness
Health - Wealth - Happiness First in a 10 Part series My first couple of weeks here at Taft Prison Camp has given me an opportunity to reflect. Most often we're so busy with our lives that we don't have a block of time to step outside of our day to day routines,...
Letting Go
Letting Go One thing that all of this solitary time has given me is the opportunity to let go of my anger for the fact that the people that put me here had violated the settlement in the civil suit. Had they lived up to the terms it would have never escalated to a...
Happy Birthday Kenny!!!
Happy Birthday Kenny!!! June 5, 2016 Today my husband turns 60! I am so grateful that he came to visit yesterday along with our long time and close friends Lisa, Gary and John (of Ed and John, Ed's in Italy right now immersed in Italian language school). It was a...
The First Two Weeks in Pensacola
The First Two Weeks in Pensacola. Transferring to a new prison is like moving to a new city where you do not know anyone. My response to the situation has been to lay back and observe my new surroundings and the people who inhabit it. I causally look for like minded...
199 Days To Go
199 Days To Go Well, it's becoming more and more real as today i drop under 200 days left to go. I'm really looking forward to completing my incarceration and getting back home to my friends, family and work. Time seems to be accelerating lately. I think it is due to...
Visitation Snafu in Federal Prison!
Visitation Snafu! May 30, 2016 "David Applegate, report to Camp Control!" The announcement came over the loudspeaker at 3pm last Friday waking me up from a nice afternoon nap. Generally, this is not a good thing (the nap was good; I'm talking about being summoned to...
Memorial Day in Pensacola Federal Prison
Memorial Day in Pensacola. I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day Weekend. It was always the kickoff to summer in my old hometown in Michigan. I just finished my first full week in Pensacola and I am getting acclimated to the compound. Unlike Jesup, Pensacola...
Positive Thoughts in Federal Prison
Thinking positive thoughts are a natural part of our make-up even for the most pessimistic bunch. The goal however is to totally saturate your being on a hourly basis with positive thoughts. If you on the hourly basis are in the spirit of giving thanks and sending...
THE GRASS IS GREENER?
THE GRASS IS GREENER? Throughout my life, I tended to think the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. I suspect this thinking pattern was based upon my lack of gratitude for what I already had. I spent an inordinate amount of time setting goals and working...
