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Black Friday

by Mark Bernstein | Nov 27, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein

I'm accustomed to today being a busy day for myself and my clients, Black Friday in the retail and wholesale world marks the beginning of the XMas selling season and a time of action and non stop work. I certainly will be missing that here and it…

Amen

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…

THANKSGIVING

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…

Thanksgiving

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…

I Am Truly Thankful

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…

Blog

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…

The Mind

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…

Joyful Noise

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…

Is It Time for Christmas?

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…

Fit is the New Black

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…