by Kenneth Flaska | Aug 2, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
CELL PHONES AND PRISON DO NOT MIX. Last week, several prisoners who work off the compound at one of the military bases got themselves in to some serious trouble. One of the prisoners had a cell phone hidden at his job site. He let one of his co-workers use the phone...
by David Foley | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog, David Foley
I've really enjoyed the toastmasters organization and the opportunity to hone my public speaking skills. I'm nearing completion of the competent communicator certification which is recognized by every toastmaster organization around the...
by David Applegate | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
Greetings from Beijing July 28, 2016 No, we did not get an influx of Chinese inmates. However, it does seem like we have adopted that city's weather patterns. Due to a combination of 110 degree temps, an inversion layer, and smoke from several forest fires, we have...
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 28, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
NEGATIVE MINDSET IN PRISON. As a prisoner, I find myself dwelling on the negative aspects of my current situation. I will admit being here is no walk in the park. (Club Fed is not an accurate depiction). As a result, I now look for the negative as opposed to the...
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 24, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
MORE ON RELATIONSHIPS IN PRISON. I wrote about relationships and how prison can easily destroy them in my last blog. What initially motivated me to write about this subject were a series of discussions I had with some fellow prisoners. All of them were either going...
by David Applegate | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
The Death Penalty July 22, 2016 Ah, a nice light hearted topic for the weekend! Seriously, though, I just did my 7th Toastmaster's speech yesterday (three more to go!). I was inspired by a book I read a while back to speak about the death penalty. The book is "Just...
