by David Applegate | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
Happy New Year!! January 2, 2016 What a year it has been! On the one hand, it seems like it wasn't that long ago Kenny and I were having our last dinner together at Lisa and Gary's; and my last dinner as a free man. On the other hand, that seems…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
This Week in Jesup. The finger I had surgery on is very stiff. I am working with an old handball to exercise it to gain some range of motion. You work out your own physical therapy plan in prison. Tonight they had a post production party for the…
by Mark Bernstein | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
i would like to thank the BOP for something else today, to making me realize that I don't need all the clutter and stuff in my life that I have at home. Additionally, the BOP has ingrained in me the preciousness of space, and how to deal best with…
by Charles Jones | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
January 15, 2016 It may be theoretically possible for a person to willfully change his character. However, if I tried that, chances are my new character would be just as screwed up as the old, as any change I concocted would be based on my own…
by Mark Bernstein | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Since I'm winding down my stay here at Camp Fed I thought I would share the proper shower technique with my readers and for anyone who is about to enter the system. Most importantly, Rule #1 you MUST always have on shower shoes, do not ever let your…
by Mark Bernstein | Jan 13, 2016 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Last night I taught my final class, if one could refer to what I've done for the past 13 weeks as teaching. I started out with over 25 inmates and last night I had 9, a pretty big attrition rate. I did the first 8 weeks of my course concentrating on…
by David Foley | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, David Foley
DJ 1/12/16 I was afforded the opportunity to DJ the camp this past weekend. Every so often we are allowed to set up sound equipment on the yard, and various bands play for everyone throughout the day. I was given a ninety minute slot. With a couple…
by Charles Jones | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
January 11, 2016 Most of us like to feel we're in control of our life, and predictability gives us our best shot at feeling some sense of just that. Circumstances, events, and relationships, however, are highly UN-predictable and can make life seem…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Monday; January 11, 2016 Time for my monthly haircut. I keep my hair very short in prison. It eliminates time in the bathroom and I have not met anyone I want to impress in prison. I waited outside the barbershop for 30 minutes to insure my spot in…
by Mark Bernstein | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
As my countdown continues i have found that I am becoming more closed off than i was in the beginning. I guess my tolerance for all of the jailhouse BS has become less than it was and I don't want to hear about or be involved in anyone else's drama.…