by Mark Bernstein | Nov 4, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I have to say that the creativity of some of the inmates with regard to food is amazing. There is seriously some gourmet cooking going on in here. What makes it more amazing is the lack of any real kitchen tools or real fine ingredients for the the…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I would be remiss if I didn't mention what an absolutely beautiful day weather wise it is here at Camp Fed. There is not a cloud in the sky, the temperature has to be in the mid seventies, it's hard to believe it's the third of November. The weather…
by Kenneth Flaska | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
New Month - November 1, 2015 The most exciting day in prison - The first day of a new month. One month closer to the door. I just got off the phone with my wife. She was visiting friends (Jeff and Mary Jo) on their boat that was moored in a harbor…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
We changed the clocks back last night to mark the new month, the new season and now it does finally feel like fall. Thankfully the weather is still unseasonably warm which I'm very thankful for, it allows me to get out every morning to exercise and…
by Mark Bernstein | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Yes we are in prison, yes it can get to you but there are funny, funny moments that occur and sometimes we laugh so hard we cry. Tonight I had one of those moments while playing spades, yes, we do play cards too. We were discussing how bad the food…
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 31, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Rule Breaker? I got pulled over by the C.O. (corrections officer) while I was working out on the Rec yard. I was doing pull-ups on a bar that was attached to the bleachers. This activity was apparently in violation of the compound safety rules. I…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 31, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I have started to teach a course here at Camp Fed, my course is Resume Writing & Cover Letters. I also intend to include some basics on creative writing as well. I was approached by the education dept to teach the curse and I gladly volunteered.…
by Charles Jones | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Scabies is a contagious itch or mange caused by a parasite. I don't want it, but some unfortunate inmate brought it to Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp last summer. He was gone before I arrived on August 26th, but left this deposit as a parting gift.…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
I had a wonderful surprise today, my wife and our very dear friend Marcia came to visit last ,imute, spur of the moment, it was a great treat. Of course a visit from family and friends is so important to all of us in the camp but when comes as a…
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 29, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
This morning I noticed it was a beautiful almost full moon, I must have missed it from yesterday due to the rain. But it was a great sight to see the moon going down in west and the sun going up in the east. Sunrise this morning was beautiful,…