by David Bryson | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
Would it be the Best of Times or Worst of Times? - It's time for visits. Inmates take visiting days very seriously. Most guys keep a spare uniform that is pressed and sharp just for visits. They want to look as good as they can for their loved ones,…
by Steve Metheny | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Steve Metheny
I’m dying on Sunday, would you like to come to my party on Saturday? I have three days left until I am scheduled to self-surrender to a Federal prison in Texas and everyone around me is acting kinda strange; they don’t know what to say. They look at…
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
LIVE THROUGH IT We all have mess we wish would somehow magically clean itself up. We endure "things", "situations", "tragedies", "health issues", "financial setbacks" and many other life experiences that simply put make us want to just crawl in a…
by Kenneth Flaska | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Irrational? When someone acts in a foolish manner (commits a crime), they have acted in a irrational fashion. Irrational is defined as "lacking the power to reason; meaningless, unreasonable". Irrational thoughts lead to irrational acts. I have…
by David Bryson | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
And on the Fourth Day God Said....Let There Be Yoga? On my first Sunday morning here in federal prison, which was only my fourth day, I woke early and wandered down to breakfast at about 6:20 AM. I must admit, that despite the self surrender going…
by David Bryson | Aug 8, 2015 | Blog, David Bryson
I Remember Why I Loved the Mid Watch Years ago, as a young naval officer stationed onboard a frigate, I spent the better part of three years patrolling in circles around the southern Caribbean searching for drug traffickers. I was a deck officer and…
by Kenneth Flaska | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
Pleasant Thoughts From Federal Prison I could not sleep the other night. Instead of laying there worrying about everything, I thought about something nice-the first time I saw my wife! It was a sunny summer morning at the Chrystal Mountain Golf…
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
14 Days as a Federal Prisoner The first time I wrote my blog it was 8 days until my surrender to federal prison. Now I can hang my hat on 14 days being a federal prison inmate. As an inmate your greatest enemy is TIME and Fear. You count seconds,…
by David Applegate | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
August 2, 2015 Another new job in prison??? I know, I know. It seems like I can't hold down a job here! I have worked in the kitchen for the past six months and it was time for a change! The last two months I have been the lead "pm utility" guy. It…
by Roxanne Jackson | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
ONE DAY AT A TIME On the outside world we become consumed with the daily hustle and bustle of life. We fill our time thinking and doing activities relating to family, bills, work obligations, dr visits, community gossip, church doings and so on and…