by Roxanne Jackson | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Roxanne Jackson
I have not been blogging for a couple of weeks! There is a reason behind it. Since I have been here I have been watching my diet and adding exercise. I have been focused as best I can be!! However, what I failed to watch was my sodium intake!! On a daily basis I...
by Charles Jones | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp is a working camp which means that inmates each have a job that hopefully helps the camp run smoothly. There are several divisions within the workforce. There is Maintenance-1 where inmates repair and maintain the various buildings and...
by Mark Bernstein | Oct 10, 2015 | Blog, Mark Bernstein
Reference points and perspective can change so quickly and thus they seem to change a persons reality as well. I walk around the track here every day at around sunrise and watch the sun come up, color the sky, light my path and I wonder why i didn’t do this at...
by David Applegate | Oct 10, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
I was thinking about my next “Best of Buddhism” post when I came across a fantastic article in the September 27 edition of the New York Times entitled, “Stop Googling, Let’s Talk” by Sherry...
by Kenneth Flaska | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
“Post Traumatic Growth Syndrome” ? Over the past several years I have experienced more than my fair share of trauma. I have lost family members and friends. I have lost my son which was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.( Prison is a very...
by Charles Jones | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Have you noticed that from time to time simplification gets trendy? I’ve seen it come and go several times. At Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp, I am in the middle of an involuntary simplification plan. I’m afraid the chance of it trending is unlikely as my...