by Charles Jones | Jan 23, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
January 23, 2016 A rural upbringing can create some lasting memories. I remember when I was age 12, I had a very close, face-to-face encounter with a possum while building an elaborate fort in our hay barn. I know now that I scared him, as his response was to open his...
by Charles Jones | Jan 23, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
When I was 14, after watching me get thrown out again attempting to steal second base, my dad told me, "You run too long in one place." This came as a shock to me as from my perspective I was moving fast. But I remember that his comment changed my perspective until I...
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 self-centered ego. My...
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 out of control. As...
by Charles Jones | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
January 7, 2016 For all our country's accomplishments in science and technology, I can think of only three real contributions that America has made to organized spirituality, as almost all were reconditioned imports from the Old World. The first contributor was Mary...
by Charles Jones | Jan 3, 2016 | Blog, Charles Jones
January 3, 2016 The second inmate subculture at Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp is the Entrepreneur. It may be a surprise, but it takes money to live in prison, and the free market is alive here. The Bureau of Prisons provides limited clothes and toiletries, but...
