by Charles Jones | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Americans have tossed around the word freedom for almost 240 years. Freedom was one of the reasons for our country's birth. We're supposed to be “the land of the free..." Freedom is so important that good people die for it. How does that translate to my current...
by Charles Jones | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Let's face it. I have often embraced my own superficial side. For instance, I have always had a keen awareness of clothes, both good and bad. As long as I can remember, I've known what was in and out of style. I remember as early as elementary school, my mother...
by Charles Jones | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
One of the good guys at Bastrop Federal Satellite Camp left on November 2nd, after serving an 18 month sentence. He had been a banker in his former life, was an excellent spades player and I liked him very much. He was the "barista" in the Chow Hall making what some,...
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. His bunk mate came...
by Charles Jones | Oct 27, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
My first introduction to solitude was driving a tractor when I was in high school. While my primary gift was destroying farm equipment, quiet hours did become days, which became weeks in detached and precise pasture shredding. There was something Zen-like in spending...
by Charles Jones | Oct 23, 2015 | Blog, Charles Jones
Thirty-four years ago on this date, I looked into the face of a baby girl and melted. From that point on, she has had me wrapped around her little finger. She always will--my oldest daughter--my first baby chick. In a small way to honor her on her birthday, here are...
