by David Applegate | Feb 2, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
One day, while walking through the wilderness, a man encountered a vicious tiger. He ran for his life, and the tiger gave chase. The man came to the edge of a cliff, and the tiger was almost upon him. Having no choice, he held on to a vine with both…
by David Applegate | Jan 24, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
Getting Closer January 24, 2016 I have noticed over the past few months that my relationships with several people I am close to have become signficantly deeper and richer. I find this to be a wonderful thing and I was curious to figure out why this…
by David Applegate | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog, David Applegate
Happy New Year!! January 2, 2016 What a year it has been! On the one hand, it seems like it wasn't that long ago Kenny and I were having our last dinner together at Lisa and Gary's; and my last dinner as a free man. On the other hand, that seems…
by David Applegate | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Merry Christmas! December 26, 2015 By the time you get this, it will be several days after Christmas. I hope all of you had a peaceful, calm and happy day with people you love and who love you! Prior to the beginning of the holiday season, I have to…
by David Applegate | Dec 23, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Merry Christmas Darling December 24, 2015 Dear Mr. Ken: Even though my head is in a good place this holiday season, it's still hard to wrap it around not being with you tonight and tomorrow -- like we have been for over 30 years. I'm not with you in…
by David Applegate | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
I hope you will indulge me taking up a blog post to brag a little bit on my husband, Kenny. Like me, he is on a difficult journey and I think sometimes people forget that! For quite some time prior to my sentencing in August of last year, we knew…
by David Applegate | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Karma Delivers! December 7, 2015 One of my key "intentions" I have adopted here at Taft is to do good things without expecting anything in return or, if you prefer, putting "good energy" or "karma" out into the universe. And no, Shirley MacLaine is…
by David Applegate | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
November 24, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving to my family and to all my friends and colleagues as well as those of you whom I have never met! I wanted to share with everyone how truly thankful I am for so many things in my life. This is an easy post for me…
by David Applegate | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Is It Time for Christmas? Yes, I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet. In my previous life, I used to be the "Christmas Music Nazi" insisting that Kenny had to wait until after Thanksgiving every year to get out his 200+ Christmas CDs and start…
by David Applegate | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
When I knew I would be heading to a federal prison camp, I began researching the internet on the closest Federal Prison Camps to Palm Springs (Lompoc and Taft). Unfortunately, TripAdvisor and Yelp do not have ratings for prison camps. Probably no…