by David Applegate | Aug 21, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Commitment to Growth August 21, 2015 If you read my recent article in the August issue of Outpatient Surgery (link in my last blog post), you know that following the events at ArthroCare, I had a tremendous amount of work to do in the area of…
by David Applegate | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
A Big Step August 20, 2015 I met Stan Herrin, publisher of the trade journal Outpatient Surgery magazine, in the late 1980s. Stan has been following this blog since the first entry right after I was sentenced in late August of last year. A few…
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 David Applegate | Jul 29, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
July 29, 2015 Goodbye and Good Luck - Off to RDAP! As I write this, my best friend here at the Taft camp - David K - is on a bus headed for the prison camp at Sheridan, Oregon where he will begin the Residential Drug Abuse program (RDAP). RDAP is a…
by David Applegate | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Will prison reform actually become a reality? July 27, 2015 Given the current atmosphere on Capitol Hill and the past history of being "tough on crime," it is absolutely amazing to me that there looks to be a consensus on passing significant prison…
by David Applegate | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Welcome to Ken's World! July 13, 2015 Absolutely wonderful visit with my husband Kenny and our dear long time friends Lisa and Gary on Saturday. The visit was so easy - it was like it always is the many times we have gotten together. As is often the…
by David Applegate | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Movin On Up in Federal Prison! July 8, 2015 No - not to a deee-luxe apartment in the sky (I am really dating myself - apologies to my younger readers!) but actually, a pay raise! Let me put this in context first. When I worked on the outside, I was…
by David Applegate | Jun 29, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Justice Kennedy is my Hero June 29, 2015 Well, you didn't think Friday's seminal Supreme Court decision would go by without me commenting! Coming just one day after the Glaukos IPO, the 5-4 decision making same-sex marriage the law of the land gave…
by David Applegate | Jun 25, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
Congratulations Glaukos! June 25, 2015 This morning shares of Glaukos Corporation began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:GKOS) . I had the great privilege of working at Glaukos from April of 2009 until January of 2015. I have had the…
by David Applegate | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog, David Applegate
That's What Friends Are For June 23, 2015 I know I sound like a broken record sometimes when I go on and on about how grateful and fortunate I am to have such wonderful friends who write me, email me, support me and just love me for being me. Last…