by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
PRESERVING RELATIONSHIPS WHILE SERVING TIME IN PRISON. Face it, by the time you find yourself sitting in prison, you have damaged many relationships. Some of those relationships are gone forever. Other relationships remain strong because they…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 16, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
SICK AND TIRED OF PRISON. The prison roller coaster took a sharp dip down this week. All of the little things that irritate me in prison suddenly, inexplicably, became bigger things. The broken hot water tap in the dorm kitchen where I make my…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 12, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
BREAKING POINT. As you can imagine, prison is full of many unhappy people. Many prisoners hold anger and resentment towards family, friends, attorneys, prosecutors and judges. They want to blame someone else for their situation. I also hold some…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 10, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
FEDERAL PRISON VISITING ROOM- RULES AND ETIQUETTE. I was blessed with a 3 day visit from my bride last weekend. The thrill of sitting, talking and briefly holding the love of your life is priceless. (I had to come to prison to figure this out?).…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
GERMS, CONTRABAND AND PRIDE; THINGS TO AVOID IN PRISON. It has been an interesting few days in prison. I encountered or observed several situations which reminded me of things I need to avoid in prison. My first experience was biological in nature.…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 27, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
THIS WEEK IN PENSACOLA. After attending Admissions and Orientation, I was assigned a job in kitchen services. The good news is I am in the sanitation department as opposed to culinary arts. Basically, I mop floors, clean kitchen equipment and take…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 26, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
THIS WEEK IN PENSACOLA. After attending admissions and orientation, I was assigned to a job in food services. The good news is I am in sanitation services as opposed to culinary arts. Basically, I mop the floors, clean the equipment and take out the…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 19, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
June 19, 2016. Happy Fathers Day! Another Holiday in prison. The good News is all of the memories I have from many past Father's days with my boys. I sat around and day dreamed about sailing, golfing, baseball tournaments and bar-b-ques. Great…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
THIS WEEK IN PENSACOLA. I finally went to orientation on Wednesday. Orientation consists of various prison officials from different departments stopping by to inform us about the operations of the prison camp. Some of the information was quite…
by Kenneth Flaska | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog, Kenneth Flaska
June 15, 2015. Today is the anniversary of the worst day of my life. It is the fourth anniversary of the death of my oldest son, Taylor. I cannot began to tell you how devastating it is to lose a child. His passing brought our entire family to the…