Letting Go
Letting Go One thing that all of this solitary time has given me is the opportunity to let go of my anger for the fact that the people that put me here had violated the settlement in the civil suit. Had they lived up to the terms it would have never escalated to a...
I’ve Lost 110 Pounds in Federal Prison!
110 pounds well, with a little motivation from another "big fella" in my unit, i've been pressured in the past few weeks and have achieved the milestone of losing 110 pounds since my arrival. now that summer is here and we are already hitting the 90's during the day,...
I’ve Read 200 Books In Prison
Every Monday through Friday at 3p we have mail call. It’s always a great day to have your name called. Correspondence from the outside world is a lightning bolt of positive energy for me. I’ve been extremely blessed to have many friends and family continually sending...
Words Matter
Words matter I’ve been very fortunate to have the opportunity to join toastmasters international. a local chapter is sponsoring our group, allowing us to take the formal training to become members. i'm looking forward to completing my 10 speeches while here. I’ve...
100 Pounds!
100 pounds! Ever wonder what ten years of litigation, indictment, building a new company from the ground up, sentencing and preparing for prison will do to you? well, i woke up heading to prison after a decade of incredible stress, incredibly unhealthy and extremely...
Giving Silently
Last year i was very fortunate to be able to have a small role in the final production of Adam carolla's incredible documentary "winning: the racing life of Paul Newman" We showed that film here this week. Having worked on the film restoration of the archive footage,...
Prison Can Be About Suffering
After several months I’ve finally been give my medical diagnosis by the head doctor here....suffer. I kid you not, i was told that they will prescribe me pain pills but that they will need to "observe" my injury for the next two years and after that ifi a m still in...
3rd Act From Federal Prison
Every good story, movie and tv show has three acts. I’m excited to report that my prison story is heading into the 3rd act this week. I’ve completed the first act of arrival, orientation, shock and awe of the incredible life changing event this is. I’ve made it past...
Living on $360 a month
3-26-16 Living on $360 a month One of the interesting skills that i have developed while here is budgeting out my monthly living expenses on the $360 spending limit we have. Fortunately postage stamps, phone calls, music and email stamps are not part of that spending...
Halfway Home From Prison
3-19-16 9 month review - halfway home well it has certainly been a unique experiencce so far. i'm halfway done! first and foremost i want ot thank all of my family and friends that have provided me an incredible amount of love and support. the visits to the desert,...