Great Loss in the family
4/25/15 Many things have happened in my journey through prison over the last few weeks, literally restraining me from sending out blog entries, though I truly wanted to. But today I won’t elaborate on the incidents leading up to this date, for today something more...
Search Cell
4/3/15 These last few days the guards have been shaking our cell down, over and over again. They're looking for something specific. Of course I can't go into any details about what's going on, but I feel compelled to speak up about my concerns and the always present...
Grandmothers 90th Birthday
4/1/15 Today is my grandmother's 90th birthday. My mother scheduled a video visit so that I could participate in her birthday party and wish her a happy 90th birthday. It wasn't easy to see my grandmother; she's getting weaker and weaker. Now, even her speech is being...
After 35 years of avoiding responsibility for anything in my life.
3/30/15 The more that I try to take control, preparing for my financial future, reading and studying business, money financial magazines, the easier it is to get discouraged. As I read and learn more about stocks, bonds, savings, earnings and the time it takes to...
Healthy food choices, exercise, and busy days that are consistent with working to reach and attain goals.
03-28-2015 I truly believe that I've found the most natural, long lasting and efficient way to alleviate my depression. Healthy food choices, exercise, and busy days that are consistent with working to reach and attain goals, creating new goals and improving on them...
Sobriety, health, fitness and accountability to myself and my loved ones.
March 20, 2015 Back to running on the track is awesome. The prison will only open the track for inmates when the temperature is so many degrees above freezing. We continue to have a lot of cold days here in Ohio, especially in the mornings when I run. I can't run in...
One year left!
March 17, 2015 Today is a very special day for me. Many others are celebrating St. Patricks Day, but for me, this day marks something even more exciting. After today, I'll have exactly one year left on my sentence. No matter what, after this day, on March 18th of next...
I qualify for the honor unit
March 9, 2015 As I mentioned in a few of my latest blog entries, I've been having some serious problems with my current celly. Well fortunately for me, I won’t have to deal with him for much longer. As a result of the one and only black mark on my once untarnished...
FINALLY! Completely wiped from my record.
March 6, 2015 Finally, after fighting tooth and nail, being jerked around by a seemingly impenetrable penal system, justice has prevailed! As a new man, trying to take control of my own life, understanding the importance of no longer depending on my parents to pick me...
Personal commitment
February 26, 2015 I made a personal commitment to writing only about the positive aspects of the rest of my sentence in prison, so I'll try to find a way to shed a silver lining from this topic. In the same breath, I also feel that it's important to remain informative...