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I heard the chatter before I heard the news. This is how things typically go behind these walls. “Hollywood. They’re moving you homeboy. RDAP time bro”… I hear from multiple guys as I leave work Wednesday afternoon and walk back to “my” unit that apparently will no longer be my unit in a matter of […]

I look down at my left wrist… 9:58am. I have now been awake for 6 hours with nothing in my body besides coffee and willpower. I need to eat. Usually by this time… I have made myself a nice, “fresh” salad with my trusty bag of tuna alongside but today has been one of those

Basically the whole tribe is on some version of summer vacation this week. We got Palm Springs… we got Santa Claus (Yes… it is a real place)… we got Spain…. we got Copenhagen. My people are out there livin’ and I love it. Throughout the week… there have been multiple instances where guys would ask

I shouldn’t be here today. I should be in Northern California with my family (well most of it) and the ones that aren’t there…should be there as well but because I am not… they are not. I should be waking up and helping everyone get ready to launch our girl… my oldest niece… into symbolic

Alright… so absolutely zero computer access over the weekend has me bangin’ this thing out before I head into work on this glorious Monday morning… still feels like Sunday night but we will go with Monday morning. That all being said… I must be quick but I do want to leave you with this… It’s

It’s Tuesday night… I started a new little evening routine this week where I rent a movie on my tablet and set up shop in the room after dinner to unwind and have a bit of time to myself. Shut that door… turn off the light… pop on the movie and disappear into another world

Let me tell you a little story about appreciation. Now… we, as human beings, take things for granted… lets be honest… it is just what we do. Whether that be time or money or people or relationships or being able to sit on a couch or sleep in an actual bed or take a shower

There are a handful of “events” when living behind these walls that re-make the table… that turn the page to the next chapter of the journey. Your Bunkie going home… especially a Bunkie that you have been going through this madness with for years… is one of those events and one that I was able

Milestone week this past week. My youngest little (quickly getting not so little) guy turned 5 on Wednesday. The boys birthday weeks are always such a mixed bag of emotions for me in here. I find myself thinking about their birthday… having dreams about it at night… for weeks leading up to the actual event.

Well… it has been a good week and as I sit (still on a high that I am able to sit these days) and type… I realize that there is no specific reason for this general chipper vibe but the sun is shining… there are beautiful roses blooming around the yard and laughter percolating the