I just can’t get over what happened in Texas this past week. The senseless, horrific act of one sick individual that changed the lives of so many families forever. In an instant, caused inconceivable suffering to at least 20 families. Although I will never be able to fully understand this pain and suffering (I hope!)… […]
Alright… I have been having long conversations with “Dave” (Again – there is no one that I know actually named Dave…if you don’t have any idea who Dave is… go back and read “The Smile” post and then jump back over here) while walking the track together the past few nights. I have found these
Another school shooting. An ELEMENTARY school shooting. Another one! 14 elementary children are dead. An elementary kid is between the age of 5 – 11 years old. What the f*ck are we doing wrong and why is it not our government’s top priority to fix it IMMEDIATELY? We live in the greatest country in the
I have been thinking a lot about the past year, the “pre-trial” year aka 2021 into early 2022… the time between me getting arrested and surrendering to Terminal Island. I have been thinking about all the changes, all the revelations, all the tears, all the truths, all the wreckage and all the lessons. I realized
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There is a guy in here that I will name Dave (that is not his name)… Dave is 46 years old and has been in and out of prison since he was 17. He has been held in supermax prisons, high security penitentiaries and now has worked his way down to a low security facility
As you can imagine, prison provides a unique situation where all of the aspects of your life that you love are stripped away from you and simultaneously… all of the daily stressors and anxieties of life are also suddenly taken out of your world. Due to this depletion of all things “normal”… you are left
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Every week or so the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) and Terminal Island specifically posts an updated list of FSA (First Step Act) approved programs that are “available” to us. I put available in quotations because so far even though they may be “available”… it has been a process actually enrolling in a program. Since the
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Well… the cat is out the bag. Some of the guys in my unit found out that I had acted in movies prior to getting here and all hell has broken loose in F Unit. I have acquired the new nickname ‘Superstar’… I am asked at least 10 times a day if I have met
I have been told on many occasions that my routine oriented, habitual nature is a little extreme. I find peace in routine and know what I like… so, if it ain’t broke… don’t fix it… right? I have to admit that in real life, keeping a strict routine is not always realistic and in some
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I was watching the NFL Draft this past week with some of the guys in here… forgetting my current surroundings for a bit and basking in the normalcy of watching the draft as I would be doing in real life. It was a cool experience… just a group of dudes talking football. Looking forward to
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