When you are searching you are looking for something - like buried treasure, a person lost in the woods or car keys. A search is temporary in nature. The mission is successful or it is not. Underway or terminated. There is an vast amount of writing...
As I write this it is 6:30 am on Monday morning. Unbeknownst to me it was going to be a day to put into practice what I have been reading and learning about Stoicism as well as humility and patience. I woke up at 5:30 to...
Yankton Federal Prison Camp is a minimum security prison in Yankton, South Dakota. These types of facilities are for white collar offenders - places where inmates will be surrounded by their professional peers and those of similar backgrounds. Or so the thinking goes. White collar offenders represent...
've written several times that when I leave here I will have to answer to myself for how I handled my incarceration. I've also written about how being selfless is far more rewarding than being selfish. Most of my free time at Yankton FPC has...
After reviewing the calorie count and sugar intake on this gem of a dessert I had to come to terms with reality, and my fitness/health goals. This isn't an indulgence, it is a public health concern. I think people could use incarceration as an excuse...
In my earlier years I found myself searching for where I wanted to settle down and start a life out West. A job offer led me to Boise and I still have much gratitude for how lucky I was, although at times I should have...
The Stoics were testing me: Below are my thoughts from a gorgeous day this past October. I wrote this but never sent it off. There wasn't any reason in particular I didn't send it, I guess I wrote it more as therapy. Kind of working through...
Thanksgiving Day was one for the books. Not very festive, as you would expect, but in all reality not that bad. I woke up early, as I do every day. After breakfast, I had the music room to myself from 7-8 am and played chess in...
There is no shortage of tattoos in here. Especially neck tattoos. I have to hand it to everyone in terms of not just creativity, but sheer coverage and commitment. There is by no means a lack of artwork to appreciate. There aren't any tattoo guns at...
It's Only 7 Weeks: I used to get fairly discouraged when daylight savings time ended. It was actually very foolish of me considering 1) I have no control over daylight savings time ending 2) due to the tilt of the earth there are only so many...