Monday, 26 January 2009
This morning I sat down at the desk where I write at 3:15. Since I finished the first draft of the long writing project I had begun last Thanksgiving, I sat down without a clean idea of what I need to write. After looking through my collection of envelopes, I found some questions regarding the presentence investigation process that I had received from a law student. I responded to two of those questions in the form of blogs.
Then I turned to a newspaper article I saw describing an executive order that President Obama had signed on his second day in office. I had seen some brief coverage of that order regarding transparency in government. The newspaper article offered more detail. I wrote a blog for describing what the order means for other prisoners and me.
Further review of mail I had received included a dialogue my wife, Carole, had begun with readers of The Huffington Post. I am very much concerned with every opportunity to reach into the blogosphere and connecting. The many books I have read convince me that frequent blog postings can help bring attention to causes and launch movements. With that in mind, I wrote my reaction to the blog comment that Carole posted and I made some suggestions on strategies she might use to bring more attention to our brand.
After that letter to Carole, I wrote a blog comment myself and sent it home with hopes that Carole would find the time to post the comment on some of the many online forums available on the Internet. I’m trying any strategy to connect with society. The goal challenges me because I have only pens and paper, and I must rely on others to post my work. I’m contemplating steps I can take to spread the burden so I’m not imposing too much on Carole.
I ran 10 miles today. That brought my 45-day tally of continuous running to 413 miles. I enjoy this progress toward extending my record of continuous days. I feel as if I’m running home. I now have 241 miles in the books for 2009. This number puts me ahead of schedule and positioned to surpass the 2,600 miles I ran in 2008.
After my run I spent time preparing for the two-hour class I teach. This class is called The Entrepreneurial Compass. We had 26 participants today, several of whom had led successful businesses prior to their imprisonment.
I interviewed a former gang member for a brief story I will write on him tomorrow morning. In the evening I read through my news magazines. I slept at six. I felt exhausted from a full, productive day.
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