This morning’s meeting with the TOAD outreach program brought confrontation. Our group meets every Wednesday morning to practice presentations, skits, and to discuss improvements we can make. The group of prisoners who participate have a role as leaders, I think, as through our presentations to at-risk adolescents, we contribute to the making of a better [...]
This morning I wasn’t able to run my usual 10-mile distance because of a scheduled outing. Our TOAD group planned to leave the prison in Taft at 7:15 this morning, so I was only able to run six miles before I had to come in and change. That run boosted my tally to 2,844 miles over [...]
My work began at 2:30 this morning and I did not finish until after 9:00 this evening. I don’t think I’ve had a longer day of work and I hope to rest well through the night. Besides writing for the entire day, I participated in a community service program for our group Those Outspoken Against [...]
