The Taft Prison Camp is playing three very good movies this weekend. I will not be watching any, as I must keep my routine of sleeping early and waking early in order to meet my writing goals. I really want to finish the draft of this chapter I’m working on, and that requires sacrifice. I’ll [...]
Today I finished writing an article about a former CEO who attempted suicide as a response to embezzlement problems. The man struggled with bipolar disorder, and he said that mood swings compelled his actions that led to imprisonment. When I interviewed him for the story, I was trying to gather information for Professor Jana Schrenkler’s [...]
This morning I woke at 2:15 in order to make more progress on the sample chapter. Carole was scheduled to visit me early, soon after the visiting room opened. I had a lot of work to complete, and since this book proposed is important to me, I began writing about 30 minutes earlier than usual. [...]
This morning I woke with a prophetic dream. When I pushed the light button on my Timex Ironman, I saw that it was 2:35 in the morning. As usual, I had gone to bed at 6:00 the previous evening, so even though I woke early, I had enjoyed a restful sleep. All of my dreams [...]
Days I expect to spend visiting with Carole disturb my sleep. This anticipation begins building early each week. By the time I lie down to sleep on Thursday, I’m already restless with enthusiasm. This morning I woke at 1:13. I went to sleep before 7:00 p.m.. last night, so I had slept more than six [...]
Today was a bonus day for me. I don’t get too many of these, and I really appreciate them when they come. Since Carole was scheduled to work on one Friday earlier this month, and since this month had only four weekends, we had sufficient visiting points available to visit on a Saturday. I woke [...]
With Fridays being visiting days at Taft Prison Camp, I had a lot to look forward to when I woke this morning. I hadn’t seen Carole in two weeks, and since we used too many of our phone minutes earlier in the month, we’ve been having to cut our telephone conversations short as well. I looked [...]
Today I enjoyed the most magnificent visit with my wife. I woke at 2:30, eager to hold her in my arms. We’ve been fortunate that her work schedule has been allowing her to see me each Friday for the past several months. When one visit ended, I began counting the hours until I could see [...]
Saturday, 28 February 2009 During my magnificent visit with Carole yesterday, she told me that I may be driving myself too hard. Since prison rules forbid us from spending more than one day a week together, and telephone limitations block us from talking much, our visits tend to feel concentrated. We share everything going on [...]
