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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Hall Walking

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In 2008, not only was my family trying to handle my crisis, but we also had another one - my maternal grandmother was moving back due to he...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Locked Up

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12pm I spent the morning in my room, because everyone here is working on some programming, except me. Of course, I fell asleep. It's st...

Halfway House v. Federal Prison

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I know I am not having a real halfway house experience. This place is a community lockup/rehab. However, based on my personal experiences, ...
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The Comments

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Okay, I can't help myself. I keep going back to those nasty comments - likely made by other students who I was not close to in my phd p...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

AWOL

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10pm. Earlier today a new woman checked-in. Her mom and son were here dropping her off. It seemed her son had special needs. The new residen...

Ouch

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What a difference a day makes. The pain I feel in my back, neck, and shoulders is indescribable. I get up to do some stretches and the top ...

It's a Hard Knock Life

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Okay, I obviously wrote too much, while I was offline... back to what I'd written longhand... My large medicine box could not fit in t...

House Smoke

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There are maybe two of us here that are not smokers. Everyone else begs for smoke permission. There are "smoke passes" that peopl...

So much to write...

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I have only moments to type this. I'm out and at the halfway house. I won't be able to update for a couple days, but I'm writing...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

"How's Your Day?"

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I'm sitting at a Chili's II restaurant at my layover airport. There were choices - pizza, burgers, chinese, hot dogs, etc., but I am...

Furlough

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I am sitting at Au Bon Pain at DFW airport eating a toasted bagel with cream cheese. It's the first bagel I've enjoyed in 10 months....

The Last Night

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Okay, I need to admit yet one more thing... going home didn't really hit me. Too many walls up in a place like this. I hoarded things - ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Merry-Go-Round

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I'm finally able to post, so there will be many blogs uploaded at the same time... hope they are informative and you enjoy the read: 5...
Monday, May 26, 2014

From Dragonfly: Last Writing from Carswell

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Since my phones and email will be turned off tomorrow morning, as the prison does their work to prepare for my departure, this is the last t...
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From Dragonfly: A Last Hurrah

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Well, my friends didn't listen, so they are still going full speed ahead with a party for me tonight. We are starting with pictures at 6...

From Dragonfly: Overcrowded

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When I first arrived at Carswell, the place was really overcrowded. We had to wait in the longest lines. We barely had beds available for ne...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

From Dragonfly: As the Weekend Starts

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I am finding myself very reflective right now. People are going about their typical daily business, as am I, but I find myself spending more...
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From Dragonfly: The Embarrassment of Leaving

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Okay, I won't exactly call it "embarrassment," but sharing with folks doesn't seem right. There are people here, good peop...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

From Dragonfly: Smile

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"I'm coming home, I'm coming home, tell the world..." Yep, still singing the jingle!! Actually, with a big smile on my fac...

From Dragonfly: Prepared to Walk

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Six days and a wake-up and I do not have my travel plans. That's okay, though, because I am prepared to walk home. Why else have I been ...