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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Real Rock Bottom

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In Alcoholics Anonymous they call it the Big Book or sometimes the Blue Book. I think NA has a similar book. Most 12 step programs have some...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

You Applying for a Job?

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Every month or so I make my way downtown to the federal building and go through my pockets to empty myself of all possible metal. I take off...
Monday, March 16, 2015

The Arts, Education and Prison

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Spring break has come to a close and today was a long day of work and class. Mondays start for me in the office. Then I go to a short semina...
Sunday, March 15, 2015

Halfway House Time (by Freckles)

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Another great Freckles adventure: How much half way house time does one get? And does this time include my calculated home confinement? This...

The Unstructured but Productive Week

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As spring break comes toward its end, I can report it has been very productive. It's been hard to maintain my new healthier eating habit...
Friday, March 13, 2015

A New Car

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Knew that title would get your attention. No, I did not purchase a new car. Sporty leased a new car yesterday. She knew the kind of car she ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Realities of Change

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It's not until we are within difference that we can actually see that life has really changed. As you all know, I love my family. I love...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Spring Break

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So far I have been to a GA meeting, visited with several GA friends, spent time with my mother, walked a mall, taken a nap, fixed my parents...
Friday, March 6, 2015

The Broken Anklet

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I've worn it for about 14 months or so on my left ankle. It was yellow and blue and made of a string that was lighter on one end and dar...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Monthly Report

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Like clockwork as it is set to do, I hear the ring - beep, beep, beep... I look to my phone. It is my monthly reminder that my supervision r...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Midterms

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I've decided that midterms are some sort of hazing ritual that should be made unlawful, just like hazing at fraternities/ sororities. Ha...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Scaling Down

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It's hard to imagine my life prior to incarceration. I lived in a two bedroom, two full bathroom apartment to myself. Every storage spac...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

A Letter from the Inside

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I received a letter from someone who is still at Carswell this week. It was not someone I was particularly close to, but she took a liking t...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Freckles' HWH & Employment

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Your HH should be there to help you with your transition. They should be supportive and try to make your job hunting as easy as possible - b...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015

15 Locations

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Since I posted that little survey asking for where you all read this blog from, I've had 20 of you reply - THANK YOU! Many more of you h...
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

A Warmer Climate

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I think for the time being I need to write about something a little more positive. I've thought for sometime about moving to a warmer...
Monday, February 23, 2015

The Fabulous Meeting

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Ah, and then there's hope. My favorite word, once again. Hope, hope, hope, hope, hope. I have it again and I'm smiling. I couldn...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Freckles - the HWH and Medical Care

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In coming from a medical facility - I really didn't have "high hopes" of prompt or proper medical care while at my half way ho...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

A Chance to Say "Thank You"

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I've been asked to speak at a regional gambler's anonymous conference as a closing speaker. Being the closing speaker is great... le...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Timehopping and Forgiving My Former Program

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I was looking at an application on my phone that has me look back at this day in time and "repost" things to facebook if I think t...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Where are they now?

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I decided to do some research on my friends left in Texas. I knew some of them may have been transferred away, or were hoping to, so, I went...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Where are you all at?

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So, I get these statistics that "kind of" tell me where my readers are at, but I'm curious where you are 'really' at. ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The Secret Revisited

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Tonight, Sporty, our new GA sponsee and myself gathered at our home for dinner and a showing of "The Secret." If you remember, abo...

Amazing Opportunities

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As we all know at this point, my school did not have to sweeten their offer of acceptance to me much to get me to choose to attend the schoo...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Freckles' Long Bus Ride

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When people are not a medical risk, as I was deemed (although my doc never saw me), transportation upon release of prison does not usually i...
Saturday, February 7, 2015

It is Official - I'm Back!!!!

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I received an official email this afternoon congratulating me as a new admit as a doctoral student in the criminal justice college at my Uni...
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Friday, February 6, 2015

Federal Supervision Overload

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I've been in contact with my parole officer a lot lately... too much for comfort if I do say so myself. When I received permission to go...