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Thursday, January 20, 2005
  Christmas in prison.
Well, Christmas is almost all gone. Our Rec time today is from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. I have showered, washed a set of white wash, gotten a new roll of toilet paper, took a few hits on my inhaler and now at 5:15 PM, I am all set for the night.

Lunch was actually not too bad: two slices turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and a slice of pound cake for desert. Dinner was a tuna fish hero sandwich, but with my clogged nose I could not taste much anyway. That was sort of a good thing.

Just a reminder for future use, they have hold-to-get-water buttons in the shower stall. If you mold enough of "state soap" over the button it stays pushed in. I prefer using a piece of plastic from a cup as a wedge to keep the button pushed in. Why don't they just put in a single valve or at least a timer button? You try showering in a 3' X 3' stall with one hand always on a button! But inmates always figure out a way to keep the button in anyhow.

Then there is the use of TP rolls under the front legs of the CO chairs to get them to tilt back a little. More tax dollars wasted! Today as I took my shower at 1:30 PM, I overheard a more senior officer explaining to the new trainee that his two best friends were toilet paper and the roll of brown paper towels.

He went into great detail about how to position the TP to get the best slant on the chair, and then continued about the proper placement of the paper towel roll behind the neck to allow proper resting.

He also said that during the midnight shifts you should loosen your shoes and take them off since your feet tend to swell at night. Yes, this is all part of the CO training program!

One final word of wisdom he imparted was based on which side of the tier you are working. You can put your stocking feet up on the desk, but be sure that you have your outside leg on top as you cross your legs. This way if you have to stand up fast, you will not get your feet tangled!

I am not sure what is the worst part of this discussion: the blatant discussion of obviously illegal work practices and waste of taxpayer property, or that these somewhat simplistic issues have to be taught and are not picked up by simply observing the more seasoned officers in action, or inaction, as the case may be.

Excuse me, I was just checking with the tier rep on the status of my position on the PB&J list. I have not had a bowl since Tuesday. But then again if I do not have it, more calories saved!

I wonder if I will be moved this week. I am sure this is still a prime vacation and sick-out time, and Friday is another legal holiday. Well, it does not really matter since they know where I am and when they say "Roll up!" I have little choice but to the roll up.

I got some emotional punishment yesterday as I watched Liar, Liar on USA. The story is about a father (Jim Carey) who breaks every promise to his son. Yeah, then Big Daddy with Adam Sandler heaps some more emotional stuff on the joys of fatherhood. At least I know I am still alive, because it hurts to think too deeply about those shows. Just in case you forget or otherwise think I have no remorse for my actions or fail to understand the depth of hurt I have caused others. Obviously to me, if my kids also watch any of the "fatherhood" movies, they too feel the pain I have caused them. Yeah, sometimes life just keeps hitting you in the face!

Well, enough of my ramblings for now. Let me mail this off tonight and see what this week brings.
 
Comments:
How many children do you have Pete and how old are they and do you ever hear from them?
 
[Editor] Pete has two grown children and he is not in touch with them.
 
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