Holiday Morning. Good Morning! I was actually awake before the verbal warning to wake up. It is a Monday, but due to the MLK holiday, they did not pull anyone out at 5:00 AM. Also, unfortunately, there will not be any mail today.

I did fill out a law library request again, as the clerk told me to check back on Monday, but I do not know if they are working today. They do have a civilian law clerk in addition to an inmate clerk, so that might help me to get the Supreme Court case.

I have also asked Dad (and you) to get a copy of it. Hopefully one source will come through soon. Dad did not (as of Friday) order the Jailhouse Lawyers Manual, but I hope he will do that before he leaves for Georgia.

From what little I know of the Supreme Court ruling (UNITED STATES v. BOOKER [04-104]) so far, it only makes my argument of double punishment stronger, to the point of me being able to bring a new appeal, but I do not know till I read the actual ruling. Damn, it does look like the law library is closed today. The CO is checking.

It is "count" time. Usually they collect books from the previous day at count time, but the CO just told one of my neighbors to keep his book. So that means today will be another null day. Nothing will happen in terms of new information coming in.

I notice we got a dusting of snow, and it was snowing during the New England football game yesterday.

So I will probably do a lot of reading today, and then write enough to make a nice FAT envelope to tax the strength of your local mail carrier and your mail box. After all, this is "heavyweight" paper!

Tomorrow should be Commissary order day and I will order a writing pad and some of my own stamps. I might even order my own pen. I just checked this one and I have actually used all the ink visible in the tube, so I am now writing on "fumes." Wow.

How often do you actually empty all the ink out of a pen? Usually they get lost first or you have more than one and keep rotating them, but I will use this pen till the bitter end. Waste not, want not.

So, let me eat my breakfast and then go take my morning read, nap, and break. No showers or shaving today, so it really will be a slow day.  ¶ 8:01 AM