On 4/23/18, someone suggested I read a book by Sam Harris entitled “Letter to a Christian Nation.” I closely read the parts I found worth addressing and skimmed over the meritless fillery–which, in my “unhumble” opinion, accounted for almost 80% of Harris’ book. As a C-WIP (Christian Work […]
The Bat Signal pierces the darkened sky… a “New” threat of personal footwear prohibition hangs in the “Balance.” Occasionally, I’m summoned to help defend particular prisoner causes. Mind you: prisoners take matters very serious which their free world counterparts might otherwise deem unimportant, trivial even, simply because they […]
VIII. BE YE – Judo Flip Thine Enemy’s Slings and Arrows to the Ground When people launch their expressions (solicited or unsolicited) at you, the last thing they expect is for you to flip the script (pun intended) on them by judo flipping their expressions to the ground. […]
X. BE YE – Shield Thyself From Thine Enemy’s Slings and Arrows Very few people know the true shielding power of “And”. If used correctly, “and” can be used as an effective shield against ill-conconceived expressions. It’s power is circular in nature and protects you by “continually moving […]
To be [Ye], or not to be? That is the question– Whether ’tis nobler [to yield one’s agency to] The slings and arrows of [invading expression], Or to [halt thine enemy encroachment upon Ye], And, by oppose, end [sacrilege–Ye live not as Ye]? –William Shakespeare (Alt. by J.J. […]
No, this blog isn’t some cheesy literary spoof of 50 Shades of Grey. Instead, I wrote it to explain why I quite literally have no interest in doing a “23 and Me” ancestry test. In fact, if I were going to do one, I’d actually need to conduct […]
I’ve tried to email. I haven’t heard from them for weeks. They just don’t give a f and #k about me! They could care less if I died. I’m not writing them if they won’t write me. If I’m dead to them, they’re dead to me. F and […]
I have swept away your offenses Like a cloud, Your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, For I have redeemed you. –Isaiah 44:22 (Holy Bible, NIV) 20 APRIL 2018 – My day was uniquely one of multiple firsts, crescendoing from minor-to-major miracles. My Betsy No. 4 […]
Days ago I was asked by my sister in Christ, “What is prison really like?” But based on our limited time, I wasn’t able to fully answer her question. And this is a question that many people want to know. Considering how shows like Lockup (MSNBC) and Locked […]
Below is my “52 Flavors of Mind Dessert,” a compilation of adages on success, virtue, reflection (life and self), media (movie and book), and love (by yours truly). I collect adages from when- and wherever I can: a passing conversation, a movie, a book, religion, and local or […]
I just buttoned up a 16-page legal brief tonight (on 4/8/18), and I typed from about 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Yes, it took me all day to type it!!! You can stop laughing now. Of all days it decided to flat out putt-putt on me, just when […]
It’s funny because I communicate with a lot of people in the span of one day. Prison is a close-knit community in which you might pass the same people at least 20 times inside a day. You pass them on the tiers, the stairwells, at the Jpay kiosks, […]
Ahhhhh, I love a vigorous debate–but without all the fallacies. Admittedly, prisoners (which includes me) are appropriately subject to different rules and policies. And there are many wrinkles to iron out in separating the wheat from the chaff in terms of gun owners. But advancing slippery slope fallacies […]
I went to the woods Because I wished to live deliberately, To front only the essential facts of life, And see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, When I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish […]
I woke to another sleep-deprived morn, up till about 3-ish a.m. Can’t recall when my REM (rapid eye movement) finally kicked in. Actually, for the past week my circadian rhythm has been off. I’ve just returned from another weeklong journey to “Law-Law” Land, where my mind has been […]
Infinitesimal insight. A pinhole peek at The unfathomable. In infantile futility, We crave the sublime, Its fountain of truth, Lying duly above the Stifling strictures of Mortal comprehension. –J.J. Gamet Humanity, break your shackles of convention and explore the boundless possibilities of Creative IQ (CIQ). Refrain from being […]
What civilization hasn’t embarked upon the transcendent endeavor to discover Heaven’s Love Formula? Metaphorically descending from Mount Sinai aglow, each nation boasts journey success and to have divine sustenance in hand. They instruct the Almighty’s sheep, “Eat! Joyfully consume the foreshadowing body of love!” Spiritual comestibles are fed […]
In the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), we have what you call Extended Family Visits (EFV’s). DOC 590.100. Prisoners who qualify for EFV’s are allowed to spend 1 to 2 days in an “on grounds” trailer visit with his immediate family members. In order to maintain his […]
I challenge any woman who’s good at Scrabble to a best 3-out-of-5 tourney. The men here are all running scared. I’ve been defending my Scrabble title against male adversaries for 7 years, since 2011. I’ve humbled all WSRU (Washington State Reformatory Unit) opponents. And after my 2017 Scrabble […]
Who do you feel that you’re indebted to? Your family? your friends? a complete stranger? To what extent are we obligated to others? Let me re-orient the question: to what extent are others obligated to you? It’s easy to go about our daily lives considering only ourselves, that […]
Soooo, ABC’s Thursday (3/22/18 @ 9 PM) 2-hour premiere of “Station 19” (S-19) uncovered where actress Jaina Lee Ortiz slipped off to. All this time my bff, Dana, and I have been impatiently waiting for Ortiz to return to Fox’s “Rosewood” with Morris Chestnut (Dr. Beaumont Rosewood), the […]
(*) = Details are noted in my blogs Born and raised in Yakima, Washington, and also raised in its “blink and they’re gone” surrounding towns (Wapato and Union Gap), my six brothers and I were taught the meaning of old-fashioned values–respect your elders, treat people right, revere God, […]
Our second debate class was different than the first. Some who missed last Sunday’s class showed up. But some left after the first hour (class is two hours). This week’s class was more informational, dealing with examples and definitions of the fallacies addressed in the materials. Class closed […]
Most of the usual suspects (“self-proclaimed” prison intellectuals) showed up for class. And unexpectedly, Denise, our class sponsor, showed up–with her student in tow. I can’t quite remember his name though. Denise is really bubbly and gung ho about debate. Her student, however, is relatively reserved but willing […]
Well, let’s just say that there were fireworks in debate class this week. Class started with some hiccups–Alex, the debate student sponsor didn’t show Atif, an inmate facilitator who had the mock debate video we were supposed to watch didn’t show, which meant no video and Perry, the […]
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