Dear Woosellio,

I'm listening to Cat Stevens and wondering what you're doing. I finally watched Harold and Maude and know why you like it so much. I like it too. The other day I was wondering if you've grown chest hair yet. I don't really know why I thought about that. I saw Patricia "Awol" Cornwall's Jack the Ripper book today and thought about our crazy trip to Canada. I'm sorry I was such a bitch, you and K didn't deserve it. The Moose Drool is here, it's not too cold, if you want to come over. I'll even wrestle up an actual ashtray for you. Kiss Ocean and Pixel for me.


Love,

Me

Those two...

Today would have been my parent's 30th wedding anniversary and of course, I called to remind them of it. My mother, eh...she remembered. My father's response was was, "Oh. So I could have been out of jail by now if I had just shot her."

Thanks Dad. You always know how to redneck things up for us.

Blast from the Past #4

As promised, this is a letter from my brother during his incarceration. It's dated 5/15/03. I sent him a lot of mail so that he would have something to look forward to. Mostly they were silly cards. He was transferred frequently so I always heard about the new place. I suppose crowding in prisons will do this to some.



Dear folks,

How is it going for you folks? I am doing well. I no longer have a job, and am waiting to get into school. This place is different from any other institution. We don't have movement every hour like every other place. We have to share our gym and yard. So it makes it difficult to get into a routine. So I found myself playing a lot of cards and watching some pretty dumb TV shows. My cellie doesn't shower and he doesn't ever leave the room. He follows me like a lost puppy dog. It gets pretty bothersome. I have learned to have patience. Without those I would be in all sorts of trouble. I am on a softball team. The league starts in a couple of weeks. The living conditions are alot different from the movie. There are no open barred cells. Those are in the K units. Here we have a solid door with keys it seems pretty laid back. I have sent you some visiting forms you must fill them out and return them for an approval before you can visit. If you choose to visit be prepared to get searched. I don't have a big selection of classes to choose from so I take what I can get sorry I haven't wrote in awhile. I am just getting settled I miss you guys, and enjoy the cards.

Love you,

M

The Brother

So my brother is in jail...again.... For some reason I'm always the last to find out. I was happy to hear that he called our mother on Mother's Day though. I've been a student for eight years of which my brother was incarcerated for close to six. When I was off getting a degree he was playing chess with a cell a couple doors down, calling out the moves to each other. I still have all the letters he wrote to me. I think this week I'll post one for my Blast from the Past.

I'm an Auntie!

My nephew, Camden Harley, was born on Friday after 23.5 hours of labor. He is an absolute gem!