The ebook will be released on August 1, 2017, followed by the paperback a couple of weeks later. I am sharing the prologue to the book at this time. *** Prologue Few residents can tell you that Illinois was granted statehood on December 3, 1818, or that the state animal is the white-tailed deer. FewerContinue reading “Prologue to “Supermax Prison: Controlling the most dangerous criminals”
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Hornet dude, show me your stinger.
It was a typical mid-August day in southern Illinois: 95 degrees, a heat index of 104, and an apple pie was in the oven. Two of our granddaughters, ages seven and nine, were staying over on a summer day. My wife, two granddaughters, and my dog — a mostly white golden-doodle with golden ears —Continue reading “Hornet dude, show me your stinger.”
Thanks for the memories — Colbert and Stewart
A few months ago I lost one, and now I’m about to lose another; an empty feeling, but not like losing a family member, one of my closest friends, or God forbid, my dog. I’ve never shook their hand, exchanged hugs, or offered to be their facebook friend. I suppose I consider them my imaginaryContinue reading “Thanks for the memories — Colbert and Stewart”
From hairy legs to nose hairs.
I’m sitting in my office listening to Eric Clapton belt out some cool sounds. Steady rain outside. Springtime trying to make its way into summer; that’s what is happening in southern Illinois. I’m drinking some wine, looking at my legs while I sport a pair of summer shorts, and evaluating my body’s transition into oldContinue reading “From hairy legs to nose hairs.”
Mother’s Day meal created by Larry, the man with a crack in his back who happens to like green eggs and ham.
This is the big time — Mother’s Day — when I step forward and prepare the meal. My wife, daughter, her two daughters, husband, and a dog named Bailey, will be joining hands around the table, anxiously waiting to see what I have prepared. Our other daughter, husband, and two daughters live in Madison, WIContinue reading “Mother’s Day meal created by Larry, the man with a crack in his back who happens to like green eggs and ham.”
I’m having an affair with a “sweetie.”
I’m 71 years old and I’m having an affair with a “sweetie.” To be more accurate, I’m hooking up with more than one. It probably sounds crazy, perhaps a little sick. But I can’t help myself. And I like them all — the tall slim ones, the fuller body types, and the color makes noContinue reading “I’m having an affair with a “sweetie.””