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I'm so sorry to read your words and what you and your fellow inmates go through on a daily basis. No crime justifies what happens in there. We all know it happens. Some don't care and think you deserve whatever you get. Some care, but not enough. And the rest of us care but don't see any way to change the system. Power corrupts. As wardens abuse their power, police abuse their power, and politicians abuse theirs. There doesn't seem to be a solution. Those in charge are always taking advantage of someone, aren't they? I hope you keep writing. Maybe someone in power will see your letters and decide to do something about it. There are always a few good apples spoiling their bunch.
Hi Robert - I put the email addresses for the PA Representatives in the mail to you along with a letter. You will probably receive that first. I realized I didn't speak to all the points you brought up in your letter.
I will raise the penpal idea with T. again. I had asked her in a JPay message and she didn't respond. She only has a few minutes a week to get on there and isn't always able to answer all the questions I ask her in that time! I think her and her bunkie would find that a good way to pass the time. They are locked down 23 hours per day together in their small cell.
You also wrote about Alexa. I love that thing! It is quite easy to use. You can ask her anything. Alexa does best with simple things, like "what is the weather?", or "what is on my calendar today?". She does not always know the answer, but a lot of it is in how you phrase the question. If you keep it simple, most often she will know. For example, we had some medicine that was out of the original box. The pack of the foil packet said it was diphenhydramine. We were pretty sure it was Benadryl, so we asked Alexa - "Is Benadryl diphenhydramine?" She didn't know. Then we asked "what is diphenhydramine?" and she replied "that is the active ingredient in Benadryl." So it's funny that way.
We use it a lot to play music. You just say "Alexa play some country music" and it plays a country radio station from Amazon. You can do it with any genre. At Christmas, we would say "Alexa, play some Christmas music" and it did so!
You can also use Alexa to order things on Amazon. I have found it works best to reorder things that you've ordered in the past. Just the other day, I needed more of our vitamins, so I asked Alexa to reorder. Two days later, they were delivered.
Well, not to babble on about Alexa but you did ask. ;) LOL The rest you will find in the letter I sent. Hope to hear from you soon!
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Thank you for your informative letter. I voted for Ms. Harris under duress this election, thinking we had no better option. I have feared ever since then it was a mistake, and your letter has stoked that fire. We do need a complete overhaul of the system, and maybe the only good that will come out of our current political nightmare is that we may just get it.
Again, thank you for writing. My best to you, truly. -KC
hi Robert,I can see here that you will receive this note on Monday, 6th; I hope it will!I am home on Monday evening and all went fine! The children are cute and little Lars will almost walk. He's cheerful and was cleaning the window with the chalkboard cleaner from his sister, Lynn. So funny. I told Lynn, Joanna has not to come anymore to clean the house, we've Lars now! :)I did a pretty long walk with Lynn and ate an apple and banana while sitting on a small stone wall. We listened to the birds, saw trains passing by and planes going in the air, as they live near our airport: Zaventem.She was tired and said: my belly says 'yes' and my buttocks say 'no'. I will note her sayings down, to not forget her quotes.;)She loves me reading stories! It's a very clever little girl of 3.Well, she had no school today; I slept at theirs.It takes me about an hour and a half to go and that same time to return home.I take a tram and two trains and I walk a quarter of an hour to reach their house.Not yet a letter from George... For a month and a half almost!I am very worried.I booked my flight to Chicago, on the 21st of April. And will be back on May 8th.Next I have to take the Amtrak; there I still have to reserve my ticket.In Chicago I will book a room in an hotel near the airport.The next day I go by train to Chester.I've done it years ago when George was at Menard prison as well.It's laying very close to the Mississippi.When a long train came by, I was shaking in my bed.:)I guess I will not go this time to a B&B, but instead to a Best Western hotel.I still can do that walk till the prison.It's about as close as that B&B.I read you had problems with your daughter, Robert?I can imagine you worry so much!By now you could have heard from her? I hope so!But you only wish the best for her...:(Yes, ask your mom how she got that monkey as a teenager!?So strange somebody gave that to her!How is your mom doing now?I know of the lady of the organization Inside Outside,Agnes.She visits her friends in Texas on DR twice a year.She's there now.I write with two inmates too there.One is a Mexican; he suffers so much from cancer of the bladder/kidneys(?)!...They didn't help him in the past; it's a shame!On Christmas he hadn't electricity.Only on the second of January they fixed it.When she came for a visit, he was so much in pain!He had a medical bag attached that he had to carry at his feet.They finally gave him some help!But they could have let him carry it in his hands! But no, they had his hands locked on his back!He had a green yellowish color on his face, when she saw him.:(He said he couldn't come the next day; he just suffered too much!Agnes did everything to call his lawyer, she did talk with a friendly helping guard and a nurse who cared for the prisoner.He felt better(he received at least some help!) and maybe she could bring him a visit after all. But he should be treated in a clinic... :(He says he thinks they will let him die from natural causes.All so sad!Rita
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I wish you the best.
-KC
I'm so sorry to read your words and what you and your fellow inmates go through on a daily basis. No crime justifies what happens in there. We all know it happens. Some don't care and think you deserve whatever you get. Some care, but not enough. And the rest of us care but don't see any way to change the system. Power corrupts. As wardens abuse their power, police abuse their power, and politicians abuse theirs. There doesn't seem to be a solution. Those in charge are always taking advantage of someone, aren't they?
I hope you keep writing. Maybe someone in power will see your letters and decide to do something about it. There are always a few good apples spoiling their bunch.
My best to you.
-KC
This was lovely, and gave me much to think about. Your words will stay with me. My best to you.
-KC
Hi Robert -
I put the email addresses for the PA Representatives in the mail to you along with a letter. You will probably receive that first. I realized I didn't speak to all the points you brought up in your letter.
I will raise the penpal idea with T. again. I had asked her in a JPay message and she didn't respond. She only has a few minutes a week to get on there and isn't always able to answer all the questions I ask her in that time! I think her and her bunkie would find that a good way to pass the time. They are locked down 23 hours per day together in their small cell.
You also wrote about Alexa. I love that thing! It is quite easy to use. You can ask her anything. Alexa does best with simple things, like "what is the weather?", or "what is on my calendar today?". She does not always know the answer, but a lot of it is in how you phrase the question. If you keep it simple, most often she will know. For example, we had some medicine that was out of the original box. The pack of the foil packet said it was diphenhydramine. We were pretty sure it was Benadryl, so we asked Alexa - "Is Benadryl diphenhydramine?" She didn't know. Then we asked "what is diphenhydramine?" and she replied "that is the active ingredient in Benadryl." So it's funny that way.
We use it a lot to play music. You just say "Alexa play some country music" and it plays a country radio station from Amazon. You can do it with any genre. At Christmas, we would say "Alexa, play some Christmas music" and it did so!
You can also use Alexa to order things on Amazon. I have found it works best to reorder things that you've ordered in the past. Just the other day, I needed more of our vitamins, so I asked Alexa to reorder. Two days later, they were delivered.
Well, not to babble on about Alexa but you did ask. ;) LOL The rest you will find in the letter I sent. Hope to hear from you soon!
j.c.
Thank you for your informative letter. I voted for Ms. Harris under duress this election, thinking we had no better option. I have feared ever since then it was a mistake, and your letter has stoked that fire. We do need a complete overhaul of the system, and maybe the only good that will come out of our current political nightmare is that we may just get it.
Again, thank you for writing. My best to you, truly.
-KC
Joe Carbis