No worries. Again, I only transcribe these things for something to do. I can appreciate the letters from people who can admit and accept that they did something wrong because they are in jail in the first place. That doesn't mean I totally believe that they won't go right back out and do something wrong again when or if they do get out. I've known a lot of people who have gone to jail but NEVER for killing anyone. Also, I don't know which of these writers did what but you are in jail/prison for a reason so I don't and can't appreciate/believe the "poor me" letters. Yes, some of the officers may not go by the rules or treat them with "respect" but they are prisoners for a reason. I guess I'm trying to say, "you do the crime, you pay the time." And it may suck but the officers didn't put them in jail/prison, they did it to themselves. Yes, there are other circumstances that can you get you caught up in something and even though you didn't do the actual crime, you were there so you get charged too. But again, you put yourself in that situation. Does any of this make sense? Sorry!! I know that I've made A LOT of changes in my life because I refused to go to jail and if I had stayed on the path I was on, that's probably where I would have ended up. Yes, I'm bored at my job but I'd take working here everyday of the week over being in jail. Anyways, sorry for rambling. Have a great day! Take Care! ~Meagan~
... 'atrochious' 'March'...;I noted 'mars' like in French!:)
Two bombs were not even used... but they had the attention to do so!Because the taxi couldn't put them all in the trunk. The taxi driver warned the police... He couldn't touch those heavy cases from them!... :o Also bombs with metal in it..., even chemical stuff was found in an apartment. They caught some men, some were blown up by themselves, but some are still hidden and on the run... It all happened in Brussels, on March,the 22th... I was so sad... They won't stop; Europe is under attack... It feels very unsafe right now.
Anyway.. we have to live in this country.. but it changed forever!:(((
Today Mars,30th I read your blog:sorry for being that late!I felt also relieved you are in a good place!:))You couldn't be placed any better!... Probably you have some friendships over there? That's so fortunate that you can play in plays!You must have liked that activity!! It's not dance... but it's creative at least.I wondered,are there not many jobs open? I will try to email Pam again,ok?See if she reacts at all?? See, I send some money to George's dad and he sends his son the money I send. Can't you look out for the address of a friend or a trustful relative who could send you some money I send to him or her? In George's prison my books came back! They were sent in a carton box.. and they don't admit any carton boxes anymore! :((
I got your B-Day card today! Lovely! Thanks!Now that I have your address, I can write you again.I've a new pen pal on this blog, Henry,and he is a Wiccan himself. He looks for a priest in his prison,to lead his group there.He is the person in charge for this group.Nice person; he's 60 now.
George sent me a B-Day card with a pastel watercolor heart, he painted himself! So very beautiful!They replaced him recently on another aisle, I read. Now he can't see his new friend Joshua, 38 anymore...They try now for him to be replaced also.They "both" painted a pretty large watercolor(a portrait) of my parents when they married, from a small photo.It really is so wonderful!! George knows how much I missed my dad in my life. He died when I was 3 and a half.:( It was meant for my B- Day!I celebrated my birthday at mom's in Brussels! Did you hear about those attacks from terrorists!!! In our airport Zaventem and in a metro near the European Union? 32 people were killed! More then 200 plus injured people!They tried to kill as many as possible!... People burned,mutilated, still fighting for their lives... It's atrochous!
Hello Derrick, We all can understand your pain. Sometimes circumstances made people to do all those things that they did not want to.
Please do not lose hope. You are doing a wonderful job by writing. Something productive. I wish you all the best for your book and hoping that it would be a great hit. ALL the Best Although, I like your handwriting :)
hey George, while reading things and looking to the head of your blog again, I noticed that the address of Galesburg is still there! So, if people try to reach you... they write to this address and you moved!! :o
Inform yourself on the blog how you can "change" your address there!!
We had those terrible attacks here in my country! We never will live anymore without this threat...:((( Our lives have changed... there is no return back.It weighs upon us. I am again a year wiser now! ;)) Thanks a lot for that nice and color full pastel water color heart, George!I do find it lovely!! You're a sweetie!!:)) I celebrated my B-Day with mom in Brussels.Didn't feel safe going by train to her though... At the entrance were three soldiers where I went out.We haven't known this.. until now. Very sad.
I went trough this blog with so many names.. and found yours.I noticed that you almost didn't get any responses. I read what you wrote and I hope you write back.Many don't... I don't see any picture, so I based myself upon what you had to say. I realize you got a harsh life and lost your daughter.How young was she?This is so very hard, a child...:( You don't mention your age,nor your nationality, etc?Is your mother still alife, Derrick? Me too I like to read,to write and even to write poems ;) I am a social person who likes a good conversation!:)Also I like sports a lot! who am I? A Belgian woman; just turned 2 days ago 68 :) and still open minded and young in spirit!We lived 7 yrs in the States and almost 6 yrs in Argentina.We have 2 daughters: 36 and 37; Leslie and Elke.Both have two kids. My ex stayed in Buenos Aires, while I now live in Antwerp(en), a port city in Belgium.We still are befriended though.:)
Well, that's it for now.
Later on we'll chat about everything under the sun, I suppose? :)); Happy Easter!
Goshie Cortez, what took the people so long to give you an answer on your wise words... Today on Easter Monday,I looked once more through all the names on this blog list and found your name.To see here,you should have my news today!:o I surely hope you get it today!!! So,tell me later if it was the right day, ok? And how are you doing? You must be 34 by now? Am I right? When do you have your birthday,Cortez?(I speak Spanish and to me it seems a Spanish name,no?) Well,I had mine just 2 days ago.;) On the 26th of March and I was born on a Good Friday. Could you tell me about your interests?What is your life like right now?I can tell you have a very nice handwriting, Cortez!Were you in other prisons?How about your family?Your friends? I'd like to know what drives you.:)
Who am I?I am a Belgian woman who just turned 68.:) Of course this may seem old to you, but inside I still feel very young.I even have two daughters who are older then you are:36 and 37; Leslie and Elke. I won't make this chat too long; I can do it with parts on this blog.To tell you,my ex and me lived 7 yrs in the Usa and almost 6 yrs in Argentina (Buenos Aires). I had this opportunity and I liked both countries. Now I live in Belgium,in Antwerp(en), a port city. Since 2007 I am divorced,but we still are friends;he stayed in Argentina, while I liked to know my grandchildren!I have two with Elke and two with Leslie.
Wish you a bright day, Cortez and a beautiful Easter Day! Take care!
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No worries. Again, I only transcribe these things for something to do. I can appreciate the letters from people who can admit and accept that they did something wrong because they are in jail in the first place. That doesn't mean I totally believe that they won't go right back out and do something wrong again when or if they do get out. I've known a lot of people who have gone to jail but NEVER for killing anyone. Also, I don't know which of these writers did what but you are in jail/prison for a reason so I don't and can't appreciate/believe the "poor me" letters. Yes, some of the officers may not go by the rules or treat them with "respect" but they are prisoners for a reason. I guess I'm trying to say, "you do the crime, you pay the time." And it may suck but the officers didn't put them in jail/prison, they did it to themselves. Yes, there are other circumstances that can you get you caught up in something and even though you didn't do the actual crime, you were there so you get charged too. But again, you put yourself in that situation. Does any of this make sense? Sorry!! I know that I've made A LOT of changes in my life because I refused to go to jail and if I had stayed on the path I was on, that's probably where I would have ended up. Yes, I'm bored at my job but I'd take working here everyday of the week over being in jail. Anyways, sorry for rambling. Have a great day! Take Care!
~Meagan~
Said enough for me! :)))
'March'...;I noted 'mars' like in French!:)
Two bombs were not even used... but they had the attention to do so!Because the taxi couldn't put them all in the trunk. The taxi driver warned the police... He couldn't touch those heavy cases from them!... :o
Also bombs with metal in it..., even chemical stuff was found in an apartment. They caught some men, some were blown up by themselves, but some are still hidden and on the run...
It all happened in Brussels, on March,the 22th...
I was so sad... They won't stop; Europe is under attack...
It feels very unsafe right now.
Anyway.. we have to live in this country.. but it changed forever!:(((
love, xxx from Rita
Today Mars,30th I read your blog:sorry for being that late!I felt also relieved you are in a good place!:))You couldn't be placed any better!... Probably you have some friendships over there?
That's so fortunate that you can play in plays!You must have liked that activity!! It's not dance... but it's creative at least.I wondered,are there not many jobs open?
I will try to email Pam again,ok?See if she reacts at all??
See, I send some money to George's dad and he sends his son the money I send. Can't you look out for the address of a friend or a trustful relative who could send you some money I send to him or her? In George's prison my books came back! They were sent in a carton box.. and they don't admit any carton boxes anymore! :((
I got your B-Day card today! Lovely! Thanks!Now that I have your address, I can write you again.I've a new pen pal on this blog, Henry,and he is a Wiccan himself. He looks for a priest in his prison,to lead his group there.He is the person in charge for this group.Nice person; he's 60 now.
George sent me a B-Day card with a pastel watercolor heart, he painted himself! So very beautiful!They replaced him recently on another aisle, I read. Now he can't see his new friend Joshua, 38 anymore...They try now for him to be replaced also.They "both" painted a pretty large watercolor(a portrait) of my parents when they married, from a small photo.It really is so wonderful!! George knows how much I missed my dad in my life. He died when I was 3 and a half.:(
It was meant for my B- Day!I celebrated my birthday at mom's in Brussels!
Did you hear about those attacks from terrorists!!! In our airport Zaventem and in a metro near the European Union?
32 people were killed! More then 200 plus injured people!They tried to kill as many as possible!... People burned,mutilated, still fighting for their lives... It's atrochous!
Sometimes circumstances made people to do all those things that they did not want to.
Please do not lose hope. You are doing a wonderful job by writing. Something productive.
I wish you all the best for your book and hoping that it would be a great hit.
ALL the Best
Although, I like your handwriting :)
Prayers from India.
(Ankit)
So, if people try to reach you... they write to this address and you moved!! :o
Inform yourself on the blog how you can "change" your address there!!
We had those terrible attacks here in my country! We never will live anymore without this threat...:((( Our lives have changed... there is no return back.It weighs upon us.
I am again a year wiser now! ;)) Thanks a lot for that nice and color full pastel water color heart, George!I do find it lovely!! You're a sweetie!!:))
I celebrated my B-Day with mom in Brussels.Didn't feel safe going by train to her though... At the entrance were three soldiers where I went out.We haven't known this.. until now. Very sad.
Kisses, many... for you! xxx Rita :)
I went trough this blog with so many names.. and found yours.I noticed that you almost didn't get any responses. I read what you wrote and I hope you write back.Many don't...
I don't see any picture, so I based myself upon what you had to say.
I realize you got a harsh life and lost your daughter.How young was she?This is so very hard, a child...:(
You don't mention your age,nor your nationality, etc?Is your mother still alife, Derrick?
Me too I like to read,to write and even to write poems ;) I am a social person who likes a good conversation!:)Also I like sports a lot!
who am I? A Belgian woman; just turned 2 days ago 68 :) and still open minded and young in spirit!We lived 7 yrs in the States and almost 6 yrs in Argentina.We have 2 daughters: 36 and 37; Leslie and Elke.Both have two kids.
My ex stayed in Buenos Aires, while I now live in Antwerp(en), a port city in Belgium.We still are befriended though.:)
Well, that's it for now.
Later on we'll chat about everything under the sun, I suppose? :));
Happy Easter!
kind greetings from Rita
Today on Easter Monday,I looked once more through all the names on this blog list and found your name.To see here,you should have my news today!:o I surely hope you get it today!!!
So,tell me later if it was the right day, ok?
And how are you doing? You must be 34 by now? Am I right? When do you have your birthday,Cortez?(I speak Spanish and to me it seems a Spanish name,no?)
Well,I had mine just 2 days ago.;) On the 26th of March and I was born on a Good Friday.
Could you tell me about your interests?What is your life like right now?I can tell you have a very nice handwriting, Cortez!Were you in other prisons?How about your family?Your friends? I'd like to know what drives you.:)
Who am I?I am a Belgian woman who just turned 68.:) Of course this may seem old to you, but inside I still feel very young.I even have two daughters who are older then you are:36 and 37; Leslie and Elke.
I won't make this chat too long; I can do it with parts on this blog.To tell you,my ex and me lived 7 yrs in the Usa and almost 6 yrs in Argentina (Buenos Aires). I had this opportunity and I liked both countries. Now I live in Belgium,in Antwerp(en), a port city.
Since 2007 I am divorced,but we still are friends;he stayed in Argentina, while I liked to know my grandchildren!I have two with Elke and two with Leslie.
Wish you a bright day, Cortez and a beautiful Easter Day!
Take care!
kind greetings from Rita