#62
Sunday
Feb. 19, 2012

Dear Anne,

Hey there, my dear sweet friend!

Well, I'm sick again. Sore throat, chest, and headache. Two weeks ago, I was sick with some type of stomach virus. I don't know how I keep getting sick like this. I'm feeling pretty bad. I needed to get up and do some writing. No mail goes out tonight. This will go out Tuesday at 12 AM. I hope that I start feeling better and not worse.

The MP3 man took my MP3 player back down and hooked it up to the main computer. But it still wouldn't unlock. So it's going to have to be sent to St. Lousi, MO to be fixed. I just hope it doesn't happen again. One other guy has his out being fixed for same reason. It's going to take 6 to 8 weeks. :(

When you write Charles, tell him I said hi! And that I'm in Cell 2204. He's a really good guy. I hope that Governor Scott doesn't sign his warrant. Charles is on that list I seen. And he's one person I really don't want to get news that he's going over there. The governor has gotten a Spanish guy and now two white guys, so he could be going after a black guy next. That's what I'm worried about. There's no telling when this governor is going to sign the next warrant. Could be this week or a month from now.

I heard Stoney had a rough time with his execution, and he was mentally breaking down, crying, and just a mental mess. I hated to hear that.

I did have a rough time cleaning this cell. Not only is it clean, but last Sunday I painted this cell and it looks really good. I didn't get to finish it, but it's 100 times better than what it was. This was a really nasty cell.

I enjoyed those Ritz crackers. I ate some with tuna, some with cheese, and some with peanut butter. I've only eaten two beef stews. Trying to make them last and only use them for meals. Thank you again for the food package. :)

That royal family motto, "Let him be ashamed who thinks ill of me!" I don't like that. For they're using this to make people who think ill of them be ashamed of doing so. To me, I say let them who think ill of me be justified, for I fell and think ill of myself.

I'm starting to get some aches and pains. I think it's getting worse by the hour. :( My neighbor now has a sore throat, so he's getting it as well. I feel it in my head (sinus), throat, and chest, and I'm starting to really feel this coming on strong. :(

Ronald W. Clark Jr.
The Death Row Poet
February 19, 2012

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