A story begins where it begins. Tomorrow my story may begin 40 years ago but today it begins here. I sat in the back of the cop car, handcuffed, watching through a blur of tears and window bars as the landscape of my life disappeared. The house faded behind the trees as we sped down... Continue Reading →
Why we need to return to earth
Today, Sunday October 25, is the first day of 'daylight savings times'.. where we arbitrarily decide to apply our labels to the seasonal phenomena because it facilitates the techno-plastic way we have of living from children having to get on buses or trains or in cars or walking alongside traffic, to learn.. to adults who a... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – The day they came for me
A story begins where it begins. Tomorrow my story may begin 40 years ago but today it begins here. I sat in the back of the cop car, handcuffed, watching through a blur of tears and window bars as the landscape of my life disappeared. The house faded behind the trees as we sped down... Continue Reading →
Attraction Synchronicity Surrender
ATTRACTION, SYNCHRONICITY, SURRENDER I will need somewhere to live soon be it in two or 12 months. This place will be sold and the bank gets nearly all of the proceeds. When I share this, it's interesting and sometimes amusing hearing the suggestions, concerns that people come up with from different paradigms. A relative said... Continue Reading →
Dear Facebook Diary Friday Jan 22nd
I just got off the phone with a lady from the Council Housing [now known as Homemove Allocations Team ha ha]. I filled out a long application form in May 2013 and received a letter in Jan 2014 telling me that it wasn't processed due to a 'technical error' With caring for my parents and... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – 3 – Experiencing, observing, analysing people
I used to go to church in the Spanish girls' cells. One of the women in our pod was a pastor. She held prayer meetings. A lot of crying and wailing went on and they had these songs they'd sing, like I'd never heard before, with a particular harmony and rhythm that felt alien at... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – 5 – Pod Power and how it works
The Pod is the collective word for the room containing a day room and cells. In each Pod there is a power system which is based on some very simple algorithms. He/She who can provide the most needed service, from translation to food...rules. Maria - Bilingual, 50ish, Hispanic Seasoned jail time - Lulu - 38... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – 4 – The TV Wars
There was a schedule for TV, but Lulu overrode it and for the most part the pod was peaceful, so the officers let it slide. She and Christiani loved hip hop and would switch channels and turn up the volume full blast. I hate that kind of noise. It disturbs my spirit. After living in the peace... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – 2 – Moved to another jail The next breakdown
My next breakdown occurred in the second jail I was shipped to, 6 hours drive from my home town. Comes a time when all illegals must face the journey to an ICE detention centre. The one I was sent to on October 17th 2012, was Irwin County Detention Center which 'rented' a few pods to... Continue Reading →
Jail Tales – 1 – Depression and learning to play the system
In jail, if you're trying to get some help, it's OK to say you're depressed but everyone learns very quickly, when they ask you if you've ever felt suicidal, you say NO. If you admit to that you're done for. They will isolate you. I had to have a 'lose it' episode before I got an... Continue Reading →
