Tis, we are, approaching the end of October... swiftly drifting to the beginning of the end of 2025.
Things remain the same here, days of high 80s, lows in the mid 50s..
Spent most of the day as my mind wanders through the past history of myself.....
No Regrets ....
This is the last week of October 2025, my thoughts are varied today, I spent some of the day in the cypress glider I purchased recently from a local hardware store, which was crafted locally near Pollock, Louisiana. I basked in the cool breeze of 72 degrees, as it plowed so strongly through the big trees around the house. I walked in the backyard to see the sun's rays dance on the old board fence leaning but still upright.
I thought of my sister, who recently had her 67th birthday. The mood was slightly melancholic. But I am still happy... for my brother, my sister, and I are still on this earth, living lives of quality.
In this last week of October 2025, I worry about our nation, my state, and the erosion of democracy. Truly, I am so concerned.
I read the local obits today, friends passing, who are no longer here....
'Tis the last week of October 2025.... and I am Alive.
This week I traveled over across the Big Muddy... to the Magnolia State... Performed an inspection of one of their main units, 3800 souls... I am always amazed at the calmness that is within the compound area.. I have inspected Northern Correctional Units were you could cut the tension in the air with a chainsaw.... In the South, we use open-bay dorms, LA. MS, and TX have them predominantly in their units. It adds to the fact that one must live among his peers, rather than being caged in an 8-by-10-foot cell 23 hours a day, as in some units up North. Now we use the cell system for disciplinary purposes only, unless you prove you cannot live in the general population, then we place you in a cell for an extended period.
As I was crossing back over the Big Bridge in Natchez to Louisiana, I snapped a few photos. I have decided to start taking a few more photos when I am on the road.
Here I sit on a glorious afternoon, getting ready to travel to Mississippi for work on Tuesday.
I have to make an inspection of a 3700-man unit in Central Mississippi, and it will be a two-day process, plus a visit to their Headquarters and a visit with the Command there. I return to Louisiana on Thursday.
Not much else, we are still in the throes of 90-degree heat, but there might be cooler weather coming, I hope so.
Its been a lil while since I wrote here, Lately, I have had a sinus infection, which was caught early, and i was only down for three days... Those road trips to Mississippi truly take it out of me. I drove 964 miles in three days, covered three prisons, and walked 7 miles up and down hallways.
The temps here remain hot... it might be Fall somewhere else but not here in La. I will find the time to write more here soon