Friday, October 31, 2014 I spent the day with a friend of mine who truly inspires me. His name is John and I met John while I was incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp in Lompoc. John is a great entrepreneur, and I wrote the story of how he launched a successful business from his […]

Thursday, October 30, 2014 My trip to San Francisco yesterday was a success. As soon as I landed, I rushed to a taxi and directed the driver to take me the financial district. The ride cost me $60, but it saved me a considerable amount of time that I would’ve lost had I rented a […]

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 My flight on United Airlines hasn’t gone so well this morning. I boarded the plane at 7:30 this for an 8:00 am departure time. Currently it’s 10:41 and I’m typing this entry while in flight. The plane didn’t leave until after 10:00. At first, the pilot announced that we’d be delayed […]

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 When I woke this morning Carole showed me the final project she completed for the module she is working on. I am so proud of her pursuit of excellence. Every day she researches articles online or reads from textbooks. Then she synthesizes all that she learned into a compelling narrative, a […]

Monday, October 27, 2014 For several weeks I’ve been waiting for an announcement from Twitter on the company’s performance over the past quarter. I purchased stock in Twitter a couple of weeks ago, just prior to the stock market’s big decline. My entry point on the stock was $51.90, and I purchased a sizeable stake […]

Sunday, October 26, 2014 The journalist I wrote about yesterday asked me a second question. She wanted to know how I mentally prepared for the day that I would be released from prison. I wrote her as follows: As a consequence of visions I had at the start of my journey, I began to prepare […]

Saturday, October 25, 2014 This morning I responded to one of two questions a journalist in Germany asked. She wanted me to elaborate on the biggest struggles I faced during my time in prison. Based on her question, I assumed that she didn’t know too much about me, so I responded as follows: I was […]

Friday, October 24, 2014 My work on Prison Professor continues. I think that I’ve written about the project before on these daily logs. Prison Professor will become a new business venture, a commercial entity that provides products and services to criminal defense attorneys. We also will offer services to individuals who anticipate that they may […]

Thursday, October 23, 2014 Brian’s final question for me follows: How difficult was it for you to educate yourself within prison walls? Do you feel the prison system offered sufficient help? I am fortunate. Early during my term, prior to a judge sentencing me to a 45-year sentence, prayers led me to a philosophy book. […]

Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Brian, a high school student from New York, asked my perspective on the Rockefeller Drug Laws of 1973. For those who don’t know, the Rockefeller Drug Laws required judges to impose lengthy sentences on offenders who were convicted of non-violent drug crimes. From my recollection, those sentences require a minimum of […]