Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual. ~ T. Jefferson

From the Land of the Vanished...

First things first, huge hugz to everyone! {{{{Everyone}}}} I've not meant to be ignoring anyone at all and am sorry I've not been around to even say "hello" lately. I've missed everyone terribly and I'm sure I've missed loads of laughs and fun, too!

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The Balance of Life

Lately I've been feeling like I have let myself become a pretty one-dimensional being. I work, work, think about work, write about work, talk about work and oh yea...work some more.

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Early Snow...Or Powdered Sugar?

Last night brought the first snow storm of winter to our doorstep. This is highly abnormal considering most folks around here were still wearing shorts yesterday and we don't even usually have winter until December or January!

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Got 5 Minutes to Spare? Please Help!

If anyone has a few minutes they could spare out of their day, a little bit of help would be greatly appreciated. The organization I work with is trying to help bring media attention to abuses going on in Utah State Prison.

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Tequila Is Legal?!

Tequila is legal… but pot is not? How is this right? It makes no sense! I've done plenty of both drinkin' and smoking in my life. I can tell ya a few things I've figured out: One shot of tequila, ok. The first shot is down, let's have another.

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Misconception vs. Reality

For well over a year now I have dedicated the majority of my life and my time to fighting for prison reform in the USA.

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Today's Children, Tomorrow's Inmates Pt. II The Story of Lily and Joe

Back in August I wrote an article about children of incarcerated parents. The article was inspired by a Texas inmate named Joe and his daughter, Lily. Joe is serving what he calls a double life sentence and is currently housed in an Ad-Seg (administrative segregation) unit.

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A Breast Cancer Story

In a discussion with some friends here a couple weeks ago, I agreed to write an article about breast cancer awareness and post it this month. How very typical of me to jump in first and think about it later.

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October Won't Heal

October. I can't believe it's October. Again. I've been trying to ignore its arrival. Not looking ahead on the calendar because… Well, because if I look it'll be October and I'm never ready.

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Moving & Meditation Thoughts

I am going to be offline for a few days while Steve and I get moved into our new place. We are both very excited and can't wait to get settled. It's not a palace, it's a modified/remodeled double wide out in the middle of the desert.

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Someday They Will Be Free...

This is an excerpt from a request for help that came into T.I.M.E. here recently from an inmate named Brandon. We have managed to verify from outside sources and get corroboration from other inmates inside on all of the acts of abuse listed here.

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Today's Children...Tomorrow's Inmates?

Two million people…two million people in cages…I stand before those numbers completely humbled and realize on some level that our tiny organization is but a teaspoon in the sea of people in need of help. Some days it feels like we're a teaspoon without a handle.

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Outlaw Women

"She works in the bank and she works in the store And she don't go for that old stuff anymore She likes to get high and listen to the band She likes to make love to her kind of men These outlaw women first of their kind outlaw women they got here right on time Outlaw women they …

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A Duck's Tattoos

I don't have much time, so I'll see how quickly I get get this one done.

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The Abolition of the Death Penalty in Australia

Man is but a reed, the feeblest in nature, but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him. A vapour or a drop of water is enough to kill him.

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The Lady of Death Came Calling...

Lady Death came calling upon my family last night. It was around dinner time when the first bell chimed. It went unanswered as our dinner was eaten in an uneasy silence.

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Beware! The Danger of Online Communities

Last week I left a comment on a friend's article and in the comment, I left my real name. Shortly thereafter a Newsvine friend emailed me privately and warned me that I should be careful and that maybe I should consider asking the author to remove the comment.

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Putting an End to DeadMenWalking

When I first signed on to the Newsvine, I did so only because someone commented on my blog on another forum and said that they had "Seeded it to Newsvine". They did what to who, where?!

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Happy Taste Buds - Healthy Foods

I fight constantly to maintain my weight. My brain tortures me horribly if my pants size begins to stretch too tightly and if I rise above my idea of the "right" size. Diets don't work, they harm more than help.

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Humming

Born into a false world Surrounded by energy without truth. Constant noise, static, chatter Propels us to perpetual motion Never stop and so never know Electronic spirituality; ownership totality Just buy your grace on HSNW Money mongers absolve your sins For the price of an SU …

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Eating Your Words

The pen is mightier than the sword – but is it mightier than the spoken word? Can something you read on paper (or screen, as the case may be) be nearly as powerful as words that are accompanied by tone of voice? In my opinion, no, they cannot.

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The Unforgiven's Message Pt. II

Originally Written On: April 25, 2006 By FL Inmate and T.I.M.E.© Founder, "The Unforgiven" (Used with Permission) I'm trying to figure out where to begin.

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The Modern (Prison) Asylum

"Prisons have become the nation's primary mental health facilities. But for those with serious illnesses, prison can be the worst place to be." Director, U.S. Program of Human Rights Watch

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Trash or Treasure?

I did not grow up in a 'typical' inner city neighborhood. You know the ones they always show on TV… big projects, drug dealing on the streets, etc.

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ALEC in Education - No Child Left Behind

So far I've covered a few, yes, just a few of the "acts" that ALEC, The American Legislative Exchange Council, has helped our legislators to write.

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