Archive for July, 2009

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

RJ DONOVAN

Would love to say thanks to the guys who gave me a hand this past weekend at RJ Donovan State Prison, here in San Diego County. They are artists with a mission.
Jim Crawford has been a good friend for over 15 years and has always been an outstanding addition to what we do, in many [...]

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Cookin!

Yeah… a couple weeks ago it was just getting warm, and thankfully, it’s not been too bad here in Northern San Diego County. High 80s and low 90s for a couple days…that’s it.
However, just spent a couple days up in Palm Desert with my parents, helping them get ready to make the move back to [...]

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Who turned up the heat?

Yehaw! Summer temps have finally arrived.
114 yesterday in Palm Desert where my parents live…  Should be 90 here in San Marcos today. Didn’t know you’d get the weather report, did ya?!
When things get cooking in the summer, visits to the prisons also taper off. The families of the inmates decide NOT to bother, and believe [...]

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Leadership

Leadership is like:
1) Slow motion. A farmer walking through the barnyard with his eyes focused, uninhibited by the poo he’s trudging through, trying to keep the darts thrown by his own animals from penetrating.
2) Piloting a plane full of lawyers who are bound for Tahiti, who are counting the bumps and beverage spills with intentions to file charges upon [...]