BigKey
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So lately I have been looking at how so many new comers are posting in these forums.

The recent spate of Not Yet Correctional Workers who come here with hiring questions:

A. Hoping to get instantaneous answers
B. Wanting to know their future fate
C. Not paying attention to what each of the forums are designated for- and not really giving enough of a damn to take time to pay attention.

For the most part, with redirection of threads and a few behind

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Today is Easter. A day when Chocoholics everywhere are bombarded with the substance of their affliction.

Easter Chocolate is to the Chocoholic, what St. Patrick's Day beer is to an alchoholic I imagine.

You feel like something would be missing if you didn't have the appropriate substance on said day regardless of how bad you know it is for you.

Last night the M/W Lt. dropped by to sign my books....and there he was, like a dope dealer, with his HUGE

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This is the time of year that the BOP host Annual Refresher Training throughout it's institutions.

In a bit of casual conversation during training, last night's premier of the television program Alcatraz was mentioned.

One officer questioned "How did we get from that era of handling business like on Alcatraz to all of this 'psychology' stuff." (Well, that is my rough translation, and I'm sure you get what I mean-- change in correctional approaches and philosophy)

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So as many of you know, I've been on a rant lately about things going on in this country. Too much talk radio maybe? And yes, up here in the Great PC Northwest we do have conservative talk radio. I am also equipped with internet radio and archived Podcast for those weekend emergency "fixes" when there is nothing being broadcast to get my passions or hostilities up.

Today I ran into a guy at work. I like this guy. He is a good man, and when he reads this, he will know it

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There was this great Correctional Website that got a cool 'racing stripe' type of modern update....

The new update allowed people to share their thoughts in a...'telling stories around the campfire' sort of way, the online form of that, known as 'Blogging.'

Then one day....a some strangers came to The Website and hi-jacked the Blog Section in order to advertise! But honest advertising wasn't even good enough for these Brain Snatching Strangers. Their methods were so covert,

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