Author Archives: mjwayblog

..”The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” Euclidean mathematics was not the way my life’s journey could be described. I had a tendency to bounce towards light. I felt more like Tigger than Winnie, and displayed an ever insatiable quest for knowledge. Looking back, I can only hope the fulfillment of myContinue reading “Trajectory”

.The company nurse seemed happy to see me. She asked how I was feeling, and I informed her I felt great. She had me sit on the end of an exam table while she checked my blood pressure, and listened to the pulse on my wrist with a stethoscope. She then put the stethoscope onContinue reading “My Path”

… 1 Samuel 16 : 7 …. . I was on cloud nine as I left campus. I aced my public speaking assignment, and my other class work loads I was on top of. I would actually get some sleep when I finally made it home. The ether gassing last night finally caught up withContinue reading “On A Roll”

… Hebrews 1: 1-4 … .Once I got home, I showered quickly, had an Instant Breakfast drink, grabbed my book bag and headed to campus. I went to the library to prepare for my first class, but instead of preparing for that class, I started thinking about what had happened to me in the factory.Continue reading “Space and Time”

.Our conversation continued: David informed me that he was finishing his classes this semester and with any luck he would be leaving the factory to serve an apprenticeship with Johnson Controls. He was really looking forward to leaving TRW, and believed they showed an interest in hiring him. He would know for sure after thisContinue reading “On The Event Horizon”

.It was hard for me to imagine that the pranking was intimidation, but David believed it was. I looked at it as just another day at work and with the down time, young guys goofing off. I was able to complete one full semester at school and knocked out three class requirements. I felt onContinue reading “And Now For Something Different…”

” A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn no other way” Mark Twain .I wondered why he was laughing and he informed me he was two classes away from receiving his certification in Heating and Cooling from the same community college. He said it wasn’t easy because heContinue reading “Prejudice”

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” William Shakespeare .I am giving my prison stories a much needed break, and hope to rejuvenate my creativity in a much different way. In 2025 I want my writing to reflect a transformation that helped me begin viewing life, and continue to do so,Continue reading “My New World”

.The last day of my employment was difficult for me. As a teacher I felt I could still teach this new curriculum, and provide my students the opportunity to be certified. However, the administration seemed only concerned about their safety interests, and not of the teachers. I spent a day and a half on aContinue reading “The Aftermath”

.By the end of the year 2020 over 350,000 people had succumb to the covid -19 virus in the United States as reported by the Center of Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia. Another 30, 000 people would die from other diseases with covid 19 being the contributor in the progression of the disease that killedContinue reading “Reckoning”