1 week later

the operation was cancelled last week, poor old father waited all day dressed in his very best clothes... they didn't show up to pick him up. they told him the next day the truck was broken... Anyway, mañana. He is fine, he is busy, he is delighted with the book i sent him on the last few hours of the first world war... He is also very proud that he has his own web page, his own blog, and hopes for a lot of comments. He asked me to post some of his writings. Will do so.
greetings to all
holly/Bradley

News! news! news!

Our Poor Old Father as he likes to call himself, has been moved to another block, the E1. We were expecting him to be transferred to Ajuelo, a much better place near San Jose for the rich and old prisoners, but it seems Ajuelo is full and he will have to wait until someone dies or... He really wanted to go there because in Ajuelo the prisoners are allowed a dog and a laptop. And... more privacy. Which isn't difficult, he could hardly have less than what he has now. 125 men in an area smaller than a football field, 20 to a room, the only privacy is your own bed if you own an extra sheet to hang from the bed above yours... Anyway this is old! because bradley has been transferred like i said to E1, E1 is full of model prisoners who work in the day time on the prison grounds. He does not work so he is left behind, which means he is practically alone all day long! he is so happy... also he is allowed to walk in and outside, to SIT ON THE GRASS and he has heard the birdies sing for the first time in a year and a half! he is fine, now that he has a minimum of space to work, to study or to play switch as he says.
He wants/ needs books. he is 73 and finally has plenty of leisure to read, he is also sober most of the time (unless he gets his hands on some Checha!, (self made poison from rotten apples and sugar) and is aching for distraction.
He is interested in... everything: politics, religion,feminism, democracy,science,astronomy...Address:
" Bradley Haylock
Centro Institucional El ROBLE
Roble de Puntarenas
PuntarenasCosta Rica 506
Centro America"
Bad news from Belize: his dog Tiger has been hit by a car, and i believe Tiger is dead but am not sure... will call later.
Other news: he is getting an operation this tuesday, he is almost blind in one eye from cataracts, but this means he will be taken out of the jail, to a hospital in Puntarenas for the operation. That means he will get to see people, pretty ladies, new faces.., he is so excited he decided to have his eyes operated on one at a time, so he will be taken out twice for a few hours.
He sends his love to all, so do i!