Rick McCollister

Rick McCollister
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Birthday
May 06
Title
Rick
Company
is always welcome.
Bio
I'm a guy, 51, who used to be many different things: recording engineer, inventor, electronics designer, firmware and software developer, husband. Now: father, musician, partner, photographer, friend, facilitator... and I write. I've committed to myself to write two pieces a day and post them here. I am currently developing a book.

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JANUARY 12, 2009 10:21AM

Jail

This is how my journey started:

Saturday, April 8, 2000, 3:45AM (hand-written)

Ahead lie the blank pages which symbolize the start of a new life.

Almost five hours ago I was released from the Lancaster County Jail. The events and experiences of the last 44 hours have been the unmistakable… Read full post »

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JANUARY 5, 2009 6:19AM

Not homeless

"How did a bright guy like you come to be homeless?" asked a new friend. Well, first of all, thank you. Second: No, no, no, it's not like that. It's not like I have nothing. I don't know where I 'll be sleeping, but that's not what I call homeless. Homeless… Read full post »

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JANUARY 4, 2009 12:16PM

Help her

When the men come to the men's group for the first time, they're usually defiant.

Why are you here?

"The court is making me."

What did you do?

"I didn't do anything wrong."

O-kay. Well, how's that? The bitch had it coming, so you hit her?… Read full post »

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JANUARY 4, 2009 8:20AM

Me - andering

Today everything that's not in a box goes into a box. Tomorrow all the boxes get staged in the hall by the elevators, and the platforms must be built. Tuesday morning I go get the truck, and the kids and their friends and me take it all out of here and… Read full post »

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