727 Comments for Lorton Reformatory

Eight words: "You have no idea 'where I come from' ". Two more words: "Personal responsibility". One more word: ......."Wow"... Now ,you have yourself a nice day now :-).

well nvus arent you awesome. because you have managed to live a life unscathed you think you have the rights to pass judgment on situations you dont necessarily understand. you are entitled to your opinion as much as the next person but the truth of life is that NOTHING Is BLACK AND WHITE/good or evil. The point I was making was that circumstances vary and yes many crimes arent mistakes. some were put on that path due to child abuse, mental health, lack of proper education and opportunities creating socioeconomic cesspool of crime and violence. Yes let blame the animals for acting as such when left to languish instead of addressing the lack of proper care for the mentally ill and the like. Just cause they did not come from where you did you can stand on your high horse. You are part of the problem. You will fill the jails but create more of the person you claim to so detest with you ignorance toward a solution...

I'm familiar with those lights. We had these over the beds in the old (and long abandoned) dispensary on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In the early days of the space program, during the Mercury, Gemini, & early Apollo programs, this building was referred to as the Base Operations Surgical Unit or BOSU. It was also referred to as the Astronaut Hospital and had patient rooms, an ICU, a surgical suite, an X-ray room and a lab.

Anyway, these lights were extremely bright. Motts, you would have a blast exploring the old Cape Clinic. .

...BTW, somehow I've managed never to have made such "mistakes" in my life. Guess I'M the odd one out....

Previous comment: (Please excuse length. Just gotta respond, then I'll quit. Been on here for years). Yeah, I'm really "mean" and somehow "judgemental" because I (and so many other working, honest, tax-paying, law-abiding, own-bill-paying generous, helpful, reasonable people out there), rightfully EXPECT that the selfish cretins who "make mistakes" such as armed robbery, physical assault/rape, burglary, DUI, and murder to acutally be PUNISHED for doing so. Those aren't "mistakes", they're concious, SELFISH CHOICES that cause misery for other people because the criminal is so selfish and pathetic he/she refuses to get along in the society he/she lives in. Guess thinking that way makes us "mean-spirited" for expecting swift punishment. Well so be it in the minds of liberals. Sigh........ (insert whatever diety you believe in here) save our country from the bleeding blues.

The school of hard knocks.

An interesting thing I noticed: The light pole is of the same type used along highways, although it is much shorter.

Happy birthday mama! Ah, the big 4 - 0. Your forties will be your best decade ever. You're old enough to know what you want & young enough to get it. And that's a cool place to be in life. Uncle Larry is always lurking somewhere in these galleries. I spot something new every time I revisit one & I love reading your comments. ==8-)

My e-mail is unclelarry911@aol.com

Beautiful shot; looks like anything could be at the end in all of that light. Wonderful gallery, Motts. Many thanks for bringing these places to us!

Beautiful calligraphy! Cryptic calligraphy.

LOVE the high contrast in this photo. And the brick work is stunning, as has already been said.

Dizzying but beautiful. Wow.

Agreed with BKW--the framing of this shot is great! It makes the perspective just pop.

I love all the different reds in this.

OKay...I just saw a George Lopez episode where George was driving around Bennie and her crones around and they were singing this song...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN??