9/14/2024 Saturday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:30 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today 89 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:45 AM. Breakfast menu: Oatmeal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Harina de avena, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email form Doris.
- Email daily diary for 9/13/2024.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- ACE Classes Beginning Spanish 8:30 – 9:30 AM and Building Permit Process 6-6:30 PM.
The morning call out for food service workers at 5:00 AM. They were headed to the Penitentiary by 5:30 AM. The morning started out with the dark, hazy, breezy and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy with plumes of dark smoke from the Coffee Pot and Boone fires from Sequoia National Park and Fresno respectively. The beautiful dawn sky with Dark Blue sky with analogous colors peeking over the Sierras. As the morning progressed, the sky brightened and analogous colors radiated out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. Washed my sheets and blankets. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the plumes of dark smoke turn to Mauve color and illuminated the Sierras creating a picturesque scene. The squirrels appeared after breakfast and were scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. Walked 3 miles and ran the final three miles. Completed six miles at 7:40 AM, the e3 miles runs was completed in 28 minutes and 49 seconds. The average running times were: 9 minutes and 37 seconds per mile or 1 minutes and 37 seconds per lap. The pace was fast as I had to walk extra laps to catch my breath and to cool down. Finished my laundry and made up my bed. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:40 AM. The Yoga practice felt good after the run, I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Attended ACE Class Beginning Spanish 8:40 – 9:30 AM. Theme for today were animals and construction – animales y construcion. Lunch was served at 9:30 AM, luncheon menu: tacos, rice, corn, apple and water. Census count at 10:00 AM. Talked to Doris at 10:15 AM: Doris is well and rested. The fire in Concord was still burning and the air is smoky. Unfortunately, Bobo was not responding to Doris call and did not come out of the dog house. Doris is worried something might have happened to Bobo. Diana will come by the house to check it out. Doris called Joseph (Prison Professor) to tell him about the delay in my release to the half way house. He will check with Justin to verify if the Half Way House date is correct and well get back to Doris with the answers on Monday. I told her that I found several cases regarding Second Chance Act where inmates were given one year half way house and 6 months of home confinement. I will discuss this issue with Mr Larsen after my relocation to Northern district is approved. If my 10% home confinement is approved, my half way house date could be between November – December 2024. I told her I will busy with the ACE Class reports. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested, She walked 8748 steps, 16.4 inches step length and symmetry was 74%. Yesterday was the 234th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She contacted Joseph about the delay in my half way house date. Joseph will verify with Prison Professor and see if there is anything we could do to affect the half way house date. Showered and changed to casual clothes. Had a short nap. Went to library to work on my ACE Class reports – Building Permit Process. Completed my Class Report. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: chicken salad, bread, mixed vegetables and water. Ace class Building Permit, 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Cleaned up at 9:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Today was a good day: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8748 steps, 16.4 inches step length and symmetry was 74%. Yesterday was the 234th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Completed 6 miles, stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended ACE Classes. Completed ACE Class Report Building Permit Process. Received some good cases for Second Chance Act.
Sidney Webb: Marriage is the waste paper basket of emotions.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 15 Reports.
ACE Classes: 78 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 73 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2651 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Max Weber: The state is a relation on men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence,
