10/6/2024 Sunday 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 is 102 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:50 AM. Breakfast menu: Grits, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Semola de maiz, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 10/5/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- ACE Class Advanced Spanish 8:30 – 9:30 PM.
The morning started out dark, sparse clouds, breezy, hazy and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy with some sparse stratus clouds which were gray and white in color. The dawn sky was on display with the red band of haze, analogous color peeking over the Sierras, gray stratus clouds, white cirrus clouds and the contrasting dark blue sky. The autonomous car company was not testing their vehicles today. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. 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 squirrels appeared after breakfast and were scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the red sphere illuminated the Sierras, haze and the clouds creating a picturesque scene. Walked 3 miles and ran the final three miles. Completed 6 miles at 7:40 AM, ran the final three miles in 28 minutes and 46 seconds. Average running times were: 9 minutes and 36 seconds per mile or 1 minute and 36 seconds per lap. The pace was fast as I was sweating and had to walk extra laps to catch my breath and to cool down. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:40 AM. The yoga practice felt good after walking and running. Finished my Yoga with the corpse pose and visualized the good visitation we had yesterday, discussed lots of issues, lot of laughter’s and enjoyed each others company. Opened my eyes to the blue sky. Attended the ACE Advanced Spanish Class from 8:40 – 9:30 AM. Theme for today was sports – deportes. Lunch was served after the count. Luncheon menu: scrambled eggs, toast with syrup, fries, apple and water. Talked to Doris at 9:50 AM: Doris is well and rested. They went to an Indian Vegetarian restaurant after visitation. Francis and family are coming over to pick some figs and Persimmons. She will be in the backyard to: enjoy the weather, let the dogs out, walk without her cast and enjoy the fruit trees. Census count at 10:00 AM. Checked email from Doris at 10:15 AM: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8930 steps, 16.7 inches step length and symmetry was 77%. Yesterday was the 256th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She enjoyed the visitation and she will be home today. Showered and changed to casual clothes at 10:40 AM. Had a short nap. GED/ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM. Tutored Yovani in Statistics. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: tacos, rice, beans, cheese, salsa and water. 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 8930 steps, 16.7 inches step length and symmetry was 77%. Yesterday was the 256th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She had a good visitation yesterday. Walked 6 miles, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended ACE Class. Good GED and Statistics tutoring sessions.
Alfred North Whitehead: Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 16 Reports.
ACE Classes: 80 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 77 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2750 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Elie Wiesel: God of forgiveness, do not forgive those murderers of Jewish children here at Auschwitz.
