Journal Entry: Choon Yong-01/16/2025-Fight in USP-Lockdown

Journal Entry

1/16/2025 Thursday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:00 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 59 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:10 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (cereal, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).

Plan for today ( Plano para hoy):

  1. Stretch.
  2. Call Doris.
  3. Check email from Doris.
  4. Email daily diary for 1/15/2025.
  5. Walk 6 miles.
  6. Split stretch.
  7. Yoga.
  8. Quotations.
  9. GED Tutoring 12:00 – 3:00 PM.
  10. ACE Class Mastering Stage Presence Part 2, 6-6:30 PM.

The morning started out dark, hazy, light breeze and cold – 37 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was hazy, the full moon was in mid sky moving towards the Western horizon but slower, and the breeze made the temperature colder. The autonomous car company had their facility and flood lights turned on but were not testing their vehicles. Rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. Breakfast was served early, no wildlife appeared after breakfast, inmates left their food on the ground and on the basketball court. The beautiful dawn sky was on display: band of red haze, analogous colors radiated out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky, full moon in mid sky moving Westward and the dark blue sky. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the red sphere brightened the sky and it changed colors as it ascended through the haze: red, orange, yellow and bright yellow and the full moon was in mid sky at 2 o’clock. The birds appeared and feasted on food left by the inmates. I walked the trails on the soccer and baseball fields. Completed walking 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 14 minutes and 30 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 30 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 5 seconds per lap. Stretched, split stretched and practiced yoga at the basketball court until 8:50 AM. The stretch and Yoga practice felt good after the cold morning walk. I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finished my Yoga practice with the corpse pose and visualized the beautiful dawn sky and spectacular sun rise. Opened my eyes to the Blue sky with the moon setting in the Western horizon. Talked to Doris at 9:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. It was cold in Pinole when she let the dogs out. She enjoyed the GSW victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. She will be busy cleaning the yard. Kein will bring her to do some shopping in Chinatown. I will be busy with GED tutoring and ACE Class tonight. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:30 AM. Checked email from Doris at 10:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. She walked 9276 steps, 17.4 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 347th consecutive days she close the ring on her iPhone. She enjoyed the GSW / Timberwolves game last night. She will go shopping with Kein today. She hope to complete her yard work before Kein arrives. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. Luncheon menu: baked chicken, salad, spinach, sweet potatoes, bread, lemon chiffon cake and water. Had a short nap. GED Tutoring 12:00 – 3:00 PM. There was a fight in the USP and we were lockdown at 1:20 PM. Census count at 2:10 PM after all the worker were sent back from work. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: 2 hot dogs, buns, mixed vegetables, fries and water. Census count at 6:00 PM. ACE Class Mastering Stage Presence Part 2, 6-6:30 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 9276 steps, 17.4 inches step length and symmetry was 7.8%. Yesterday was the 347th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended ACE Class. GED Tutoring was cut short. Lockdown in camp due to fight in USP.

Marcus Aurelius: Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be, be one.

Books Read: 47 Books, Book Reports: 47 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 19 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 17 Reports.
ACE Classes: 91 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 82 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 3359 Miles, Target: 4000 Miles.

Jane Austen: A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it.