2/13/2024 Tuesday 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 59 degrees F. Started walking at 6:15 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:20 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cinnamon roll, an apple and water.
Plan for today:
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 2/12/2024.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Quotations.
- ACE Classes – Nutrition Made Clear 5-6 PM (Hosting) and US History 6-6:30 PM.
- GED / ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
The morning started out dark, overcast but cool, in the high 40’s. As the dawn sky emerged, the clouds were everywhere except for a slither of clearing over the Sierras which was Reddish brown and the underside of the clouds were illuminated with a reddish color. In the mid sky the clouds were dark gray. As the morning progressed, the colors grew brighter to orange reddish, the clouds were tinted with orange yellow color and gray and light gray clouds. As the sun emerged, the big red orange sphere illuminated the clouds to a reddish orange color, the clearing was bright orange gold color. As it ascended it was shielded by the clouds and it displayed a light cream color clouds. The rabbits were out grazing in the field an the same rabbit was hanging out near the basketball court. Finished walking 6 miles at 8:00 AM, in 1 hour 15 minutes and 24 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 9 seconds per mile (milla) or 49 seconds per lap (vuelta). Stretched and split stretched at the basketball court until 8:30 AM. Help the commissary unload their merchandise. Cleaned the computer room. Checked and replied to Doris email: Doris is well and she walked 6118 Steps, step length was 14.8 Inches and symmetry was down to 72%, that’s 22 consecutive days of closing the ring. Or she walked at least 132,000 steps in the last 22 days, based on 6000 steps per day. She will be busy working on her new design in her sewing room. She asked if I will be sewing today, I told her we will be sewing today. I told her we will finish hemming all the pants today. But I will have GED/ ESL tutoring today and ACE Classes tonight. Diana will be home resting today. I told her the rabbit was by the basketball court today , I guess it is getting comfortable with me walking at the basketball court. Showered at 9:10 AM and changed to BOP uniform. Talked to Doris at 9:50 AM: Doris is well but did not have a good sleep as she got up at 2:00 AM. I asked her to take an afternoon nap if she needed it. She walked 6118 Steps, step length was 14.8 Inches and symmetry was 72%. That’s 22 consecutive days she walked and closed the ring on her iPhone. She was happy and it is like a routine for her. If she does not close the ring, she does not feel good. She will work on more design, she has one completed. I told her to think of the design when she walks and it will make the walk go faster and easier. the dogs are well and feisty. Diana was complaining that the Kaiser Doctors could not get a doctor’s appointment to diagnose her back pain. She asked about the rabbit, I told her it was still around the basketball court today. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. Luncheon menu: chicken sandwich, beans, salad, an apple and water. Went to sewing room to finish hemming pants. Exchanged 3 XL T shirt for Brian. GED/ ESL tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM. Went to sewing room to make repair for Armand and Brian. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count, Dinner menu: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn,bread and water. ACE Classes – Nutrition Made Clear 5-6 PM (Hosting) and US History 20th Century 6-6:30 PM. Checked email form Doris: She completed the ring again today she had 6118 steps, 15.2 Inches step length and symmetry was 78%. Census count at 7:30 PM. Census count at 8:30 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, the dogs are well too. Doris walked 6118 steps, Step length was 15.2 Inches and symmetry was down to 78 %. She closed the ring for 23 consecutive days. Walked 6 miles and split stretched. Completed hemming pants for penitentiary. Attended and hosted ACE Classes. Good GED/ ESL tutoring sessions.
Alexander Pope: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Books Read: 26 Books, Book Reports: 26 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
ACE Classes: 46 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 39 Reports, Target” 100 Classes.
EBRR Classes: 13 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 13 Reports.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 1386 Miles, target: 9000 Miles.
Beatrix Potter: It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is ‘soporific’.
