3/19/2025 Wednesday 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 66 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:10 AM. Breakfast menu: Oatmeal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Harina de avena, torta, leche, azucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 3/18/2025.
- Walk 6 miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED Tutoring 12:00-1:30 PM.
- GED Class 1:30-2:30 PM.
- ACE Classes Great Depression 5:30-6:00 PM and Abstract Mathematics 6:00-6:30 PM.
The morning call out for Dublin orderlies at 5:00 AM. They were headed out at 5:30 AM. The morning started out dark, hazy, light fog, breezy and cold – 44 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was hazy, light with visibility of over 5 miles, the breeze made the temperature colder. The half moon was in mid sky at 11 o’clock. The autonomous car company had their facility and flood lights turned on, they were testing their vehicles. Rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the soccer field. Early breakfast, no wildlife appeared after breakfast, so the inmates left their food on the ground and on the basketball court. The beautiful dawn sky was on display; orange reddish band of haze; analogous colors peeking over the Sierras: orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky; sparse clouds near the suns path were peach colored while clouds further away were pink and mauve colors; the 1/2 moon was in mid sky at 11 o’clock. I walked on the soccer field trail. As the sun rise over the Sierras; it illuminated the Sierras giving it depth and revealed some snow capped mountains; it changed colors as it ascended through the haze: orange, yellow and bright yellow. The birds appeared and feasted on food left by the inmates and foraged in the fields. Completed walking 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 14 minutes and 24 seconds. Average walking times were: 12 minutes and 24 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 4 seconds per lap. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:50 AM. The stretch and Yoga practice in the warm sunshine 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 bright blue sky. Talked to Doris at 9:05 AM: Doris is well and rested. She had a good rest after watching the GSW victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. She read all my journals submitted. I told her I have one more journal to catch up, then I will enter my ACE Class Reports. She ordered her grocery online. She will clean out the Altar. She will work on her mother’s days inventory. I will be busy with GED tutoring, GED Class, ACE Classes and submitting ACE Class reports. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:30 AM. Checked email from Doris at 9:50 AM: Doris is well and rested. She walked 9451 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 8.6%. Yesterday was the 398th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She was glad the computer room was reopened, so she could read my emails. She enjoyed the GSW victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Lunch was served at 10:15 AM. Luncheon menu: hamburger, salad, baked potatoes, apple puree and water. Did my laundry at 10:30 AM. Had a short nap. GED tutoring 12:00-1;30 PM. Finished my laundry at 1:30 PM. GED Class 1:30:2:30 PM. Submitted backlogged journal and ACE Class reports. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner menu: 2 fried eggs, biscuits with gravy, fries, apple puree and water. ACE Classes The Great Depression 5:30-6:00 PM and Abstract Mathematics 6:00-6:30 PM. Submitted ACE Class report. 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 9451 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 8.6%. Yesterday was the 398th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 6 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced yoga. Good GED Tutoring and GED Class. Attended ACE Classes. Submitted backlogged journals and ACE Class Reports.
Bion: Boys throw stones at frogs for fun, but the frogs don’t die for ‘fun’, but in sober earnest.
Books Read: 56 Books, Book Reports: 56 Reports, Target: 100 Books.
EBRR Classes: 20 Classes, EBRR Class Report: 18 reports.
ACE Classes: 91 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 88 Reports, Target EBRR and ACE Classes: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 3,732 Miles, Target: 4,000 Miles.
Billy Bishop: This flying is the most wonderful invention. A man ceases to be human up there. He feels that nothing is impossible.
