4/15/2025 Tuesday daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 6:00 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 77 degrees F. Started walking at 6:00 AM. Breakfast was served at 5:50 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cake, milk, sugar, banana and water (Cereal, torta, leche, azucar, un platano y agua).
Plan for Today ( Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 4/14/2025.
- Walk 10 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED Examination 8:00-12:00 PM.
- EBRR Class report.
The morning started out dark, cloudy, hazy, breezy and cool – 61 degrees F. The lower atmosphere was hazy, sparse clouds in the East and overcast in the mid sky and West, the breeze made the temperature cooler. Breakfast was served early, no birds appeared after breakfast, so the inmates left their food on the ground and on the basketball court. The autonomous car company had their facility and flood lights turned on but they were not testing their vehicles. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing East of the soccer field. The beautiful dawn sky was on display; band of red haze amid the sparse clouds; analogous colors peeking over the Sierras amid the clouds: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky; the full moon amid the clouds in the West. I walked the trails on the soccer and baseball fields. As the sun rise over the Sierras it was a colorful display of clouds; peach gray clouds with golden edges near the suns while distance clouds were peach and peach gray colors; the moon was setting to the West and was shielded by the clouds. The birds and the squirrels appeared and they feasted on the food left by the inmates and the birds foraged in the fields. Today was GED examination and we had to ensure that students show up for the examination. Completed walking 6 miles at 7:40 AM, in 1 hour 14 minutes and 24 seconds. Average walking times: 12 minutes and 24 seconds per mile or 2 minutes and 4 seconds per lap. GED students were ushered into the Visitation room to take their GED examination. We had to get a couple of students from their work to take the examination. Walked an additional six miles. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. We had to get lunch for the GED students and Proctor. Luncheon menu: chicken breast sandwich, spinach, rice, black beans, buns, pear and water. Educational Manager CO Matt Johnson completed signing our ACE Class Completion certificates. We will hand it out today at 4:45 PM. Called Doris at 11:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. The weather was nice in Pinole and the dogs are up and running around. She read my book report on The Secret to a Long, Healthy Life. I told her today was GED examination for 10 students. The cleaners are coming by around 11:30 to clean the house. I will work on my EBRR Class Report. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 11:20 AM. Checked email form Doris at 11:40 AM: Doris is well. She walked 9,371 steps, 16.6 inches step length and symmetry was 7.2%. Yesterday was the 425th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. The GSW/Memphis Grizzlies will play for the seventh spot tonight. Had a short nap. The GED examination was over around 1:00 PM. Went to library to work on my EBRR Class Report Anger Management. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: Broccoli beef, rice, green beans, bread and water. Handed out ACE Class Completion Certificates to students at 4:45 PM. Completed my EBRR 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 9,371 steps, 16.5 inches step length and symmetry was 7.2%. Yesterday was the 425th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. The cleaners cleaned the house. Walked 12 miles, stretched, split stretched and practiced yoga. GED Examination today. Handed out ACE Class Completion certificates. Completed and submitted EBRR Class Report – Anger Management.
Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star.
Books Read: 58 Books, Book Reports: 58 reports, Target: 100 Books.
EBRR Classes: 20 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 20 Reports.
ACE Classes: 91 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 91 Reports, Target EBRR and ACE Classes: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 12 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 3,968 miles, Target: 4,000 Miles.
Paul Broca: The great regions of the mind correspond to the great regions of the brain.
