4/26/2024 Friday 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 65 degrees F. Started walking at 6:05 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:20 AM. Breakfast menu: Oatmeal, breakfast bar, an apple and water.
Plan for Today:
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 4/25/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Quotations.
- ACE Classes Geography Mystic Lands 5-5:30 PM and US History 1933 – 1945 6-6:30 PM.
- GED/ ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
The morning started out dark (oscuro), windy (vientosa), cloudy (nublado) and cool (fresco). The Eastern sky (cielo) over the Sierras was filled with thick clouds (nubles), only clear sky was in the western sky over the Santa Lucia highlands. Th sky was filled with dense dark clouds, the colors ranged from Dark gray on the East, gray in mid sky and lighter gray on the Western sky, the clearing was was filled with seafoam green color. The rabbits (conejos) were grazing on the fields, Labrona was grazing by the basketball court. As the morning grew brighter, the rabbits left the field (campo) as some predator birds were flying around the field. Completed walking 5 miles ( caminar cinco milla) at 7:30 AM (a las siete media), in 1 hour 10 minutes and 42 seconds (uno hora diez minutoes curenta y dos segundos). The average (prodmedio) were: 11 minutes 47 seconds per mile (once minutoe curenta y siete Segundo por milla) or 1 minute and 58 seconds per lap (uno minutoe cincuenta y siete segundos por vuelta). Vey fast (rapido) pace and i was sweating (sudar). Stretched (estirar) and split stretched at the basketball court. Had a nutty bar, celery (apio) and an apple (manzana) for snacks (bocadillo). Cleaned the computer room (limpiar cuartido computador). Checked email ( correo electornico) from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8311 steps, 15.8 inches (pulgadas) step length and symmetry (simetria) is 78% (por ciento). yesterday (ayer) was the 95th consecutive days (consecutivo dias) that she closed the ring on her iPhone. She is glad the restitution is behind us. She is looking forward to our visitation tomorrow. She estimated that they will be here between 10:30 -11:00 AM. I will call her for ETA tomorrow. She will be busy working on her inventory for mother’s day. Showered at 9:20 AM and changed to BOP uniform. Washed my laundry at 9:50 AM. Talked to Doris at 10:00 AM: Doris is well and rested. Th weather in the Bay Area is cold (frio) and windy (veintosa). She will do her walking indoors. She’s glad that the restitution is over. She asked if I have a unit team meeting scheduled, I told her not yet. She will visit tomorrow with Annie and Quang. They should be here around 11-11:30 AM. She will walk and work indoors to keep warm. Lunch was served at 10:15 AM. Luncheon menu: fried fish sandwich (pescado emparedado), macaroni and cheese (queso), carrots (zanahoria), an apple (manzana) and water. Exchanged belt for Ismael. Counselor Reyes informed me that no new inmates will join us today (no hay recluso nuevo hoy). GED/ ESL tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM. Went to sewing room to hem pants, completed 4 more dozens today for a total of 8 dozens completed. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: spaghetti with ground meat, salad, spinach, bread and water. ACE Classes – Geography Mystic Lands 5-5:30 PM and US History 1933 – 1945, 6-6:30 PM. 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 8311 steps, 15.8 Inches step length, symmetry was 78%. Yesterday was the 95th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. We were relieved that the restitution was resolved. She will visit me tomorrow. The dogs are well. Walked 6 miles and split stretched. Attended ACE Classes. Good GED/ ESL tutoring sessions. Hemmed 4 more dozens of pants.
George Santayana: There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
Books Read: 32 Books, Book Reports: 32 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 15 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 13 Classes.
ACE Classes: 64 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 54 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 1824 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Cicely Saunders: Suffering is only tolerable when nobody cares.
