7/14/2024 Sunday Daily diary from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:30 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up, changed to casual clothes, and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee and watched the local news and weather report, high temperature for today is 98 degrees F. Started walking at 6:05 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:30 AM. Breakfast menu: grits, chocolate cake, milk, sugar, pudding and water (semola de maiz, chocolate torta, leche, ezucar, pudin y agua).
Plan for Today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 7/13/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- ACE Class – Advanced Spanish 8:30 – 9:30 PM.
The morning started out bright, overcast sky, breezy and cool. There were thick clouds except for some clear spots, it was drizzling a little, the breeze and light drizzle made the walk pleasant. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. The squirrels appeared after breakfast, they were running around the camp begging for food from the inmates. The population of the squirrels and rabbits have exploded recently. Walked 5 miles, jogged and sprinted the final mile. Completed 6 miles walk ay 7:30 AM,, in 1 hour 10 minutes and 37 seconds. The average walking times were: 11 minutes 44 seconds per mile or 1 minute and 57 seconds per lap. The pace was fast as I was sweating and had to walk a few extra laps to catch my breath and cool down. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:25 AM. The Yoga practice was nice in the breeze but I had to work harder to maintain my balance. I was able to exercise all phases: strength, flexibility, balance and breathing. Finishes my Yoga practice with the corpse pose, visualized my trip to the Devils tower in Wyoming, it was a fascinating structure jutting out of the ground and it was a few hundred feet tall. The legend had that a Big bear was trying to climb the tower to get to the inhabitants on top of the tower. Also it was featured in the movie Encounter of the third kind. The air was clean and at a location, there was a plaque which stated that across form the Devil tower is paradise, We turned around and saw a scenic meandering river and green pasture in a tranquil setting. Opened my eyes to the gray and white clouds in the sky. Attended ACE Class Advanced Spanish 8:30 – 9:30 AM. Theme for today was Presidential Election (Electiones Presidenciales). Lunch was served at 9:30 AM. Luncheon menu: scrambled eggs, toast with syrup, mashed potatoes, pudding and water. Census count at 10:00 AM. Talked to Doris at 10:10 AM: Doris is well and rested. She was out in the backyard to: Enjoy the nice weather, let the dogs out, admire her tomato plants and walk without her hard cast or cane. She was a little nervous walking without the cast but overcame her fears. She checked her tomato plants, there were big tomato on the plants. She liked my Book Report on living in a car, van or RV. But that’s not the lifestyle for us, I told her I will be working on another Book Report today. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8484 steps, 16.3 inches step length and symmetry was 79%. Yesterday was the 174th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. She will be outside the backyard to: enjoy the nice weather, let the dogs out walk, admire her tomato plants and clean the dog poop. Francis will bring Bobo to the veterinarian on Tuesday. Doris had to prepay the consultation fee because she cancelled her appointment the last time. They charged her $109 for the consultation. Showered and changed to casual clothes. Had a nap and went to the library to work on my Book Report. Completed my book report #37 on ‘Our Night Sky’. Census count at 3:30 PM. dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, bread and water. 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 8484 steps, 16.3 inches step length and symmetry was 77%. Yesterday was the 174th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone, She is gaining confidence walking without her hard cast. Walked 6 miles, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended ACE Class. Completed Book Report on ‘Our Night Sky’.
Tacitus: The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
Books Read: 37 Books, Book Reports: 37 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 15 Reports.
ACE Classes: 75 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 65 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 6 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2300 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
The Talmud: By three things is the word sustained: by truth, by Judgement and by peace.
