7/16/2024 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 95 degrees F. Started walking at 5:50 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:30 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, cake, an apple, milk, sugar and water (cereal, torta, un manzana, leche, ezucar y agua).
Plan for Today (Plano Para Hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 7/15/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED/ ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
- ACE Class – US History 1845 -1988, 6-6:30 PM.
The morning started out bright, some clouds over the Sierras, windy and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy. The beautiful dawn sky was on display with analogous colors radiating out from the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky. The haze made the colors more distinct. As the sun rise over the Sierras, it illuminated the clouds turning them to Peach color with reddish orange edges and the outline of the Sierras was picturesque. 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 and were begging for food from the inmates all over the camp. Completed 6 miles walk at 7:30 AM, walked 5 miles, jogged and sprinted the final mile. Finished walk in 1 hour 11 minutes and 05 seconds. Average walking times were: 11 minutes and 52 seconds per mile or 1 minutes and 59 seconds per lap. The pace was fast as I was sweating and had to walk a few extra laps to catch my breath and to cool down. Stretched, split stretched and practiced Yoga at the basketball court until 8:40 AM. The wind felt good during the practice but I had to work to maintain my balance. I was able to exercise all phases: strength, balance, flexibility and breathing. The added challenge for today practice was to hold my poses and counted in Spanish , uno, dos, tres, quatro …. cientoVeinte. I had to hold my poses longer. Completed my Yoga practice with the corpse pose and visualized my trip to Reno at the Silver Legacy and Circus Circus casinos. Gambled some Pai Gow poker, black jack and had a scrumptious dinner buffet. Saw the trapeze act at Circus Circus. Opened my eyes to the Blue sky. Cleaned the computer room. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well and rested. She walked 8773 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 83%. Yesterday was the 176th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Francis will bring Bobo to the Veterinarian today at 11:30 AM. Since the weather is nice, she will be in the backyard to: enjoy the weather, walk without her cast, let the dogs out and enjoy her tomato plants. Diana an Doris will pack their merchandise for the Pinole Senior Center Gift Show next week. Had a breakfast bar, an apple and celery for snacks. Counselor Reyes told me next new inmates will surrender themselves on 7/19/2024. Showered and changed to BOP uniform at 9:45 AM. Lunch was served at 10:20 AM. Luncheon menu: chicken patty sandwich, green beans, macaroni and cheese, an apple and water. Went to sewing room: brought some cleaned uniforms, exchanged 3 blankets for Abbas and altered shirts for Frank. Talked to Doris at 10:50 AM: Doris is well and rested. She was out earlier at the backyard to: enjoy the entice weather, walk without her cast, let the dogs out and enjoy her tomato plants. Francis will take Bobo to the veterinarian for consultations. Diana has some advise for Doris regarding Bobo. Doris will email me about the status of the examination. No update on my release date on the BOP website. GED/Eels tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM. GED Testing was scheduled for 2nd weeks of August. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: pepper beef, rice, green beans, bread and water. ACE Class US History 1945 – 1988, 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 an rested. She walked 8773 steps, 16.2 inches step length and symmetry was 83%. Yesterday was the 176th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Francis is taking Bobo to the veterinarian to look at the lump on her chest. Walked 6 miles, split stretched and practiced Yoga. Attended ACE Class. GED/ESL Tutoring.
The Talmud: The father loves the son, and the sons loves his son.
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: 2312 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
A.J.P. Taylor: Human blunders, usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.
