7/27/2023 Thursday Daily Diary from Atwater camp.
Woke up at 5:10 AM, After the CO had their morning count. Made up the bed, cleaned up, changed to BOP uniform, and made a cup of coffee. Stretched, drank my coffee, and watched the local news and weather channel, high temperature for today is 102 degrees F. Started the first load of laundry at 5:20 AM. Started walking at 5:50 AM. It was nice to see the sun rise over the horizon and the animals: squirrels, rabbits, and frogs scampering away when I approached them. They seem to know that I won’t do any harm to them. Breakfast was served at 6:00 AM. Breakfast menu: cereal, muffins, apples, and punch.
Plan for today:
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Email daily diary for 7/26/2023.
- ACE Class- How your body functions 6-6:30 PM.
- Read.
- Quotations.
- Commissary Day – Pick up.
Case Manager Ms. Tianto was at the camp at 6:05 AM and she turn on all the lights in the camp. At 7:50 AM, Picked up my commissary items, spent $27.45. Ms. Tianto inspected the laundry room and asked if I was the new Laundry Orderly. I replied that I was, and she was pleased with the laundromat. Started reading from 8:30 – 10:15 AM. Completed reading ” Shipping Container Homes 2022″. Wash extra laundry for Ryan and Chan at 11:00 AM. Completed book report for “Shipping Container Homes 2022″ at 12:00 PM. Showered at 12:10 PM. Sent book report for Shipping Container Homes 2022 to Prison Professor and Doris at 1:30 PM. Started reading ” The Complete Yoga Course” from 1:45 – 3:20 PM. I intend to start practicing Yoga again after several years of inactivity. Yoga has kept me healthy in the past. Signed up for three EBRR FSA classes: ACT Work Keys ( 9 Months course), Servsafe Food Manager ( 1.5 months), and Servsafe Food Handler (1.5 months). 3:30 PM census count. I left my chair in the common viewing area as I was writing my Book report and it was confiscated by Ms Tianto. I went to Ms. Tianto to retrieve my chair. I told her I was doing my book report and forgot about my chair. She was surprised that I was doing a book report. I told her I do a book report for every book that I read to validate my time spent at the camp. She was happy that I was spending my time wisely and return the chair to me. Thank You Ms Tianto. Dinner was served after the census count. Dinner menu: Shredded chicken, salad, beet, potato soup, and punch. 4:00 PM Completed drying Jon’s laundry and went to the library to continue reading the Yoga book from 4:20 – 6:00 PM. ACE Class – How your body functions – 6-6:30 PM. Continue reading until 7:30 PM, then back to the unit. Mathew Sikes gave me a pair of earplugs, so I could sleep better at night amid all the noises. Thanks, Mathew. Census count at 8:30 PM.
Today was a good day: Doris’s eyesight improved after the Lasik surgery. Walked 6 miles. Finished reading, prepared book report, and emailed completed book report for ” Shipping Containers Homes 2022″. Finished lots of laundry.
Charles Revson: In the factory, we make cosmetics, in the store we sell hope. Signed up for three EBRR Classes: ACT Work Key (9 months), Servsafe food manager (1.5 months), and ServSafe food handler (1.5 months).
Books Read: 10, Book Reports: 10, Target: 150 Books.
ACE Classes: 8, Target: 100 Classes.
EBRR Classes: 2, Video Classes: 2.
Miles walked today: 6 Miles, Cumulative mileage: 229 miles, Target: 9000 Miles
Grantland Rice: All wars are planned by old men in council rooms apart.
