9/13/2024 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 89 degrees F. Started walking at 5:50 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:45 AM. Breakfast menu: Oatmeal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Harina de avena, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for Today (Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 9/12/2024.
- Walk 6 Miles.
- Split Stretch.
- Yoga.
- Quotations.
- GED/ESL Tutoring 12:00 – 2:30 PM.
- ACE Classes US History 1933 – 1945, 5-5:30 PM and Economics Part 3, 6-6:30 PM.
The morning started out with the call out for food service workers at 5:00 AM> They were headed to the Penitentiary by 5:30 AM. The morning started out dark, hazy, breezy and cool. The lower atmosphere was hazy with plumes of dark smoke on the Eastern Horizon from the Coffee Pot and Boone fires in Sequoia National Park and Fresno respectively. Th beautiful dawn sky with contrasting dark blue sky and analogous colors peeking over the Sierras and the crescent moon was in the mid sky. As the morning progresses, the analogous colors radiated out of the suns path: red, orange, yellow, light green, light blue and blue sky. As the sun rise over the Sierras, the plumes of dark smoke turned to Mauve colored smoke an date orange reddish sphere illuminated the Sierras creating a picturesque scene. 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 scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. Walked 3 miles before breakfast. headed to the front office at 6:50 AM. CO Almanza checked us into the Penitentiary at 7:20 AM. We went into the laundry room: folded blankets, folded sheets. folded an put away uniforms, put away uniforms for R & D, dried laundry for SHU and R & D. Had lunch at the cafeteria at 10:00 AM. Luncheon menu: burrito, turkey sandwich, apples, chips and water. Went back to laundry: folded cleaned sheets, wash blankets and sheets for section 4B, Washed uniforms and miscellaneous clothing’s. Left Penitentiary at 3:05 PM. Arrived at the dormitory at 3:20 PM. Census count at 3:30 PM. Washed my laundry at 3:45 PM. Dinner was served at 3:50 PM. Dinner menu: spaghetti with Marinara sauce, bread, carrots, spinach and water. Checked email from Doris: Doris is well but still has a lingering cold. She walked 8764 steps, 16.3 inches step length and symmetry was 78%. Yesterday was the 233rd consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. The fire in Concord was still burning, thus she will walk indoors to avoid the smoke. She was disappointed in the delay inn my half way house date to April 2025, but I told her I will do everything possible to secure an early release. Talked to Doris at 4:40 PM: Doris is well, but she still has a cold. The fire at Concord was still raging and the outside air is smoky, thus she walked indoors. I told her I had a long day at the Penitentiary and did not leave until 3:05 PM. I told her I will talk to Mr. Larsen to see if he could get me into the NRDAP program which will give me 3-6 months credit towards my release date on Monday. She was cooking dinner and will stay home away from the elements. ACE Classes US History 1933 – 1945, 5-5:30 PM and Economics Part 3, 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Finished my Laundry at 8:20 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 even though she had a cold. She walked 8746 steps, 16.3 inches step length, symmetry was 78%. Yesterday was the 233rd consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Walked 3 miles and stretched. Attended ACE Classes.
James Dewey Watson: No good model ever accounted for all the facts, since some data was bound to be misleading if not plain wrong.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 78 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 15 Reports.
ACE Classes: 78 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 72 Reports, Target: 100 Classes.
Miles Walked Today: 3 Miles, Cumulative Mileage: 2645 Miles, Target: 9000 Miles.
Evelyn Waugh: The beast stands for strong mutually antagonistic government everywhere ….. self sufficiency at home, self assertion abroad.
