9/18/2024 Wednesday daily dairy from Atwater Camp.
Woke up at 5:30 AM. Made up my bed, cleaned up and 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 74 degrees F. Started walking at 5:50 AM. Breakfast was served at 6:50 AM. Breakfast menu: Cereal, cake, milk, sugar, apple and water (Cereal, torta, leche, ezucar, un manzana y agua).
Plan for Today ( Plano para hoy):
- Stretch.
- Call Doris.
- Check email from Doris.
- Email daily diary for 9/17/2024.
- 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 Nutrition and Psychology 6-6:30 PM.
- Commissary day.
The morning 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, cloudy, breezy and cool. The full moon was shielded by the clouds, I could only see a bright spot in the mid sky. The beautiful dawn sky was a display of contracting gray with peach colored stratus clouds. As the morning progressed the sky got brighter and the sun ray radiated out of the clouds. The rabbits were grazing on the soccer and baseball fields, while Labrona and family were grazing by the fence near the basketball court. The sun finally cleared the clouds and it illuminated the sky and warmed the air. The squirrels appeared after breakfast and were scurrying around begging for food from the inmates. Some inmates ignored the warning and fed the squirrels. Walked 3 miles before breakfast. Purchased my commissary stuff before breakfast, and spend $10.50. Headed to the Front Office at 6:50 AM. Arrived at Front Office by 7:00 AM. The second wave of food service workers were checking into the Penitentiary. CO Almanza checked us into the Penitentiary at 7:20 AM. We were not cleared to enter into the laundry until 7:40 AM due to movements of inmates. At the laundry room, we: Sorted out blankets, sheets, uniforms and washed them; folded cleaned uniforms, blanket and sheets: made 115 bed rolls; painted laundry carts. Went to cafeteria for lunch. Luncheon menu: hamburger, mixed vegetables, apples, cookies and water. Delivered food carts to sections: 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 5A, 5B, 6A and 6B. Went back to laundry: delivered cleaned laundry to sections: 5A, 4A and 4B. Cleaned up paint brushes and paint mess. Left Penitentiary at 1:00 PM. Back to the Dormitory at 1:20 PM. Tried calling Doris but she did not answer my call. Secretary Mrs. Chavez informed me we will have two new self surrender inmates on Friday 9/20/2024. GED/GSL tutoring 1:30 – 3:30 PM. Checked email form Doris: Doris is well and her asthma is getting better. She walked 8765 steps, 17.3 inches step length and symmetry was 62%. Yesterday was the e238th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Th dogs are felling better. Doris has an eye appointment at 10:30 AM. Diana will pick her up at 9:00 AM. She should be finished with her appointment by 12:00 PM. She will have a restful day today as she is not going anywhere. Good GED Tutoring sessions. Census count at 3:30 PM. Dinner was served after the count. Dinner menu: pizza, pasta with marina sauce and water. Talked to Doris at 4:30 PM: Doris is well and her asthma is better. She had an eye appointment and did not get home until 1:30 PM. The dogs are back to normal. Th weather in Pinole was cold, so she will walk in the house. Her sys are getting better with the injections. Hopefully with a couple more shots her vision will be normal. Then she will go back to see Br Scott Lee. I told her I had a busy day at the Penitentiary and GED tutoring after that. I have ACE classes and had to finish my journal. ACE Classes US History 1933 – 1945, 5-5:30 PM and Nutrition and Psychology 6-6:30 PM. Census count at 7:00 PM. Census count at 8:00 PM. Final Census count at 9:30 PM. Went to bed at 10:00 PM.
Today was a good day: Doris is well. She walked 8765 steps, 17.3 inches step length and symmetry was 62%. Yesterday was the 238th consecutive days she closed the ring on her iPhone. Her asthma is under control with medication. The eye injection went well as her swelling has subsided. She will need a couple more shots to see perfectly. The dogs are back to normal. Walked 3 miles and stretched. Attended ACE Classes. Good GED Tutoring sessions.
John Webster: We think caged birds sing, when indeed they cry.
Books Read: 41 Books, Book Reports: 41 Reports, Target: 150 Books.
EBRR Classes: 16 Classes, EBRR Class Reports: 16 Reports.
ACE Classes: 78 Classes, ACE Class Reports: 74 Reports, Target: 9000 Miles.
Simone Weil: An intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like a condemned man who is proud of his cell.
